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Supervisor race too close to call
By Paul Crossman
The race for Stuyvesant Town Supervisor was too close to call without counting absentee ballots when the polls closed on Tuesday, with Republican incumbent Supervisor Valerie Bertram at 378 votes, and Democratic challenger Lee Jamison at 359 votes.
According to Bertram, there are just under 40 absentee ballots to be counted, which means that the election could still be won by either candidate. Jamison also told the Register-Star that there are approximately 10 affidavit ballots which are still to be counted.
“I feel good about the fact that the Republicans held onto all the board seats,” said Bertram. “I think that once all the numbers are counted I will still be in the lead, but its going to be a long week or 10 days [while the absentee ballots are counted]. I think we ran a good campaign, and I’m happy with the way the election has gone.”
Jamison agreed that it had been a good race, and that she would also be holding her breath as the absentee votes were counted.
“It’s a tight race,” she said. “It’s not easy to be a Democrat in Stuyvesant, but we’re gaining on them.”
She also added that she was always pleased to see that people cared enough to come out and vote.
“I’m grateful and honored,” she said. “I think people paid attention to the issues in this election.”
Republicans Edward Scott and Brian Chittenden will be Stuyvesant’s town councilmen, winning seats on the board with 425 votes and 407 votes respectively. They beat Democratic opponents Mark Young with 304 votes, and Michelle Richardson with 299 votes.
Joseph A. Bruno and Carrie A. O’Hare won town justice seats with votes of 428 and 429 respectively, beating opponents Mike Winnie with 293 votes and Bill Bateman with 268 votes.
Melissa Naegeli beat opponent Nancy Thomas for the position of town clerk/tax collector by a margin of 425 votes to 292, and Bernard J. Kowalski ran unopposed for highway superintendent and received 489 votes.
All election results are unofficial, pending routine recanvassing and the counting of absentee ballots.
According to Bertram, there are just under 40 absentee ballots to be counted, which means that the election could still be won by either candidate. Jamison also told the Register-Star that there are approximately 10 affidavit ballots which are still to be counted.
“I feel good about the fact that the Republicans held onto all the board seats,” said Bertram. “I think that once all the numbers are counted I will still be in the lead, but its going to be a long week or 10 days [while the absentee ballots are counted]. I think we ran a good campaign, and I’m happy with the way the election has gone.”
Jamison agreed that it had been a good race, and that she would also be holding her breath as the absentee votes were counted.
“It’s a tight race,” she said. “It’s not easy to be a Democrat in Stuyvesant, but we’re gaining on them.”
She also added that she was always pleased to see that people cared enough to come out and vote.
“I’m grateful and honored,” she said. “I think people paid attention to the issues in this election.”
Republicans Edward Scott and Brian Chittenden will be Stuyvesant’s town councilmen, winning seats on the board with 425 votes and 407 votes respectively. They beat Democratic opponents Mark Young with 304 votes, and Michelle Richardson with 299 votes.
Joseph A. Bruno and Carrie A. O’Hare won town justice seats with votes of 428 and 429 respectively, beating opponents Mike Winnie with 293 votes and Bill Bateman with 268 votes.
Melissa Naegeli beat opponent Nancy Thomas for the position of town clerk/tax collector by a margin of 425 votes to 292, and Bernard J. Kowalski ran unopposed for highway superintendent and received 489 votes.
All election results are unofficial, pending routine recanvassing and the counting of absentee ballots.
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