A candidate for local office in New York disappeared months ago. He could still win

Long Beach voters have a choice: re-elect the Republican incumbent or the Democrat who seemingly vanished at sea

A political candidate in the New York City suburbs went for a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean this past spring and never returned.

Petros Krommidas's phone, keys and clothes were found on the sands at Long Beach on Long Island. The 29-year-old former Ivy League rower, who was training for a triathlon, had parked his car just off the picturesque wooden boardwalk.