Jennifer Gargiulo Wins Highland Falls Village Board Seat, 196-172

Jennifer Gargiulo claimed a one-year seat on the Highland Falls Village Board on Wednesday, defeating her unnamed opponent by 24 votes in the March 18 village election, according to the Highland Falls village clerk.

Gargiulo received 196 votes to her opponent's 172. Two write-in votes were also recorded, bringing the total ballots counted to 370. The village clerk confirmed the results, which were also reported by Times Hudson Valley.

The seat Gargiulo won is described as a short-term, one-year position, though the reason for the abbreviated term length has not been confirmed. It remains unclear whether the seat represents a regularly scheduled one-year term or a partial term created to fill a vacancy on the board.

The name of the candidate who received the 172 votes has not been made public in available reporting. No party affiliations were listed for either candidate, and no swearing-in date has been announced.