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Guiliani could swing Westchester, ... this month the Democrat imcumbent just barely held on... Recount confirms Ryan's win by 136 votes By Ben Rubin • bfrubin@lohud.com • November 14, 2009 Comments (29) Recommend Print this page E-mail this article Share Text Size: Normal | Large | Larger WHITE PLAINS — William Ryan, the Democratic chairman of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, has said he’s used to winning elections by a 60-40 split. But with a wave of anti-incumbent voting sweeping out several major politicians, this year’s election was different. In the end, Ryan was left standing, but just barely. At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, after counting every last paper ballot and re-canvassing the voting machines, the Westchester Board of Elections called Ryan the winner in the District 5 race by 136 votes — 5,732 to 5,596. "I’m very happy about the results, and I look forward to working with and serving the people of White Plains and Scarsdale for another two years," said Ryan, a county legislator since 1998 and the board chairman since 2004.