Results In For Wappinger Republican Supervisor Primary

WAPPINGER, NY — Registered Republicans in the town of Wappinger went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether the incumbent supervisor would get to run on the Republican Party line in November to keep the job.

That seems to not be the case.

Incumbent Supervisor Richard L. Thurston was challenged by Joseph D. Cavaccini. With all election districts reporting, according to unofficial results, Cavaccini is leading Thurston 56.7 percent to 43.3 percent.

Cavaccini is currently serving as Dutchess County legislator for the 15th District. He is a community advocate who was appointed town historian for Wappinger at the age of 12. Cavaccini has worked with several community-based organizations.

Thurston is currently serving as Wappinger town supervisor, a position he’s held since 2018. He is a businessman trained in history and law and retired in 2014 as a senior executive of a global business who managed budgets of around $50 million.

If Cavaccini is certified the winner of the primary, he will face Democrat Robin Licari in the November general election.