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One of the most watched contests on Long Island this Election Day will be the Nassau County district attorney race.

Madeline Singas became Nassau's acting district attorney following the election of Kathleen Rice to Congress in January. Singas is now hoping to win a four-year term as district attorney.

Her opponent, Kate Murray, was considered the early favorite due to her name recognition as supervisor of Hempstead, Long Island's largest town.

Experts now say that the race has tightened, in part because Singas has hammered home her experience as a prosecutor for 24 years.

Murray says one doesn't have to be a prosecutor to be an effective district attorney. She cites her leadership skills as the executive of a town with a population larger than four states. She also says she can be tough on crime.

Whoever wins the election will become only the third district attorney in Nassau County since 1974. Kathleen Rice held the office for nine years, and Denis Dillon held it for 31 years before that.

One of the most watched contests on Long Island this Election Day will be the Nassau County district attorney race.    Madeline Singas became Nassau's acting district attorney following the election of

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I'm meteorologist Rich Hoffman through hyperlocal weather forecast. The rest of today. A little breaks of sunshine. We have a couple of spotty rain or snow showers moving on through. We've had a few flakes flying out over the east end. Now, through the rest of today, still that chance of a rain or snow shower. Now, in Huntington through this evening it's cold. We top out to a high of 41. By the time we're coming home from work around five o'clock, 39 degrees, we're in the thirties, skies will clear overnight and tomorrow morning, cold temperatures around 25 to 30 degrees. So out the door today this afternoon, 41 degrees, it's cold that rain and snow shower, wind chills have been in the twenties and thirties. So if you're outside the gloves, the hat, the warm boots and also the scarf and keep yourself warm. The rest of today, take a look. Now, tomorrow. So it's cold today. Tomorrow, the chance of a rain or snow shower in the afternoon hours of Thursday, a high of only 40 to start off hot for Thursday night, slight chance of a rain or snow shower early and then overnight hours of Thursday into Friday, skies will start to clear and weather will be improving on your Friday. How about a temperature near 50 degrees? So, changes coming our way towards the weekend, Saturdays dry Sunday. We're watching the storm. It will have strong winds and the timing of the rain looks to be during the afternoon and evening hours of Sunday. If it gets delayed a little bit more, it's more towards Sunday night. So the threat of some brief heavy rain, Sunday night into early Monday morning and some strong winds, we could have winds on Sunday night, 40 to 50 MPH. Recapping today. Temperatures, low forties that rain in passing snow shower tonight, turning colder lows 25 to 30. It's a cold start to your Thursday morning. Saturday looks good at 54. Then that rain and wind Sunday night into Monday morning.

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Island Vote: Nassau County district attorney race