Fields loses seat; Weisenberg wins; tight race in 1st

One Long Island member of the State Assembly lost her seat last night while two others were struggling to hold on to theirs.

In the 5th District, incumbent Assemb. Ginny Fields lost to Republican Alfred Graf, a Holbrook attorney and retired New York City police officer. Fields, who ran on the Independence and Working Families party lines, finished third after Graf and Kenneth Mangan, who defeated her in the Democratic primary.

In the 1st District, which stretches from Shoreham east through the North Fork, Suffolk Legis. Minority Leader Daniel Losquadro (R-Shoreham) was in a dead heat with Democratic Assemb. Marc Alessi.

In the 20th District, Assemb. Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) defeated challenger Joshua S. Wanderer, a Republican.

The races included two for open seats in Nassau County.

In the 21st District, Republican Edward P. Ra of Franklin Square won in a three-way race for the seat of retiring Republican Assemb. Thomas Alfano. Patrick Nicolosi, a Democratic Party outsider, had bested the party-backed candidate, Mimi Pierre Johnson, in the primary, but she remained in the race on the Working Families Party line.

In the 14th District, Republican Lynbrook Mayor Brian Curran defeated Democrat Dermond Thomas for the seat of retiring Republican Assemb. Robert Barra.

State Assembly results

Unofficial returns, as of 3:30 a.m.:

NASSAU

10th District

Longtime Republican Assemb. James D. Conte defeated Democrat John E. Capobianco.

12th District

Republican incumbent Joseph S. Saladino defeated Democrat Kevin T. Gorman.

13th District

Democratic Assemb. Charles D. Lavine defeated Republican Robert A. Germino Jr.

14th District

Republican Brian F. Curran defeated Democrat Dermond Thomas.

15th District

Republican Assemb. Michael A. Montesano defeated Democrat Leon P. Hart.

16th District

Incumbent Democrat Michelle Schimel defeated Republican Scott D. Diamond.

17th District

Republican Assemb. Thomas McKevitt defeated Thomas J. Devaney, a Democrat.

18th District

Democratic Assemb. Earlene Hooper defeated Republican Derek L. Partee.

19th District

Incumbent Republican David G. McDonough defeated Democrat John E. Brooks.

20th District

Democratic Assemb. Harvey Weisenberg defeated Joshua S. Wanderer, a Republican.

21st District

Republican Edward P. Ra defeated Democrat Patrick Nicolosi and Mimi Pierre Johnson, who ran on the Working Families line.

SUFFOLK

1st District

Assemb. Marc Alessi, a Democrat, was in a dead heat with Republican Daniel P. Losquadro.

2nd District

Democratic incumbent Fred Thiele defeated Richard A. Blumenthal, a Republican.

3rd District

Republican Assemb. Dean Murray defeated Democrat Robert Calarco.

4th District

Assemb. Steven Englebright, a Democrat, defeated Republican Deborah McKee.

5th District

Republican Alfred C. Graf won in a three-way race with Assemb. Ginny Fields and Kenneth Mangan.

6th District

Democratic Assemb. Phil Ramos defeated Republican Mohsen A. Elsayed.

7th District

Republican incumbent Michael Fitzpatrick defeated Democrat Richard S. Macellaro.

8th District

Republican Assemb. Phil Boyle defeated Democrat Janice A. Sweet.

9th District

Republican incumbent Andrew Raia defeated Democrat Christopher Dempsey.

10th District

Republican Assemb. James D. Conte defeated Democrat John E. Capobianco.

11th District

Democratic incumbent Robert K. Sweeney defeated Republican Brett Robinson.