Chautauqua County Voters Take To Polls, Villenova Race Tied

MAYVILLE – Amid national and state races, there were several local races that brought voters to the polls Tuesday evening.
Unofficial results as of 2 a.m. Wednesday showed winners from both Republican and Democratic slates.
One local race, for Villenova Town Council, will go to sudden death by absentee ballot as the vote is tied between the two candidates at 190 votes each.
BUSTI TOWN JUSTICE: Lyle T. Hajdu (R) 2,364 (99.37), write-in 15 (0.63).
CLYMER TOWN CLERK VACANCY: Stephanie M. Bailey (R) 415 (100).
NORTH HARMONY TOWN SUPERVISOR VACANCY: Robert E. Yates (R) 741 (97.5), write-in 19 (2.5).
NORTH HARMONY TOWN COUNCIL VACANCY: Steven W. Senske (D) 572 (99.13), write-in 5 (0.87).
POMFRET TOWN HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT VACANCY: Jude A. Gardner (D, R, C, WF) 3,815  (99.84), write-in 6 (0.16).
POMFRET TOWN JUSTICE: Anthony J. Pulci (R, C, I) 3,159 (99.12), write-in 28 (0.88).
PORTLAND TOWN JUSTICE: Thomas S. DeJoe (D, G, WF, I) 653 (32.14), D, G, WF) Michelle L. Patterson 552 (27.17), Daniel R. Thompson(R, C, I) 825 (40.60), write-in 2, (0.10).
RIPLEY TOWN JUSTICE: John Hamels (D, G, WF, I) 276 (36.27),  Lawrence M. Freligh (R, C) 436 (57.29), write in 49 (6.44).
SHERMAN TOWN JUSTICE: Douglas A. Neal (R) 423 (99.30), write-in 3 (0.70).
VILLENOVA TOWN JUSTICE: Ronald Lucas (D,R) 359 (100).
VILLENOVA TOWN COUNCIL VACANCY: John Dudley Robinson Sr. (D) 190 (50), Yvonne M. Park (R) 190 (50).
BEMUS POINT VILLAGE TRUSTEE: Theodore W. Farnham (R) 128 (49.04), David I. Lipsey (R) 133 (50.96).
CELORON VILLAGE TRUSTEE: Kate Burnett (D) 225 (50.45), Norm Mattison (D) 220 (49.33), write-in 1 (0.22).
MAYVILLE VILLAGE MAYOR: Ken Shearer Jr. (D) 297 (53.23), Richard Syper (R) 259 (46.42), write-in 2 (0.36).
MAYVILLE VILLAGE TRUSTEE: Tim Jacobson (D) 297 (27.71), Diane Seaton (D) 151 (14.09), Eagle Harrington (R) 251 (23.41), Martin Murphy (R) 211 (19.68), write-in 162 (15.11).
PANAMA VILLAGE MAYOR: William F. Schneider (PF) 120 (97.56), write-in 3 (2.44).
PANAMA VILLAGE TRUSTEE: Jonathan G. Weston (PF) 132 (99.25), write-in 1 (0.75).
SILVER CREEK VILLAGE TRUSTEE: Marv Cummings (D, R, C) 749 (50.51), John Burt (D, R, C) 726 (48.95), write-in 8 (0.54).