Mulhern-Larsen, Van Scoyoc to Share Independence Line

Lisa Mulhern-Larsen, one of the East Hampton Republican Party's choices for town councilwoman, will also run on the Independence Party line following her victory in that party's primary on Thursday.

Ms. Mulhern-Larsen, a registered Independence Party member, forced a primary for the Independence nomination; the party had already given its nod to the incumbent Democratic candidates Peter Van Scoyoc and Sylvia Overby by the time Ms. Mulhern-Larsen entered the race. She won the most votes in Thursday's primary and will appear on the Independence ticket along with Mr. Van Scoyoc.

She won 80 votes, or 36 percent of those cast, to Mr. Van Scoyoc's 72, or 32 percent, according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Ms. Overby got 71 votes.

Ms. Mulhern-Larsen, a political newcomer who runs a security and property management business in East Hampton, was a late addition following the withdrawal of two candidates previously selected by the Republican Party.

Elaine Jones, chairwoman of the East Hampton Town Independence Party, said last week that her party's previous endorsements stand. "We have sent letters out supporting Sylvia Overby and Peter Van Scoyoc," she said. "They both have experience, and they both came to be screened" at the party's two-day screening event held in the spring. The Republicans selected Ms. Mulhern-Larsen in June.