Challenger Lilia Shemesh ousted incumbent Michael Smiley in Great Neck Estate’s sole race for trustee Tuesday night, beating Smiley with 55% of the votes, 198 to 159.

Shemesh, an alternate on the village’s zoning board, was elected to serve a one-year term as a trustee of the village.

Smiley was appointed to the board last year.

The villages of Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Saddle Rock and Thomaston also held elections Tuesday night, none of which were contested.

The four villages saw all candidates elected.

Great Neck Plaza’s Mayor Ted Rosen, Trustee Pamela Marksheid and Trustee Michael DeLuccia were all re-elected to serve another five-year term on the village’s board.

Rosen received 228 votes, while DeLuccia and Marksheid received 214 and 207 votes, respectively.

Rosen was first elected to the village’s board in 1985. He served as the village’s deputy mayor from 2000 until he was elected as mayor in 2020.

Rosen said he will continue to focus on supporting the village’s downtown, maintaining fiscal responsibility, improving infrastructure and providing basic services.

For the Village of Kensington, Mayor Susan Lopatkin, Trustee and Deputy Mayor Jeffrey Greener and newcomer Andrew Bloom were all elected to village board.

Vote totals were not available at press time, but the election results were confirmed by the village.

Lopatkin told Blank Slate Media she sought to continue her 16-year tenure as mayor to continue making a difference in her community. She said she would pursue grants for the village, develop new leadership, implement infrastructure improvements and foster financial responsibility.

Trustees Arash Ganjian and Ronen Ben-Josef for the Village of Saddle Rock were also re-elected. Ganjian received 45 votes while Ben-Josef received 46.

The Village of Thomaston Trustees Aaron Halpern and Jay W. Chagrin were re-elected to serve another two-year term with Halpern receiving 64 votes and Chagrin receiving 62.