DeSena proclaims win in North Hempstead supervisor race

By Miao Li, Larissa Fuentes & Vivian Rose

Posted on November 4, 2026

Jennifer DeSena declared she won reelection to a fourth term as North Hempstead town supervisor, defeating Democratic challenger Sean Michael McCarthy by approximately 2,000 votes, according to the latest Nassau County Board of Elections results.

DeSena received 42,676 votes, or 51.17%, compared with McCarthy’s 40,675 votes, or 48.77%, a margin of 2,001 votes, according to unofficial early returns tallied by the agency. DeSena received 39,910 votes on the Republican line and 2,766 on the Conservative line. McCarthy did not concede the race.