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 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.

Republican Supervisor Ed Smyth was reelected Tuesday by 602 votes over Democrat Cooper Macco, according to unofficial returns from the Suffolk County Board of Elections. Delgado, 83, of Huntington Station, according to online voting records, received 1,195 votes, returns show.

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