Nassau County election final results – Holloway out – Spicer in – Kelley faces write in candidate in November

I don’t think the number of undervotes has much significance in any of the races … they are very small numbers. The Holloway-Spicer was the only race decided by all voters (except for the judge contest) so naturally it had more undervotes. But more importantly, perhaps some Democrats voting in this race simply didn’t like either one … they had no dog in that fight … and just opted to skip it. And maybe slightly more Republicans than on average had no preference or liked neither one. Keep in mind Boyle and Kelley are both well known having both been county commissioners. Spicer was the lesser known commodity in these races. Perhaps people did not like Holloway but didn’t think they knew enough about Spicer … the most common reason for an undervote is not so much a lack of preference (suggesting dissatisfaction with both) but not really knowing enough about both the candidates (see the large undercount on the judge’s contest). But most importantly, those that did vote a preference (Democrats and Republicans) chose Spicer. It does not diminish Spicer’s victory over an incumbent and sends a clear message to elected officials on spending. One can argue all day about the wisdom of borrowing money and certain expenditures being wise investments … but for a lot of people they just can’t afford the taxes they are paying now.