Overview
- Bruce Blakeman defeated Democrat Seth Koslow by more than 10 points, breaking Nassau’s long-running pattern of electing a county executive from the party opposite the sitting president.
- Republicans won all four countywide offices and kept control of the Nassau County Legislature and town governments.
- The race focused on property taxes, public safety and immigration, with Blakeman highlighting a non‑sanctuary stance and an ICE partnership that deputizes county detectives.
- Blakeman embraced President Trump’s endorsement and positioned Nassau as a counterweight to New York City’s election of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, pledging additional police hiring.
- He said he will consider a 2026 gubernatorial run, while pressing contested policies including intensified ICE cooperation and a transgender athletics ban that is currently frozen by a state appeals court.