Pontieri Re-Elected, Patchogue 2012 Sweeps

Patchogue Village voters have spoken, electing incumbent Mayor Paul Pontieri to a third term Tuesday and sending his entire Patchogue 2012 team to seats on the Village Board. 

Pontieri defeated Elisabeth McGuire and Richard Evans in the mayoral election.

Incumbent trustees Lori Devlin and Jack Krieger and newcomer Tom Ferb were elected to the Board of Trustees. They defeated the Residents First slate of incumbent Stephen McGiff and challengers Lisa Ihne and Gregory Powers. 

With all votes counted, Pontieri tallied 1,279 votes to McGuire's 865 and Evans' 43. 

"I am proud to have grown up here," Pontieri said at , where the Patchogue 2012 team was celebrating Tuesday night. "Everyone here has affected me in some way, shape, or form and made me the person I am today. I am a better person. Thanks to the community." 

On the trustee side, the incumbents, Krieger and Devlin, received the most votes–1,232 and 1,182, respectively. Ferb received 1,156 votes. The other candidates–Ihne, McGiff and Powers, collected 993, 950 and 921 votes, respectively. 

Those elected will officially take office at the board's reorganization meeting in April. 

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Ryan Bonner and Krystle DiNicola contributed to this article.