Bob Steves Elected 52nd Mayor of Scarsdale

A small group of Scarsdale's leaders gathered at the Scarsdale Woman's Club on Tuesday March 19 to toast the newly elected Mayor, Bob Steves and three Village Trustees, Stacey Brodsky, Thomas B. Martin and William Stern. The four were elected on an uncontested ballot on Tuesday with a total vote count of 245.

The count was far below the number of votes cast a ballot in 2011, when a total of 1,028 voters turned out. At that time, two write-in candidates, Sharon Lindsay for Village Mayor and Robert Selvaggio for Village Trustee galvanized voter turnout. In 2012, another independent candidate, Harry Reynolds, challenged the Citizen's Party nominees and 421 votes were cast.

This year the mood at the Woman's Club was calm and convivial. The election was run by David Irwin who chaired the Citizen's Non-Partisan Party Campaign and announced the results before the newly elected team gathered around the cake for photos.

The newly elected Board will be led by Mayor Robert Steves who has just completed his second two-year term as Village Trustee and will served as the 52nd mayor of Scarsdale. Brodsky was elected to serve her second term while Martin and Stern are newcomers to the Village Board.

They will join Kay Eisenman, David Lee, and Jon Mark on the seven-member Village Board. Leaving the Board will be Mayor Miriam Flisser who has completed six years on the Village Board and Bob Harrison who served one term but opted not to run for a second stint.

Commenting on the election Steves said, "I am delighted to be Mayor of Scarsdale. You can't be an effective Mayor without good people around you and I look forward to working with my colleagues on the Board and to hearing from people in the Village about your concerns."

Here is the official vote tally:

Total votes: 245

Bob Steves - Mayor - 235 votes
Stacey Brodsky - Village Trustee - 234 votes
Thomas B. Martin - Village Trustee -216 votes
William Stern - Village Trustee - 219 votes

There was also one write in vote for Bob Harrison.