Rotterdam supervisor race too close to call
By Ned Campbell , Stephen Williams September 11, 2015
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CAPITAL REGION — A hotly contested Democratic primary election for Rotterdam town supervisor was too close to call Thursday night, as former Town Board member Bob Godlewski earned 32 votes fewer than former Republican supervisor Steve Tommasone.
Tommasone, who was endorsed by the Democrats, declared victory after the polls closed at 9 p.m., however, saying the absentee ballots usually follow the trend of day-of-election results. Godlewski could not be reached for comment.
“I think it’s a validation that the party recognizes that we have the right team in place for the general election, and hopefully we’ll be victorious in November,” Tommasone said.
Tommasone received 381 votes to Godlewski’s 349, according to unofficial election results. There were 88 Democratic absentee ballots issued in Rotterdam and 52 had been returned of Thursday, according to Democratic county Board of Elections Commissioner Amy Hild. The ballots had to be postmarked by Wednesday, so there could be more than 52.
In the Democratic primary for Schenectady County Legislative District 4, which serves Rotterdam, Princetown and Duanesburg, the two party-endorsed candidates were victorious. Legislature Chairman Anthony Jasenski received 558 votes and newcomer Nancy Casso received 530. Lisa Dufek, a Democratic but Republican-endorsed candidate who plans to switch parties after the election, received 324 votes, so she will not be on the Democratic line.
In the Conservative primary for the city of Schenectady mayoral race, the party’s endorsed candidate and Democratic incumbent Gary McCarthy received 54 votes, which was less than the 77 write-in votes cast.
The Republican-endorsed Roger Hull was seeking write-in votes, but it was not clear if he received enough to have the Conservative line in the general election.
In the Conservative primary for City Council, there were 137 write-ins, which exceeded the votes of any of the four candidates listed on the ballot. The line will go to four candidates. Thomas Verret received 89 votes, followed by Michael Ceuvas with 79, Edward Kosiur with 56 and Leesa Perazzo with 47.
Write-in votes will be tallied Monday, Hild said.
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