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County Coroner Results

Donna McGovern has won another term as the Coroner of Schoharie County by a large margin.

McGovern, Donna	6963	100.0%
............. Total votes in the Town of Blenheim cast for McGovern, Donna	89
............. Total votes in the Town of Broome cast for McGovern, Donna	275
............. Total votes in the Town of Carlisle cast for McGovern, Donna	407
............. Total votes in the Town of Cobleskill cast for McGovern, Donna	1236
............. Total votes in the Town of Conesville cast for McGovern, Donna	226
............. Total votes in the Town of Esperance cast for McGovern, Donna	437
............. Total votes in the Town of Fulton cast for McGovern, Donna	337
............. Total votes in the Town of Gilboa cast for McGovern, Donna	196
............. Total votes in the Town of Jefferson cast for McGovern, Donna	322
............. Total votes in the Town of Middleburgh cast for McGovern, Donna	693
............. Total votes in the Town of Richmondville cast for McGovern, Donna	476
............. Total votes in the Town of Schoharie cast for McGovern, Donna	758
............. Total votes in the Town of Seward cast for McGovern, Donna	428
............. Total votes in the Town of Sharon cast for McGovern, Donna	384
............. Total votes in the Town of Summit cast for McGovern, Donna	239
............. Total votes in the Town of Wright cast for McGovern, Donna	460

District Attorney Results

Incumbent District Attorney James Sacket cruised to re-election unopposed today by a wide margin. The 20 year veteran had the Republican Party's backing.

Sacket, James L	7494	100.0%
............. Total votes in the Town of Blenheim cast for Sacket, James L	99
............. Total votes in the Town of Broome cast for Sacket, James L	301
............. Total votes in the Town of Carlisle cast for Sacket, James L	438
............. Total votes in the Town of Cobleskill cast for Sacket, James L	1224
............. Total votes in the Town of Conesville cast for Sacket, James L	235
............. Total votes in the Town of Esperance cast for Sacket, James L	500
............. Total votes in the Town of Fulton cast for Sacket, James L	358
............. Total votes in the Town of Gilboa cast for Sacket, James L	210
............. Total votes in the Town of Jefferson cast for Sacket, James L	353
............. Total votes in the Town of Middleburgh cast for Sacket, James L	757
............. Total votes in the Town of Richmondville cast for Sacket, James L	506
............. Total votes in the Town of Schoharie cast for Sacket, James L	872
............. Total votes in the Town of Seward cast for Sacket, James L	449
............. Total votes in the Town of Sharon cast for Sacket, James L	410
............. Total votes in the Town of Summit cast for Sacket, James L	269
............. Total votes in the Town of Wright cast for Sacket, James L	513

Town of Broome 2013 Election Results

The Town of Broome has five races this election day, four of which are hotly contested. Incumbent Supervisor Anne Batz is now running for Town Clerk.

Supervisor

Smith III, William M	228	65.7%
Micheli, David A	119	34.3%

Clerk

Wood, Donald K	201	56.6%
Batz, Anne M	154	43.4%

Councilman

Vance, Dale	224	32.6%
Wood, David L	223	32.5%
Schafroth, Frank J	151	22.0%
Jackson, Kermit E	89	13.0%

Assessor

Schmidt, Irene

243

100.0%

Highway Superintendent

Wayman, Jason S	193	52.4%
Parker, Michael A	175	47.6%

Town of Carlisle 2013 Results

There are two of four contested races in Carlisle including for incumbent Supervisor Larry Bradt.

Town of Carlisle

Supervisor

Bradt, Larry R	342	66.7%
Bortell, Susan M	171	33.3%

Clerk

Crofts, Colleen

470

100.0%

Councilman

Smith, Robert L	350	38.6%
Laraway, David	322	35.5%
Cross, Linda K	235	25.9%

Town of Gilboa 2013 Election Results

All unopposed races in Gilboa tonight.

Town of Gilboa

Supervisor

VanGlad, Anthony

200

100.0%

Councilman

Tompkins, Norwood	193	51.1%
Pickett, Dorothy	185	48.9%

Assessor

Molle, Thomas V

213

100.0%

2013 Sheriff's Race Results

Just coming in from the County Board of Elections-- incumbent Sheriff Tony Desmond has won a hard-earned victory tonight over his Democratic and Conservative rivals.

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Desmond, Anthony	4148	48.2%
............. Total votes in the Town of Blenheim cast for Desmond, Anthony	43
............. Total votes in the Town of Broome cast for Desmond, Anthony	222
............. Total votes in the Town of Carlisle cast for Desmond, Anthony	259
............. Total votes in the Town of Cobleskill cast for Desmond, Anthony	252
............. Total votes in the Town of Conesville cast for Desmond, Anthony	160
............. Total votes in the Town of Esperance cast for Desmond, Anthony	323
............. Total votes in the Town of Fulton cast for Desmond, Anthony	235
............. Total votes in the Town of Gilboa cast for Desmond, Anthony	152
............. Total votes in the Town of Jefferson cast for Desmond, Anthony	149
............. Total votes in the Town of Middleburgh cast for Desmond, Anthony	471
............. Total votes in the Town of Richmondville cast for Desmond, Anthony	275
............. Total votes in the Town of Schoharie cast for Desmond, Anthony	582
............. Total votes in the Town of Seward cast for Desmond, Anthony	243
............. Total votes in the Town of Sharon cast for Desmond, Anthony	328
............. Total votes in the Town of Summit cast for Desmond, Anthony	116
............. Total votes in the Town of Wright cast for Desmond, Anthony	338
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Travis, Lawrence Larry	3117	36.2%
............. Total votes in the Town of Blenheim cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	49
............. Total votes in the Town of Broome cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	106
............. Total votes in the Town of Carlisle cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	180
............. Total votes in the Town of Cobleskill cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	775
............. Total votes in the Town of Conesville cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	86
............. Total votes in the Town of Esperance cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	155
............. Total votes in the Town of Fulton cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	137
............. Total votes in the Town of Gilboa cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	83
............. Total votes in the Town of Jefferson cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	96
............. Total votes in the Town of Middleburgh cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	299
............. Total votes in the Town of Richmondville cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	254
............. Total votes in the Town of Schoharie cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	288
............. Total votes in the Town of Seward cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	226
............. Total votes in the Town of Sharon cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	79
............. Total votes in the Town of Summit cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	86
............. Total votes in the Town of Wright cast for Travis, Lawrence Larry	218
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Ethington, Todd J	1345	15.6%
............. Total votes in the Town of Blenheim cast for Ethington, Todd J	36
............. Total votes in the Town of Broome cast for Ethington, Todd J	35
............. Total votes in the Town of Carlisle cast for Ethington, Todd J	77
............. Total votes in the Town of Cobleskill cast for Ethington, Todd J	137
............. Total votes in the Town of Conesville cast for Ethington, Todd J	51
............. Total votes in the Town of Esperance cast for Ethington, Todd J	102
............. Total votes in the Town of Fulton cast for Ethington, Todd J	53
............. Total votes in the Town of Gilboa cast for Ethington, Todd J	33
............. Total votes in the Town of Jefferson cast for Ethington, Todd J	182
............. Total votes in the Town of Middleburgh cast for Ethington, Todd J	107
............. Total votes in the Town of Richmondville cast for Ethington, Todd J	102
............. Total votes in the Town of Schoharie cast for Ethington, Todd J	95
............. Total votes in the Town of Seward cast for Ethington, Todd J	61
............. Total votes in the Town of Sharon cast for Ethington, Todd J	72
............. Total votes in the Town of Summit cast for Ethington, Todd J	138
............. Total votes in the Town of Wright cast for Ethington, Todd J

Town of Esperance 2013 Election Results

The Town of Esperance sees an incredibly tense election between current Supervisor Earl van Wormer and Mayor Steve Miller.

Town of Esperance

Supervisor

VanWormer III, Earl	361	62.6%
Miller, Steven R	216	37.4%

Clerk

VanWormer, Charmayne

387

100.0%

Highway Superintendent

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Keller, Michael D	494	54.9%
Easton-DeSarbo, Kathy S	405	45.1%

Councilman

Ovitt, Gary D

510

100.0%

Town of Cobleskill 2013 Election Results

The largest of the Town races sees a healthy fight for all four of the positions open, including the largest share of weighted votes on the County Board-- Tom Murray.

Town of Cobleskill

Supervisor

McAllister, Leo T	1007	71.4%
Murray, Jr, Thomas M	403	28.6%

Justice

Bywater, Gary	991	36.0%
Fiorillo, Dawn L	711	25.8%
Northrup, William	624	22.6%
Weiss, Marc	430	15.6%

Councilman

Montario, Elizabeth	901	35.7%
Mallery, Roger J	570	22.6%
Stevens, Bruce	537	21.3%
Williams, Ron	516	20.4%

Village of Cobleskill 2013 Election Results

Incumbent Mayor Mark Galasso sees stiff competition from Trustee Linda Holmes.

Village of Cobleskill

Mayor

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Holmes, Linda	497	62.1%
Galasso, Mark A	303	37.9%

Trustee

Snyder, Timothy	538	36.6%
Johnson, Kathleen S	528	35.9%
McDermott, Mark J	404	27.5%

Town of Richmondville 2013 Election Results

The Town of Richmondville sees Scott Bennett running in his third consecutive race for Supervisor.

Town of Richmondville

Supervisor

Lape, Richard T	421	66.5%
Bennett, Scott	212	33.5%

Justice

Needleman, Herbert

512

100.0%

Councilman

Lancaster, William S	359	31.4%
Maurice, Paul	346	30.3%
Hall, Vernon F	247	21.6%
Stahlecker, Zachary	190	16.6%

Highway Superintendent

Althiser, Keith G

490

100.0%

Town of Middleburgh 2013 Election Results

The Town of Middleburgh has no Supervisor's race this year, but has two council seats contested. Former Mayor William Ansel-McCabe failed in his attempt to return to the Town Board.

Town of Middleburgh

Clerk

Lawyer, Brenda J

265

100.0%

Councilman

Lloyd, David L	166	31.0%
DeFeo, Brian	163	30.4%
Ansel-McCabe, William	113	21.1%
Masterson, Sara	94	17.5%

Highway Superintendent

Nunamann, Dale C

248

100.0%

Town of Jefferson 2013 Election Results

Tonight's race in Jefferson pits Cassandra Ethington's closest ally Daniel Singletary against one of her victims, Sean Jordan.

Town of Jefferson

Supervisor

Jordan, Sean	245	57.0%
Singletary, Daniel I	185	43.0%

Justice

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Hait, Lynn	361	100.0%

Assessor

Sheehan, Greg

344

100.0%

Councilman


Cole, Ken

313

50.5%

Buck, Charles

307

49.5%

Town of Seward 2013 Election Results

The Town of Seward sees longtime Supervisor Carl Barbic facing opposition.

Town of Seward

Supervisor

Barbic, J Carl	312	59.4%
Bricker, Howard M	213	40.6%

Clerk

Southworth, Brenda

514

100.0%

Councilman

Kniskern, Daniel O	312	30.3%
Davenport Jr., Romine R	309	30.0%
Fletcher, George	222	21.6%
King, Charlene	187	18.2%

Highway Superintendent

Baxter, Bruce	318	59.6%
Chamberlain, Bruce	216	40.4%

Town of Blenheim Election Results

There are four races in Blenheim today, but only one is contested. This is the hotly watched race between Republican incumbent Bob Mann and Democrat Shawn Smith.

Supervisor

Smith, Shawn	70	52.2%
Mann Jr, Robert H	64	47.8%

Justice

Kniskern Jr, William J

90

100.0%

Clerk

Alley, Robin

103

100.0%

Councilman

Mattice-Strauch, Anne	106	52.7%
Graham, Keith	95	47.3%

Town of Schoharie 2013 Election Results

Cassandra Ethington's top rival Gene Milone faces off against her ally Martin Shrederis tonight. There is one Council seat open.

Town of Schoharie

Supervisor

Milone, Gene	591	61.7%
Shrederis, Martin	367	38.3%

Justice

Kennedy Sr, Frederick W

749

100.0%

Councilman

Brisley, Matt	627	37.9%
Tavenner, Alan	522	31.6%
Wolfe, John C	505	30.5%

Town of Wright 2013 Election Results

We see a contentious race after the death of Supervisor Bill Goblet.

Town of Wright

Supervisor

Remmers, Karl	320	50.2%
Bleau, Amber	317	49.8%

Clerk

Herzog, Lynn

577

100.0%

Councilman

Aulita, Thomas	346	29.1%
Karlewicz, George	342	28.8%
Williams, Kristin M	272	22.9%
Lavick, Beverly	227	19.1%

Highway Superintendent

Proper, Jeff

578

100.0%

Town of Sharon 2013 Election Results

The Town of Sharon sees no Supervisor race this year and all uncontested races.

Justice

Falsarella, Evelyn

438

100.0%

Councilman

Cross, David R	379	51.5%
Falsarella, Joseph F	357	48.5%

Town of Conesville 2013 Election Race

With Conesville Supervisor Michael Brandow retiring, there are many races open this fall.

Town of Conesville

Supervisor

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Federice, William Bill	197	65.7%
Noone, Joanne	103	34.3%

Clerk

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Sweatman, Nancy	238	100.0%

Justice

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Merwin Jr., David	239	100.0%

Councilman

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Proudman Sr., Robert	207	35.6%
Tubiolo, Paul A	195	33.6%
Riedl, Catherine J	124	21.3%
Hilliker, Tiffany L	55	9.5%

Councilman (to fill a vacancy)

Young, Gary M	150	51.5%
Sweatman, John	141	48.5%

Highway Superintendent

Young, Stephen M	145	52.0%
Brandow, Larry	134	48.0%

Collector

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Williams, Diane	200	67.1%
Hess, Irene L	98	32.9%

Town of Summit 2013 Election Results

Cassandra Ethington ally Harold Vroman is unopposed. Only one contested Council seat this year.

Town of Summit

Supervisor

Vroman, Harold L

278

100.0%

Justice

Town of Summit Town Justice

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Cole, Ivan D	246	100.0%

Councilman

Candidate	Votes	Vote Percentage
Handy, Brian C	217	49.9%
Kovac, Fern M	210	48.3%
Beller, Richard	8	1.8%