Incumbent town supervisor Cynthia Hyde — a Democrat with a long tenure as the town clerk — turned back a challenge launched by former board member and past Deputy Supervisor Susan Shepler, the Republican candidate, by a vote of 230 to 211.
The party also lined up behind
incumbent town supervisor Rob Stanley, without challenge, and chose incumbent highway superintendent Eric Hofmeister over former highway boss Keith Johnson.
Smithtown GOP officials were take aback by a last - minute change in support from the executive committee for
the incumbent town supervisor.
Republicans tout several achievements from last year including keeping a majority on the Board of Supervisors, defending all five
incumbent town supervisor seats that were challenged and securing every countywide elected office.
Endorsed by all four parties in the Town of Rosendale,
incumbent town supervisor Jeanne Walsh cakewalked to reelection on Tuesday with a total of 1,618 votes.
Incumbent town supervisor Jeanne Walsh is running unopposed for reelection to a second two - year term, having been endorsed by the Democratic, Republican, Conservative and Independence Parties.
Just before the meeting, town justice Bruce Blatchly swore in Gardiner's public officials elected or reelected in November:
incumbent town supervisor Carl Zatz and town clerk Michelle Mosher, as well as new highway superintendent Brian Stiscia and town justice Robert Rich, in addition to the two new councilmen.
Paul Hansut is
the incumbent town supervisor running on the Republican and Conservative lines.
Republican
incumbent town supervisor Paul Hansut won handily against Democratic challenger and Town Board member Mike Guerriero, securing 1,418 votes to his opponent's 977.
NORTH HUDSON —
Incumbent town supervisor Ron Moore emerged victorious in Thursday's Republican primary, brushing back a challenge from a candidate who had previously held the position.
Running unopposed in Rosendale this November are
incumbents town supervisor Jeanne Walsh, highway superintendent Bob Gallagher and Manna Jo Greene, Ulster County Legislature representative for the 19th District, serving Rosendale and a portion of Marbletown.
Not exact matches
Hamburg Republicans have endorsed attorney Dennis Gaughan, a Democrat, for
town supervisor after
incumbent Steven Walters said he will not run for a fourth term.
In addition to the
supervisor's race, Southampton voters are contemplating other contests, with two seats open on the
town board and two
incumbents hoping to hang on to their positions.
TICONDEROGA Although he lost in the Republican primary, R. William Grinnell is asking people to write his name in against
incumbent Joseph Giordano for Ticonderoga
town supervisor.
CROWN POINT:
Town supervisor (two - year term): Charles Harrington (I),
incumbent.
Longstanding
town supervisor Bert Leifeld, a Democrat who's been in
town government for almost four decades now, is running for reelection against former councilwoman and news correspondent Cindy Johansen, a Republican; while
incumbent councilpersons Henry Rank, a Democrat, and Peter Friedel, a Republican, will be facing Don Van Buren, a Republican, and Trenice Winne, a Democrat.
The hotly contested race for Gardiner
town supervisor looks to be in for a photo finish, with
incumbent Marybeth Majestic hanging onto her seat by a 21 - vote margin.
Democratic
incumbent Carl Zatz was declared the winner in the
town supervisor's race, securing 959 votes to Republican challenger Rich Koenig's 771.
Republican Ed Romaine,
incumbent candidate for Brookhaven
Town supervisor in 2017.
Democrats in East Hampton
Town swept the races for town supervisor and town board, with Peter Van Scoyoc winning a decisive victory over his opponent, Manny Vilar, in the race for supervisor, and his running mates, incumbent Councilwoman Kathee Burke - Gonzalez and Jeff Bragman, an attorney, handily winning their bids for two seats on the town bo
Town swept the races for
town supervisor and town board, with Peter Van Scoyoc winning a decisive victory over his opponent, Manny Vilar, in the race for supervisor, and his running mates, incumbent Councilwoman Kathee Burke - Gonzalez and Jeff Bragman, an attorney, handily winning their bids for two seats on the town bo
town supervisor and
town board, with Peter Van Scoyoc winning a decisive victory over his opponent, Manny Vilar, in the race for supervisor, and his running mates, incumbent Councilwoman Kathee Burke - Gonzalez and Jeff Bragman, an attorney, handily winning their bids for two seats on the town bo
town board, with Peter Van Scoyoc winning a decisive victory over his opponent, Manny Vilar, in the race for
supervisor, and his running mates,
incumbent Councilwoman Kathee Burke - Gonzalez and Jeff Bragman, an attorney, handily winning their bids for two seats on the
town bo
town board.
The 2017
supervisor election pits two current
incumbents who have served multiple terms on the
town board.
Incumbent Joseph Saladino, the Republican candidate for
supervisor, is not far enough removed from what Oyster Bay has been to lead the
town toward what it must become.
East Hampton Democrats held their nominating convention for the 2011 elections on Monday evening, formalizing their screening committee's picks for
town supervisor,
town board, justice, trustee, and tax assessor and announcing for the first time their renomination of the
incumbent highway superintendent, Scott King.
Incumbent Jeanne Walsh is seeking reelection to a third two - year term as Rosendale's
town supervisor.
Niccoli, the
town supervisor in Palatine, is running against
incumbent Republican George Amedore in the district, which stretches from the Mohawk Valley to the Hudson Valley.
Upset with a development project in their community, a local environmental group is seeking to launch a Democratic primary challenge agains the
incumbent Southhampton
town supervisor.
For
town supervisor,
incumbent Berndt Leifeld is seeking a 12th term on the Democratic and Independence Party lines against Republican and Conservative Party - backed Cindy Johansen, who also ran against him in 2007.
Ten - term Republican
town supervisor Gary Bellows was signed on for another two years with a handy repeat victory over former Woodstock
supervisor Tracy Kellogg, while
incumbent Republican
town councilmen John Gill and John Dittus III, easily fended off challenges from Democrats Griffith Liewa and Evan Matthews.
In the only other contested race in Hurley,
incumbent Republican highway superintendent Clyde Russell tallied 985 votes to defeat former Hurley
town supervisor Mike Shultis, who got 750 votes.
For two Warrensburg
Town Board positions,
incumbents Joyce Reed — a bank teller
supervisor — and Linda Marcella Baker — a real estate broker — defeated challenger Bill Mahar, a computer network coordinator for Warren County.
Noting that Democratic Party nominees had swept the
town board elections, Democratic Committee vice-chair Barbara Sides, who had witnessed the ballot count on Friday, added, «The fact that the
supervisor race came down to 20 votes is indicative of the opposition to the
incumbent's attitude that all land development is good for Gardiner and that the same entrenched interests should be appointed and reappointed to our boards and commissions.»
Specht and his running mates David Wanounou and
incumbent Councilman (and interim
supervisor) Yitzchok Ullman have said the right things about charting a better course for the
town but many residents are skeptical anything will improve.
His election was a complete fluke caused by the indictment of the
incumbent's father, a local
town supervisor.
Quigley has taken a different political route, handily trouncing
incumbent Ulster
town supervisor Nick Woerner in 2009 and going unchallenged for re-election two years ago.
Running for
town supervisor is Republican
incumbent Paul Hansut, who was also endorsed by the Conservative and Independence Parties and will be on all three ballot lines.
Incumbent Republican George Amedore takes on Palatine
town supervisor Sara Niccoli in a race that is profiled elsewhere in this issue.
Paul Hansut, the Republican
incumbent who has already received the nod from his party and the Conservative Party to vie for his second term as
town supervisor, will have a Democratic challenger.
A Lake Placid attorney is challenging the long - term
incumbent in the North Elba
town supervisor's race this fall.
Incumbents Matthew Sokol, Rachel Seeber and Douglas Beaty are challenged in the primary race by deputy
town supervisor Ron Montesi and Daniel Kane, a teacher and the former Warren County STOP - DWI coordinator.
Kellogg, a Democrat who won two terms as Woodstock
supervisor between 1995 and 1999, once as a Republican, will be running with fellow Democrats Marie Shultis and Ashley Dittus for
town board against
incumbent Republicans Janet Briggs and Barbara Zell.
With
incumbent councilman Bruno running for
supervisor and
incumbent councilman Bill Schirmer reportedly not seeking another term this fall, there won't be
incumbents for two open seats for
town board this year.
His two Republican opponents on hand, third - time
supervisor candidate Cindy Johansen and
incumbent town board candidate Peter Friedel, spoke about the need for better preparations for future storm events while also praising non-governmental efforts in their community.
Former
supervisor Wayne Gutmann nominated
incumbent Joyce Grant for
town clerk, saying, «In the past four years, she's shown the
town her efficiency, capability, and most of all, her pleasantness in meeting the townspeople and their requests.»
Republican
incumbent Carl Belfiglio will exit stage right to run for
town supervisor as one - term
supervisor as former clerk Diane McCord departs for a well - earned retirement after a single term as
supervisor.
Signaling a formal start to the campaign season, Woodstock
supervisor Jeremy Wilber and
Town Board members Cathy Magarelli and Bill McKenna stated their cases for reelection at an August 19 forum that drew about two dozen residents, including acknowledged supporters of the three
incumbents, to
Town Hall.
The ousting of
incumbent supervisors in Ulster County
towns is unusual, though occasionally it happens.
At a League of Women Voters - moderated event held at Thurman
Town Hall on Oct. 11,
incumbent candidates,
supervisor Cynthia Hyde (Democrat / Independent) and
supervisor candidate Susan Shepler (Republican / Independent) provided different views on how well the
Town of Thurman is being managed.
Republicans will pick their party's candidate for Tully
town supervisor:
incumbent Supervisor William Lund Jr. or Councilor Frank Speziale Jr..
They are
incumbent Ronald Moore and challenger Bruce Caza, who is a
town assessor and has previously served as the
supervisor.
Had he chosen to seek the nomination as had been noted in a release from the Democratic Party, the race would have pitted Helsmoortel, who has chosen not to seek another term as
supervisor against
incumbent Lisa Stanley, who has been the
town clerk since 2004.