Orleans County election results: Sidonio wins in Murray, Napoli re-elected in Ridgeway
The Town of Murray has a new town supervisor with Joe Sidonio receiving 527 votes today and with early voting. There were also 421 write-in votes for town supervisor. Bob Miller, the incumbent, mounted a write-in campaign after Sidonio won a close Republican primary.
Sidonio’s lead is insurmountable. Board of Elections officials said there were 78 absentees ballots taken out in Murray with 69 back so far. They will be counted on Nov. 19.
Murray was one of three towns with a contested race for town supervisor. In barre, Sean Pogue, the incumbent, received 360 votes to 272 for Gerald Solazzo.
Ridgeway had three candidates running for town supervisor. Brian Napoli, the incumbent, received 833 votes to 187 for Michael Maak and 117 for David Stalker.
Dale Root also was elected highway superintendent in Shelby, defeating incumbent Michael Fuller, 551-454.
Orleans County had all seven county legislators up for election. Only Don Allport of Gaines had a challenger. He received 87.8 percent of the vote, 5,279 votes, to 722 for Chase Tkach, who ran as a Libertarian Party candidate.
Here is a list of the results:
(R = Republican, D = Democrat, C = Conservative, I = Independence, L = Libertarian, WF = Working Families)
Orleans County (8,064 ballots)
Sheriff: Chris Bourke (R, C, I), 5,693; write-in, 1,570
County Legislator At Large, West: Merle “Skip” Draper (R), 5,504
County Legislator At Large, Central (pick 1): Donald Allport (R), 5,279; Chase Tkach (L), 722
County Legislator At Large, East: John DeFilipps (R), 5,374
District # 1 (2,338 ballots): William Eick (R), 1,627
District # 2 (1,857 ballots): Lynne Johnson (R), 1,283
District #3 (1,606 ballots): Fred Miller (D), 852
District #4 (2,263 ballots): Kenneth DeRoller (R), 1,640
Town of Albion (969 ballots)
Town Supervisor: Richard Remley (R), 710
Councilperson (pick 2): Darlene Benton (D), 489; Terry Wilbert (D), 439
Town Clerk: Sarah Basinait (R), 734
Highway Superintendent: Michael Neidert (D, R), 826
Town of Barre (645 ballots)
Town Supervisor (pick 1): Sean Pogue (R, I), 360; Gerald Solazzo (Citizens for Change), 272
Town Councilperson (pick 2): Margaret Swan (R, I), 307; Kerri Richardson (C, Citizens for Change), 296; Cindy Burnside (Citizens for Change), 270; LuAnn Tierney (D), 237; and Bradlee Driesel (R, I), 105
Town Clerk: Maureen Beach (D), 362
Town Justice: Rick Root (D), 351
Highway Superintendent: Dale Brooks (R), 436
Town of Carlton (646 ballots)
Town Supervisor: Gayle Ashbery (R), 457; write-in, 9
Town Councilperson (pick 2): Dana Woolston (R), 466; John Fitzak (R), 453; write-in, 6
Town Justice: Patricia Russell (R), 459
Town of Clarendon (865 ballots)
Town Supervisor: Richard Moy (R), 647
Town Councilperson: Bruce Hovey (R), 630; Allen Robinson (R), 601
Town Clerk: Susan Colby (R), 686
Town Justice: Thomas DiFante (R), 620
Highway Superintendent (pick 1): Tracy Bruce Chalker (R, C, Non Affiliated Party), 580; Robert Freida (Community Service), 254
Town of Gaines (637 ballots)
Town Supervisor: Joseph Grube (R), 389; write-in, 23
Town Councilperson (pick 2): Ronald Mannella (R), 405; Mary Neilans (C), 338; Corey Black (R), 283; and Kenneth Capurso (L), 78
Highway Superintendent: Mark Radzinski (R), 465
Town of Kendall (613 ballots)
Town Supervisor: Anthony Cammarata (R), 491
Town Councilperson (pick 2): Barbara Flow (R), 503; Margaret Lynn Szozda (D), 232
Highway Superintendent: Warren Kruger (R), 498
Town of Murray (1,004 ballots)
Town Supervisor: Joseph Sidonio (R, C, I), 527; write-in, 421
Town Councilperson (pick 2): Neil Valentine (R, C), 714; Lloyd Chirst, Jr. (R), 544; and Dirk Lammes, Jr. (C, I), 301
Town of Ridgeway (1,181 ballots)
Town Supervisor (pick 1): Brian Napoli (R, Ridgeway Reform), 833; Michael Maak (D), 187; and David Stalker (C), 117
Town Councilperson (pick 2): Mary Woodruff (R), 868; Duane Payne (R), 821
Town Justice: Joseph Kujawa (R), 981
Highway Superintendent: John Olinger (R, Friends of John W. Olinger), 922
Town of Shelby (1,026 ballots)
Town Supervisor: Edward Houseknecht (R), 735
Town Councilperson (pick 2): John Pratt III (R), 728; Jeffrey Smith (R), 697
Town Clerk: Darlene Rich (D), 711
Town Justice (pick 1): Dawn Keppler (R), 780; Mark Wambach (C, WF), 143
Highway Superintendent (pick 1): Dale Root (R, C), 551; Michael Fuller (D), 454
Town of Yates (478 ballots)
Town Supervisor: James Simon (R), 347, write-in, 12
Town Councilperson (pick 2): John Riggi (R), 319; Susan Hrovat (R), 316, write-in, 21
Town Clerk: Michele Harling (R), 403
Highway Superintendent: Roger Wolfe (R), 397, write-in, 9
State Supreme Court Justice 8thJudicial District
(8,064 ballots – Pick 3): Gerald Whelan (D, R, C, WF and I), 5,867; Deborah Haendiges (D, R, C), 5,644; Gerald Greenan (R, C, SAM), 4,524; and Diane Devlin (D, WF, I), 1,833.
