Republicans appeared to draw a line in the Rockaway sand and fended off a progressive onslaught to defend the last GOP-held office in Queens.
Republican Joann Ariola leads Democrat Felicia Singh, having secured nearly 67.5% percent of the vote to Singh’s to 31%, according to unofficial results from the city’s Board of Elections. Ariola, the chairwoman of the Queens GOP and a civic leader from Howard Beach, would become the first woman to represent District 32 in the City Council.
Absentee ballots must still be counted, with the process beginning next week.
