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Nov 08, 2011 9:29 pm
A write-in candidate defeated an incumbent in the town that the flooding associated with Hurricane Irene wiped out, and there's a tight race for Mayor in the area's largest city, in election results. In Prattsville, Alan Huggins, a former town supervisor who mounted a last-minute write-in campaign, beat incumbent Kory O'Hara 155 to 140, with an unknown amount of absentee ballots. In Hudson, it may be all over except a reported more than 200 absentee ballots, with Republican William Hallenbeck currently ahead of Democrat Nick Haddad 760-733. Other major races:
• In Cairo, Democrat Ted Banta beat incumbent Republican John Coyne 923-868. Incumbent board members Richard Lorenz and Janet Schwarzenegger were voted off, in favor of Dan Joyce and Anthony Puorro. Town Clerk Tara Rumph retained her seat, even after the local Republicans kicked her off the ticket. She beat Democrat Linda Kuever and Republican Monika Fabiano. Tanja Sirago beat David Cannizzaro for Town Judge 1,251 to 270.
• In Columbia County, Democrat Richard Koweek, with 9,103 votes, beat current DA Beth Cozzolino, with 7,272 votes, to become Columbia County Court judge. Current Judge Paul Czajka has 8,964 votes to Democrat Eugene Keeler's 7,098 in the district attorney contest. For treasurer, Paul Keeler has 9,418 votes to Peter Stoll's 6,421. And, for coroner, James Bertram (R,C) beat George Davis (D, WF) 7,092 to 6,506.
• In Greenport, incumbent Supervisor Edward Nabozny, Democrat, lost to Republican John Porreca, 590-584, with an unknown number of absentee ballots.
• In Stuyvesant, Republican Ron Knott beat Democrat Lee Jamison, the second time in a row Jamison has lost, though this time it was not as close. The Stuyvesant race seemed tied to issue of dog barking at the Glencadia Dog Camp, with the anti-Glencadia candidates winning Tuesday evening.
• In Hillsdale, Republican/Democrat-endorsed Art Baer is leading Conservative/Independence candidate Robina Ward 276-267 with an unknown amount of absentee ballots.
• In Catskill, Joseph Leggio handily defeated Robert Lewis, 1,064 to 731.
• In New Lebanon, Mike Benson won the supervisor's seat with 439 votes to Meg Robertson's 266.
• There were a couple of other failed write-in efforts in Greene County. In Halcott, Alan Reynolds and Walter Miller were elected to the town council, though write-in candidate Pete Ballard trails by just one vote with an unknown number of absentees. In Athens, former Greene County Legislator Ray Brooks mounted a last-minute write in campaign, but could only muster 91 votes to Leeallen Palmateer's 356 for Athens Town Supervisor.

WGXC followed election results Tuesday night with a live blog from The Watershed Post, with election night coverage contributed throughout the region. Full Greene County election results are here, and further below.

Julia Reischel and Lissa Harris of The Watershed Post will further update election results throughout the Catskills at 3 p.m. on WGXC.



Germantown election results story in The Daily Freeman.

WNYT report about how Republican William Hallenbeck is leading Democrat Nick Haddad in the Hudson mayoral race, below, at 11 p.m., during the evening news.



Full Greene County election results

GREENE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS
General Election Results
UNOFFICIAL
Election Date 11/08/2011
Last Updated 11/08/2011 11:59:39 PM
General Election 11/08/2011
COUNTY WIDE RACES
52 of 52 (100%) machines reporting (52 total districts)
STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE (3rd JD)
Vote for 2
Catherine Cholakis
5,251
Guy Roemer
4,942
Thomas A Breslin
4,052
Raymond J Elliott, III
3,323
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Vote for 1
Terry J Wilhelm
7,963
SHERIFF
Vote for 1
Gregory R Seeley
7,931
COUNTY CLERK
Vote for 1
Michael T Flynn
7,910
COUNTY CORONER
Vote for 2
Richard E Vigilo
7,525
Russell M Davis
6,955
COUNTY LEGISLATIVE 009 RACES
2 of 2 (100%) machines reporting (2 total districts)
COUNTY LEGISLATOR (Dist 9 Unexpired Term)
Vote for 1
Patricia M Handel
263
ASHLAND RACES
1 of 1 (100%) machines reporting (1 total districts)
ASHLAND SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Richard E Tompkins
142
ASHLAND TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
DAVID HOYT
91
Donald G Rion
63
ASHLAND COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
James B Lawrence
142
Catherine A Aplin
137
ASHLAND COUNCILMAN (Unexpired Term)
Vote for 1
Scott O Tuttle
153
ASHLAND TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Justine L Koehler
147
ASHLAND SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Larry R Tompkins
145
ASHLAND TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Gini C Arturi
148
ATHENS RACES
4 of 4 (100%) machines reporting (4 total districts)
ATHENS SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Leeallen Palmateer
356
RAY BROOKS
91
ATHENS TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
James H Robinson
381
ATHENS COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Eugene J Hatton
404
Robert F Butler Jr
381
ATHENS TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Linda M Stacey
464
ATHENS SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
John J Farrell
438
CAIRO RACES
7 of 7 (100%) machines reporting (7 total districts)
CAIRO SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Ted Banta
923
John M Coyne
868
CAIRO TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Tanja Sirago
1,251
David F Cannizzaro
270
CAIRO COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Daniel J Joyce
952
Anthony P Puorro Jr
836
Richard J Lorenz
680
Janet M Schwarzenegger
513
Pat A Byron
440
CAIRO TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Tara A Rumph
854
Linda Kuever
512
Monika C Fabiano
441
CAIRO SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Robert F Hempstead
1,086
Lew M OConnor
752
CAIRO TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Emily A Feeney
1,333
Coleen A Ray
488
CATSKILL RACES
14 of 14 (100%) machines reporting (14 total districts)
CATSKILL SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Joseph M Leggio
1,064
Robert F Lewis
731
CATSKILL COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Patrick T Walsh
1,255
Gary W Carlson
1,052
Christopher R Sutherland
797
CATSKILL TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Elizabeth C Izzo
1,451
CATSKILL SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Alfred J Beers
1,300
Richard P Ballard
530
CATSKILL TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Michael deBenedictus
1,520
COXSACKIE RACES
6 of 6 (100%) machines reporting (6 total districts)
COXSACKIE SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Alexander L Betke II
1,049
COXSACKIE TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Thomas J Fori
1,108
COXSACKIE COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Thomas M Hobart
816
Richard K Hanse
800
Donald A Daoust
790
COXSAKCIE TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Bambi L Hotaling
1,170
COXSACKIE SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Michael J Tighe
938
Dennis J Hillicoss
619
COXSACKIE TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Linda J Wilkinson
1,177
DURHAM RACES
2 of 2 (100%) machines reporting (2 total districts)
DURHAM SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
William A Carr Jr
264
DURHAM TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Raymond J Kennedy
265
DURHAM COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Jerry A Cunningham
267
Linda A Sutton
260
GREENVILLE RACES
3 of 3 (100%) machines reporting (3 total districts)
GREENVILLE SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Paul J Macko
934
GREENVILLE TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Jens G Lobb
605
Walter Wally L Schelling Jr
543
GREENVILLE COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
John A Bensen
879
Gregory H Davis
851
GREENVILLE TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Jacqueline Park
797
GREENVILLE SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Richard B Hempstead
621
Joseph W Licata Jr
542
GREENVILLE TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Mary Yeomans
994
HALCOTT RACES
1 of 1 (100%) machines reporting (1 total districts)
HALCOTT SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
A Innes Kasanof
58
HALCOTT TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Anton N Kasanof
58
HALCOTT COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Alan Reynolds
62
Walter D Miller
36
PETE BALLARD
35
HALCOTT TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Elena M DiBenedetto
71
HALCOTT SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Russell C Bouton
68
HALCOTT TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Robin M White
65
HUNTER RACES
4 of 4 (100%) machines reporting (4 total districts)
HUNTER SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Daryl E Legg
667
HUNTER COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Raymond W Legg
501
David T Kukle
416
Paul L Solodar
405
HUNTER SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
John G Farrell
678
PROPOSAL NUMBER ONE, TOWN PROPOSITION NUMBER ONE
Vote for 1
NO
351
YES
347
JEWETT RACES
1 of 1 (100%) machines reporting (1 total districts)
JEWETT TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Stephen P Canfield
112
JEWETT COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
James P Pellitteri
110
Michael B McCrary
102
JEWETT TOWN CLERK/COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Maya C Carl
121
JEWETT SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Robert M Mallory
117
LEXINGTON RACES
2 of 2 (100%) machines reporting (2 total districts)
LEXINGTON SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Dixie L Baldrey
166
John W Berger Jr
142
LEXINGTON TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Robert B Cross Sr
280
LEXINGTON COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Jo Ellen V Schermerhorn
168
William F Pushman
157
Lynn E Byrne
157
Michael J Falke
125
LEXINGTON SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Frank G Hermance
296
NEW BALTIMORE RACES
4 of 4 (100%) machines reporting (4 total districts)
NEW BALTIMORE SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Susan K ORorke
567
Jeffry R Ruso
530
NEW BALTIMORE TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Joseph A Farrell Jr
638
James Huff
453
NEW BALTIMORE COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Christopher Norris
636
Lisa M Benway
588
Shelly A Van Etten
505
CHRISTINA WALSH
244
NEW BALTIMORE SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Denis A Jordan
751
GARY MAHER
208
PRATTSVILLE RACES
1 of 1 (100%) machines reporting (1 total districts)
PRATTSVILLE SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
ALAN HUGGINS
155
Kory P OHara
140
PRATTSVILLE TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Donald G Olson
228
PRATTSVILLE COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Patrick T Mattice
243
Bonita Chase
156
Richard E Morse
151
PRATTSVILLE TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Kathleen D Sherman
194
Lana Breigle
99
PRATTSVILLE TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Carole Cangelosi
213
Lori B OHara
80
WINDHAM RACES
2 of 2 (100%) machines reporting (2 total districts)
WINDHAM SUPERVISOR
Vote for 1
Stephen J Walker
231
WINDHAM TOWN JUSTICE
Vote for 1
Maureen P McCarthy
231
WINDHAM COUNCILMAN
Vote for 2
Karl Gonzalez
240
Donald E Murray Jr
220
WINDHAM TOWN CLERK
Vote for 1
Carolyn J Garvey
249
WINDHAM SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Vote for 1
Thomas F Hoyt
250
WINDHAM TAX COLLECTOR
Vote for 1
Dawn L Hitchcock
253