From the wtf file. Woman who may have cost someone an election by running

Is a woman with limited English who had no idea she was running for office?

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Updated November 8, 2025 6:39 am

The paper-thin margin in the race for Huntington Town supervisor has unleashed accusations of election hijinks and has left voters with a nagging question: Who is Maria Delgado? Delgado, a minor-party candidate for Huntington Town Supervisor, received nearly 3% of the vote, enough to have possibly swung the election in favor of the incumbent in one of the narrowest town races on Long Island.

Adding to the mystery, Delgado said Friday she had "no idea" she was on the ballot in Tuesday's election.

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Newsday interviewed Delgado outside of her Huntington Station home on Friday, along with her daughter, Linda Morales, who translated because Delgado speaks limited English. When a Newsday reporter shared that Delgado had appeared on the ballot, Maria Delgado burst into laughter. When Newsday shared the vote total, she laughed even harder. “Oh my goodness,” Delgado said from the side door of her white cape-style home in Huntington Station. “I had no idea.”
Morales said her mother is “flabbergasted” and has no idea how she appeared on the ballot.

Through her daughter, Delgado said many years ago she registered to vote as a Republican. But about six months ago, they started receiving “letters” from the Working Families Party in the mail and headed to Huntington Town Hall because they were confused. “I don’t remember the response, but we went to Town Hall because of the letters of that party you are talking about,” Morales said. Delgado said, through her daughter, that they were told to “disregard it.” Both women said they didn't remember who they spoke with at Huntington Town Hall.

“This is unbelievable, who registered her with that party?” Linda Morales said. “Is that a joke, or something?”