Amendments

Livingston County voters overwhelmingly okayed state constitutional amendment proposals. The amendment to allow National Grid to construct a 46 kV power line through forest lands in St. Lawrence County passed 3,796 to 1,703. The amendment to allow prisoners to voluntarily perform work for nonprofit organizations passed 4,009 to 1,656.

Supreme Court Justice

In a contest for two seats, Republican candidate Kenneth Fisher had 5,816 Livingston County votes tallied on the Republican, Independence and Conservative lines with running mate Alex Renzi tallying 5812 votes on the same three lines. Democrat La Marr Jackson had 2038 Livingston County votes. Democrat Paloma Capana had 2018.

Livingston County officials

Four long time Republican office holders ran unopposed. Elected to another four year term off office were District Attorney Thomas Moran, Sheriff John York and coroners Kevin Dougherty and Robert Waltman.

Avon

Four Republican incumbents ran unopposed. Elected were Supervisor David LeFeber, Justice Peter Piampiano and councilmen Tom Mairs and James Blye.

Caledonia

Incumbent Republican Supervisor Dan Pangrazio was a shoo-in over independent challenger Eric Martin. Pangrazio tallied 533 votes on the Republican and independent ‘Caledonia First’ lines.

Martin, appearing only on his ‘Working Families’ line, got a mere 26 votes.  The rest of the slate were incumbent Republicans running unopposed: Clerk Laurie Sattora, Justice Gilbert Smith and councilmen Todd Bickford and Mark Rothrock.

Conesus

Five Republican incumbents and one Republican newcomer ran unopposed.
Elected incumbents were Supervisor Brenda Donohue, Clerk Annette McNinch, Justice James Dys, Highway Superintendent Steve Martucio, and Councilmen Bert Lute. Also elected to a council seat was Timothy Beardslee.

Geneseo

In the hot race for town justice between Republican and retired Elections Commissioner Gerald Smith and Democrat/village justice Thomas Bushnell, Smith edged past Bushnell by just 19 votes in a 674-to-655 contest.

In a race which saw four candidates, none of them incumbent, vying for two council seats, Republicans Richard Taylor and Roberta Irwin prevailed with respective 728 and 709 votes. Democrats made a respectable showing with Michael DeBramo getting 514 votes and Tom Curtin 653.

Groveland

In a four-way contest for two council seats, Republican incumbent Craig Phelps and Republican John Driscolll (a late replacement for Hatch Act causality Kevin Niedermaier) prevailed with respective 213 and 184 votes, including a handful each received on the independent ‘Citizen’ line.

Democrat Ron Niedermaier came in a close third with 176 votes. Democrat Peter Soscia, Jr. had 112 votes. Incumbent Elsje Munster was elected to the position of justice unopposed.

Leicester

In a contest with no incumbents, four newcomers vied for two open council seats. Prevailing were Democrat Joni Santucci with 321 votes and Republican Gerald Hull with 288 votes, including 26 on the ‘People’s Choice’ line.

Republican Terrence Grant had 220 votes, including 18 on the ‘People’s Choice’ line. Democrat Rose Lubanski received 207 votes. Republican incumbent Justice Raymond Sciarrino was elected in an unopposed contest.

Lima

The only contested area was the office of justice where three candidates vied for two seats. Victorious were Republican incumbent Elvira Luhowy with 587 votes and Republican Harold Harris, a former justice, with 529.

Democratic challenger Gregory McCaffrey made a respectable showing against the veterans, receiving 420 votes, including 20 on the independent ‘Law and Order’ line.

Republican incumbents ran unopposed for supervisor, a council seat and highway superintendent. Elected were Supervisor Peter Yendell, Councilman Bruce Mayer and Highway Superintendent Keith Arner. Also elected in an unopposed contest to the seat occupied by retiring Councilmember Hildegarde Turk was William Carey.

Livonia

A slate of six Republican incumbents ran without opposition in Livonia. Elected were Supervisor Eric Gott, Clerk Colleen West, Highway Superintendent David Coty, Justice John Kemp, and councilmembers Angela Grouse and Matthew Gascon.

Mount Morris

Incumbent Supervisor Charles DiPasquale ran without opposition with both Democratic and Republican endorsements.  Likewise without an opponent was newcomer Republican justice candidate Ray Ellis.

In the contest for town clerk, incumbent Republican Christie Murphy scored a solid victory over her Democratic challenger Cheryl Cappadonia by a vote of  645-to-169. 23 of Murphy’s votes were on the independent ‘Community’ line.

There was also a three-way race for two council seats. David DiSalvo, with both Republican and Democratic endorsements, secured his seat with 671 votes.

Republican challenger Donald Huff took the second seat with 611 votes, including 19 on the ‘Community’ line. Incumbent Democrat Peter Cappadonia, with 192 votes, will lose his seat.

North Dansville

Incumbent Republican Supervisor Dennis Mahus was elected without opposition. Incumbent Justice Ron Snyder was re-elected with no opposition and both Democratic and Republican endorsements. Incumbent Democrat Timothy Wolfanger was re-elected town clerk without opposition,

North Dansville’s one contested area was town council, where four candidates vied for two open seats. Incumbent Republican Gregory Horr kept his seat and led with 634 votes, including 29 on the independent ‘Dansville United’ line. Democrat challenger Robin Humphrey took the second seat with 465 votes.

Incumbent Democrat Dick LeBar, with 347 votes, will not retain his seat. Republican Lynn Reagle (a late replacement for Hatch Act casualty George Sisak) had 425 votes, including 10 on the independent ‘Dansville United’ line.

Nunda

Five Republican incumbents ran without opponents. Elected were Supervisor Thomas Baldwin, Clerk Cindy Essler, councilmembers Doris Marsh and John P. Thompson, and Highway Superintendent Rick Moran.

A proposition to have the supervisor’s elected term increased from two years to four years, effective beginning 2011, was narrowly defeated by four votes, 140-to-144.

In contrast, the proposition to have the highway superintendent’s elected term increased from two years to four years, effective 2011, was approved by a vote of 150-to-122.

Ossian

Seven  were elected to office without opposition including six incumbents: Republican Supervisor Dominic Martello, Republican Town Clerk Stephen Rauber, Republican councilmembers John VanHeusen and Dwight Knapp, Republican Justice Michael Tartaglia, and Republican Highway Superintendent Michael Derrenbacher. Democrat Chris Pero was elected to an unexpired council term.

Portage

Four  were elected with both Republican and Democratic endorsements: Supervisor Ivan Davis, Councilmen John Thompson and Dave Krenzer, and Justice Richard Sinsabaugh. All but Sinsabaugh are incumbents.

Sparta

With Democrats naming candidates for the first time in more than 20 years, there were opposition contests for two open council seats and highway superintendent.

In the council contest, incumbent Republicans Debra Halpenny and William Smith prevailed with respective totals of 283 and 253. Democrats Allen Webster and Nancy Fitzpatrick respectively had 96 and 135 votes.

In the highway superintendent contest, incumbent Republican Gary Kreiley scored a solid victory over Democratic challenger Dan Jessmer, 313-to-93.
Republican incumbents, Supervisor Mark Schuster, Clerk Shelia Duffy, and Justice Douglas Heath, were elected with no opponents.

Springwater

Four contestants vied for two open council seats. Republican Larry Gnau, the only incumbent of the group, kept his seat and led with 243 votes.

The second seat is seemingly won by Democrat Carolyn Tinney with 184 votes, pending the count of any still-to-arrive absentee votes. With 183 votes, Republican Jim Bowers was right behind — so this result conceivably might flip when the official court is certified.

Democrat Judy Tripp-Neu, finishing fourth, still managed a respectable 156 votes.

West Sparta

In the most contentious of this year’s town elections, 14 candidates on Republican, Democratic and independent party lines contested every open office except highway superintendent — and three incumbents were ousted.

In the three-way supervisor contest, incumbent Marjorie Cansdale, on only the independent ‘Circle C’ line, was defeated by Democrat Dominic Cosimano. All three candidates racked up respectable totals, Cosimano with 150 votes, Cansdale with 124 and Republican Lawrence Valentino with 100.

In the town clerk contest incumbent Democrat Marie Powell kept her seat with 227 votes. Republican challenger Adrienne Keiffer had 84 votes.

In the contest for town justice, Challenger T. Sue Mahany, on only the independent ‘Elect Mahany’ line, took the seat away from incumbent Republican Heidi Keller by a vote of 199-to-81.

Two incumbents and three challengers fought over two open council seats. Republican incumbent Rick Plaff kept his seat with 168 votes, but the leading vote getter was Democratic-endorsed newcomer Greg Keagy with 172. Republican-endorsed newcomer Larry Huff made a respectable showing with 159 votes.
Incumbent Marvin Yamonaco, Sr., lacking a major party endorsement and running only on an independent ‘Community Vision’ line, lost his seat, receiving 85 votes. Challenging newcomer Mark Mullikin on an independent ‘Change W. Sparta’ line received 49 votes.

In the contest for tax collector Democratic incumbent Linda Johnson thoroughly prevailed over Republican challenger Elaine Comer 284-to-59.

The lone candidate enjoying a no-contest election victory was incumbent Republican highway superintendent David Murray.

York

Four incumbents ran unopposed for two justice and two council positions, each with the Republican and Democratic endorsement. Elected were justices Walter Purtell and Thomas Porter and councilmembers Norman Gates and Lynn Parnell.