The boards of elections for Albany, Saratoga, Rensselaer and Schenectady counties all have results from yesterday's election posted online.
Here's a quick scan of some of the notable results.
All vote totals from county boards of election sites. For citywide races in Albany, results from 99% of machines were posted this morning.
Albany County
| Mayor of Albany |
| Jerry Jennings (D) |
63.2% |
| Corey Ellis (WF) |
29.5% |
| Nathan LeBron (R) |
7.3% |
| City of Albany Treasurer |
| Kathy Sheehan (D) |
77.65% |
| Mary Ann McGinn (R) |
12.8% |
| Betty Barnette |
9.55% |
Leif Engstrom (D) didn't have an opponent for the City of Albany auditor job -- so he got 100% of the vote.
| City of Albany Common Council President |
| Carolyn McLaughlin (D) |
81.79% |
| Lenny Ricchiuti (CON) |
18.21% |
| City of Albany Common Council Ward 11 |
| Anton Konev (D) |
52.46% |
| Luke Gucker (WF,GR) |
33.83% |
| Kenneth Barnes (CON) |
13.71% |
Also: Leah Golby -- who writes the blog Qualities of Life in Albany -- was elected in Ward 10 (she didn't have an opponent in the general election).
| Town of Colonie Supervisor |
| Paula Mahan (D) |
53.20% |
| Michael Hoblock (R) |
46.80% |
| Town of Bethlehem Supervisor |
| Sam Messina (R, CON) |
50.60% |
| John Cunningham (DEM,I,WF) |
49.40% |
There were more than 400 absentee ballots sent out for this race, so it's not over yet. [TU]
| Town of Guilderland Supervisor |
| Ken Runion (D) |
56.15% |
| Peter Golden (R) |
43.85% |
Saratoga County
| Saratoga Springs Mayor |
| Scott Johnson (R) |
4,165 |
| Ron Kim (D) |
2,837 |
| Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Safety |
| Richard Wirth (R) |
3,405 |
| Kevin Connolly (D) |
2,978 |
| Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Works |
| Skip Scirocco (R) |
4,153 |
| Ed Miller (IND) |
1,376 |
| Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Finance |
| Ken Ivins (R) |
3,473 |
| Peter Martin (D) |
3,084 |
Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Account John Franck (D) was unopposed
| Clifton Park Supervisor |
| Phil Barrett |
5,220 |
| Bill Casey |
2,584 |
| Malta Town Supervisor |
| Paul Sausville |
1,742 |
| Richard Morse |
620 |
| Sue Nolan |
143 |
| Waterford Town Supervisor |
| John Lawler |
1,208 |
| Craig Burridge |
617 |
| Ballston Town Supervisor |
| Patti Southworth |
1,413 |
| Peter Connors |
1,254 |
| Milton Town Supervisor |
| Frank Thompson |
1,832 |
| Meg Stevens |
1,237 |
Rensselaer County
| Rennselaer County Legislature District 1 (6) |
| Lou Rosamilia (D) |
3743 |
| Peter Ryan, Sr (D) |
3573 |
| Mark Fleming (D) |
3522 |
| Edward Manny (D) |
3415 |
| Peter Grimm (D) |
3528 |
| Kathleen Ryan Cassidy (D) |
3407 |
| Neil J. Kelleher (R) |
3296 |
| John Mainello (R) |
2973 |
| Michael Picarillo (R) |
2964 |
| James Brearton (R) |
2784 |
| Bob Mirch (R) |
2672 |
| Catherine Vandenburgh (R) |
2544 |
| and six others with no more than a few hundred votes |
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That means Bob Mirch -- the Republican majority leader in the county legislature -- is out.
| Troy Council at Large (3) |
| Clement W. Campana (D) |
3837 |
| John F. Brown (D) |
3654 |
| Michael LoPorto (D) |
3526 |
| Henry R. Bauer (R) |
3086 |
| Stephen F. Miner (R) |
2663 |
| Keith J. Rogers (R) |
2777 |
| City of Rensselaer Mayor |
| Daniel Dwyer (D) |
1269 |
| Edward Kosinski (R) |
885 |
| North Greenbush Supervisor |
| Josephine Ashworth (D) |
1248 |
| Mark Evers, Sr (R) |
1,221 |
| Michael Miner (CON) |
1,000 |
| Schodack Supervisor |
| Dennis Dowds |
2044 |
| Kristin Shaw |
1204 |
| Beth Secor |
827 |
Secor is the incumbent
Schenectady County
| Schenectady County Sheriff |
| Dominic A Dagostino |
15,629 |
| Joe Lazzari |
14,107 |
| Niskayuna Town Supervisor |
| Joe Landry |
3,177 |
| Donald R Cromer |
2,490 |
| Rotterdam Town Supervisor |
| Francis Del Gallo |
3,460 |
| Steven Tommasone |
3,255 |
| Brian P McGarry |
1,451 |
| Glenville Supervisor |
| Chris Koetzle |
4,595 |
| Frank X Quinn |
2,827 |
Comments
Not sure if this is too much to ask - of course the info comes from the TU & other sources, but who were the incumbents in the races? I did see one comment where she lost horribly, but not sure which others ran again & won or lost.
... said Kari on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:56 AM | link
@Kari: All the vote totals are pulled from the county boards of election sites.
We'll try to go through and note who were the incumbents.
... said Greg on Nov 4, 2009 at 11:02 AM | link
I think the results from my race prove that zombies are a very real threat, and that they vote Democrat.
... said Luke Gucker on Nov 4, 2009 at 11:05 AM | link
So disappointed in Ward 11.
... said zombie killer on Nov 4, 2009 at 2:07 PM | link
@Luke and ZK,
Zombie voters are nothing new. For evidence, see Brian Scavo. The real problem will be when we get a zombie Governor...oh wait.
... said thisjustin on Nov 5, 2009 at 12:39 AM | link
I love that my actual voting machine was pictured....the actual one that I cast my ballots in!!!!!!! WARD 8 DISTRICT 11 IN THE HOUSE! Representin' the NewScotland/Whitehall hood....What I love even more....BOB MIRCH is O-U-T out!!!! ahahahahahahahahahah(hearty laughing at Bob) now he will be even more entertaining as he tries to screw things up from the outside in..boy o boy this is gonna get crazy.
... said Jameson to the rescue on Nov 5, 2009 at 12:09 PM | link
Disappointed that I didn't make the notable reults list ;-(.
Richard Conti
... said Richard Conti on Nov 5, 2009 at 4:14 PM | link
Luke, you ran a good campaign. In the end I did vote for you because I like your braaaain.
... said m on Nov 7, 2009 at 12:05 PM | link
Ok, now WHICH of those cities and counties are run with common sense and accountability?
Saratoga?
Makes you go hmmmmmm
... said James Campbell on Nov 10, 2009 at 12:43 PM | link