Smithtown Republicans will have a new candidate at the top of their ticket come November. Edward Wehrheim has won the Republican primary. The September 12th primary was too close to call with Ed Wehrheim leading Vecchio by 39 votes. Absentee ballots and affadavits were counted today. Although the numbers are not official at the end of the count it appears Ed Wehrheim had an 84 vote advantage over Vecchio.