Weigelt beats Andrews in Claverack, Hallenbeck reelected in Hudson
GHENT–Unofficial and incomplete results from Tuesday’s election in Columbia County show that Sheriff’s Office Captain David Bartlett easily defeated former Albany County Deputy and current college security officer Mike Winnie to become the county sheriff-elect.
Capt. Bartlett, a Republican, led by a landslide 67% to 33% margin over Mr. Winnie, a Democrat, based on the count from voting machines from all 52 polling places in the county. The final results may change in this and other races when absentee votes are counted, but in the contest for sheriff the overall outcome will not change.
In the City of Hudson Tuesday’s results indicate Mayor William H. Hallenbeck Jr., a Republican, has won a second term, turning back a challenge from Democrat Victor Mendolia. Democrat Don Moore was reelected president of the Common Council, which remains in Democratic hands. All the city’s five supervisors ran unopposed.
In the town races, Claverack Councilman Clifford “Kippy” Weigelt, a Republican, appears to have won the three-way race for supervisor, unseating incumbent Democrat Robin Andrews. Ed Fertik ran on an independent line.
The supervisor races have additional meaning in this county because each town or city supervisor automatically becomes a member of the county Board of Supervisors, the county’s governing authority. Supervisors have a weighted vote on the county board determined by the town’s population, so the addition of Claverack to the GOP roster gives the GOP a stronger majority in county decisions.
The race for supervisor in Austerlitz saw incumbent Jeffrey Braley, a Republican, unseated by former town Justice Robert Lagonia, also a registered Republican, but nominated by town Democrats.
New Lebanon Supervisor Michael Benson, an incumbent Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Matthew J. Larabee.
In Gallatin Republican John C. Reilly beat Conservative Thomas M. Garrick in the race for supervisor.
Stuyvesant Republican incumbent Ronald L. Knott defeated challenger Lee Jamison, a Democrat, in the race for supervisor
In Taghkanic, Republican Erik Tyree bested Democrat Larry Kadish for the supervisor’s seat. But the Register-Star, the Hudson daily newspaper, reported Wednesday that 99 uncounted absentee ballots could affect the outcome there.
Local results are incomplete for the statewide ballot propositions and the contest for state Supreme Court judgeship in the Third Judicial District. In the three towns that had library funding propositions, the proposition in Hillsdale appears to have been adopted pending the final count; Copake voters appear to have rejected the funding proposal for that town. In Ancram, the proposition for that town’s contribution to the Roeliff Jansen Community Library was defeated.
Unofficial results of Columbia County Voting 2013
DEM – Democrat; REP – Republican; CON – Conservative; WOR – Working Families; IND – Independence
3rd Judicial District
Supreme Court Justice
(Columbia County votes only)
Richard J. McNally DEM, IND 7,066
Carol Donnelly Stevens REP, CON 7,319
W. Dennis Duggan WOR 474
County Court Judge
*Jonathan Nichols REP, CON, IND 12,211
Sheriff
Mike Winnie DEM, WOR 5,260
*David Bartlett REP, CON, IND 10,515
Coroner
*Angelo Nero REP, CON, IND 12,184
HUDSON Citywide
Mayor
Victor Mendolia DEM, WOR 574
*William H. Hallenbeck, Jr. REP, CON, IND 728
Common Council President
*Donald A. Moore DEM, WOR 784
Vincent J. Concra REP, CON, IND 454
Treasurer
*Heather S. Campbell DEM, WOR 678
Rachel Kappel REP, CON, IND 591
Hudson Ward 1-1
Supervisor
*Sarah H. Sterling DEM 127
Alderman (Vote for 2)
*Nick Haddad DEM 128
*David Marston DEM 130
Hudson Ward 2-1
Supervisor
*Edward C. Cross III DEM 171
Alderman (Vote for 2)
*Abdus S. Miah DEM, CON 158
*Tiffany Garriga DEM 111
Kenneth Ivey REP, CON 79
Hudson Ward 3-1
Supervisor
*Ellen V. Thurston DEM 193
Alderman (Vote for 2)
*John Friedman DEM, WOR 181
*Henry Haddad DEM, WOR 182
Glenn Martin REP, CON 92
Hudson Ward 4-1
Supervisor
*William Hughes, Jr. DEM, CON 107
Alderman (Vote for 2)
*Ohrine E. Stewart DEM 77
*Alexis B. Keith DEM, WOR 104
Derrick Smart REP 39
Hudson Ward 5-1+5-2
Supervisor
*Richard E. Scalera REP, CON, IND 395
Alderman (Vote for 2)
Eileen Halloran DEM, WOR 231
Megan Carr DEM, WOR 177
*Robert J. Donahue, Sr. REP, CON 305
*Bartholomew F. Delaney, Jr. REP, CON, IND 328
ANCRAM
“Shall the annual contribution of the Town of Ancram for the operating budget of the Roeliff Jansen Community Library be thirty thousand dollars ($30,000)?”
Yes 160
*No 208
Supervisor
*Art Bassin DEM, REP 320
Council (Vote for 2)
*Madeleine Israel DEM 221
*Christopher R. Thomas DEM, REP 325
Arnold T. Anderson, Sr. REP 124
AUSTERLITZ
Supervisor
*Robert Lagonia DEM 371
Jeffrey Braley REP, CON, IND 216
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Susan A. Haag DEM, REP, CON, IND
Council (Vote for 2)
Greg Vogler DEM 301
Carol Pinto REP, CON, IND 298
Matthew A. Verenazi REP, CON, IND 373
Justice
Sharon Grubin DEM 387
Karen M. Kellogg REP 178
Hwy Supt
*Robert Meehan, Jr. DEM, REP, IND 491
CANAAN
Supervisor
*Richard Keaveney DEM, REP, CON, IND 343
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Charlotte L. Cowan DEM, REP, CON, IND 361
Council (Vote for 2)
*David L. Patzwahl DEM, REP, CON, IND 330
*Carrie Bither DEM, REP, IND 321
Hwy Supt
*Bernhard F. Meyer DEM, REP, CON, IND 353
CHATHAM
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Beth Anne Rippel DEM, REP, CON, IND 1,073
Council (Vote for 2)
Landra B. Haber DEM, WOR, Community First 562
Kandace M. Eaton DEM, WOR, Community First 557
Maria Lull REP, CON, IND 559
Henry V. Swartz, Jr. REP, CON, IND 572
Hwy Supt
*Joseph M. Rickert DEM, REP, CON, IND 1,048
CLAVERACK
Supervisor
Robin Andrews DEM, Claverack 785
*Clfford (Kippy) Weigelt REP, CON, IND 861
Ed Fertik, Freedom 79
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Mary J. Hoose REP, CON, IND 1,417
Council (Vote for 2)
Robert Preusser DEM, Claverack 684
Diane Boice-Yorck DEM, Claverack 670
*Brian Keeler REP, CON, IND 1057
*Stephen J. Hook REP, CON, IND 906
Justice
*Charles Edwin Hoag, Jr. REP, CON 1,314
Hwy Supt
*Louis C. LaMont, Jr. REP, CON 1,379
Assessor
*Charles Brewer REP, CON 1,290
CLERMONT
Supervisor
*Raymond J. Staats DEM, REP, CON, IND 415
Clerk
*Mary Helen Shannon DEM, REP, CON, IND 416
Council (Vote for 2)
Dawn M. Brownson DEM 173
Ray Keeler DEM 109
*Robert G. Desmond REP, CON, IND 322
*Kris Gildersleeve REP, IND 234
Justice
Ronald W. F. Banks REP, IND 350
Hwy Supt
James C. Potts, Jr. DEM, REP, IND 415
Tax Coll’r
Joan Buser DEM, REP, IND 406
COPAKE
“Shall the annual contribution of the Town of Copake for the operating budget of the Roeliff Jansen Community Library be increased by eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to the sum of fifty five thousand dollars ($55,000) annually?”
Yes 442
No 478
Council (Vote for 2)
*Jeanne E. Mettler DEM, REP, CON, WOR, IND 877
Matt Cain DEM 398
*David Paciencia REP, CON, IND 576
Justice
Brian J. Herman DEM, WOR 426
*Glenn R. Schermerhorn REP, CON, IND 561
GALLATIN
Supervisor
*John C. Reilly REP, IND 189
Thomas M. Garrick CON 135
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Lisa M. Deleeuw DEM, REP 301
Council (Vote for 2)
Steven Sorman DEM 118
Joseph S. Grabarz DEM 115
*John Fraser Paterson REP 223
*Eric Mortenson REP, CON, IND 212
Justice
*Fred C. Schultz DEM, REP, IND 313
GERMANTOWN
Supervisor
*Joel Craig DEM, REP, IND 534
Clerk
Joyce Vale REP, IND 469
Council (Vote for 2)
Annie Provan DEM 220
Billy Kimmel DEM 231
*Matthew Phelan REP, IND 366
*Andrea L. Dunn REP, IND 335
Justice
Wendy Nack-Lawlor REP, IND 494
Hwy Supt
Richard W. Jennings REP, CON, IND 486
Tax Coll’r
Janice Mullins REP, IND 483
GHENT
Supervisor
*Michael Benvenuto DEM, REP 650
Richard Sardo CON, IND 291
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
Michelle Radley DEM, REP, CON, IND 1,314
Council (Vote for 2)
Mallory Mort DEM, Ghent First 375
*Charles Wood DEM, REP, IND 727
*Lawrence E. Van Brunt REP, CON, IND 445
Justice
David W. Harrison, Sr. REP, CON, IND 1,091
Hwy Supt
Benjamin J. Perry DEM, REP, CON, IND 1,343
GREENPORT
Supervisor
*John J. Porreca, Sr. REP, CON, IND 827
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Sharon Zempko REP, CON, IND 872
Council (Vote for 2)
George P. Super DEM 242
*Michelle M. Ublacker REP, CON, IND 540
*Clayton Clark REP, CON, IND 525
Justice
*Robert T. Brenzel REP, CON, IND 855
Hwy Supt
*Mark A. Gaylord DEM, CON, IND 558
John R. Hawks REP 443
HILLSDALE
“Shall the annual contribution of the Town of Hillsdale for the operating budget of the Roeliff Jansen Community Library be increased by eighteen thousand five hundred ($18,500) dollars to the sum of forty two thousand five hundred ($42,500) dollars annually?”
Yes 265
No 242
Council (Vote for 2)
Gillian Sims-Elster DEM 234
Peter Cipkowski DEM 213
Frank Velez REP 232
*Carmen Barbato REP 302
KINDERHOOK
Supervisor
*Patrick M. Grattan REP, CON, IND 1,981
Council (Vote for 2)
Barbara-anne Johnson-Heimroth DEM, Community 1,066
*Patsy Leader REP, CON, IND 1,782
*Paul Voltz REP, CON, IND 1,498
Justice
Tom Puchner DEM, WOR 1,003
*Lisa M. Mills REP, CON, IND 1,425
Hwy Supt
*John Ruchel DEM, REP, CON, WOR, IND 2,242
LIVINGSTON
Supervisor
*James J. Guzzi DEM, REP
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Tammy Molinski DEM, REP, CON
Council (Vote for 2)
Phil Williams DEM 242
Carly O’Brien DEM 197
*Philip J. Massaro REP 453
*Kelly McDonald REP, IND 441
Justice
*Robert Q. Moore DEM, REP, IND
Hwy Supt
David Lyons REP
NEW LEBANON
Supervisor
Matthew J. Larabee DEM 298
*Michael Benson REP, CON, IND 386
Clerk
*Colleen Teal REP, CON, IND 562
Council (Vote for 2)
Irene Hanna DEM 285
Trina Porte DEM 137
*Dan Evans REP, CON, IND 406
Chuck Geraldi REP 303
Joshua Schuster CON, IND 70
Kevin Smith Voice of the People 110
Justice
*Jessica Byrne DEM, REP, CON, IND
Hwy Supt
*Jeffrey A. Winestock DEM, CON, IND 330
Karl B. Chittenden REP 155
Tax Coll’r
*Tammie Darcy DEM, REP, CON, IND 637
STOCKPORT
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Sandra M. Novak DEM, REP, CON
Council (Vote for 2)
Daniel N. Marcus DEM 193
*Kathleen A. Hamm DEM, REP 417
*John L. Drabick REP 339
Wayne E. Kinney CON, IND 209
Justice
DEM, REP, CON
*John J. Mabb
Hwy Supt
*Timothy Masten DEM, REP, CON
Assessor
*John G. Unson REP
STUYVESANT
Supervisor
Lee Jamison DEM, WOR 256
*Ronald L. Knott REP, CON, IND 433
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
Nancy P. Thomas DEM 213
*Melissa A. Naegeli REP, CON, IND 478
Council (Vote for 2)
Edward Kiernan DEM, WOR 221
Melanie Donahoe DEM 234
*Edward W. Scott REP, CON, IND 451
*Brian K. Chittenden REP, CON, IND 438
Justice (Vote for 2)
Nancy J. Trichter DEM 220
Ned Depew, III DEM 195
*Joseph A. Bruno REP, CON, IND 466
*Carrie A. O’Hare REP, CON, IND 475
Hwy Supt
*Bernard J. Kowalski REP, CON, IND
TAGHKANIC
Supervisor
Larry Kadish DEM, WOR 214
Erik Tyree REP, CON, IND 272
Clerk/Tax Coll’r
*Cheryl E. Rogers REP, CON, IND
Council (Vote for 2)
Joyce Thompson DEM, WOR 217
Linda Swartz DEM 198
Carolyn Sammons REP, CON, IND 269
Ryan Skoda REP, CON, IND 273
Justice
Jeff Tallackson DEM, WOR 227
William Leete REP, CON, IND 243
Hwy Supt
George Hotaling DEM 248
Bob “Rocky” Rochler REP, CON, IND 237
