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Genesee County elections

Preliminary Genesee County election results

By Mike Pettinella

Preliminary (unofficial) results per the Genesee County Board of Elections -- contested races:

Batavia City Council-At-Large  (Top three are elected)

Eugene A.Jankowski Jr., Republican - 1,143                

Jeremy W. Karas, Republican - 1,118            

F. Robert Bialkowski, Republican - 1,032                 

Erica B. O’Donnell. Democrat, Families of Batavia - 609                   

Bethany Town Justice  (Top two are elected)

Joseph Nowakowski, Republican, Legal Party - 248                  

Jeff Wolak, Republican  - 226              

Peggy Johnson, Justice - 106        

Nichole Szymkowiak, Justice -- 81           

Town of Bergen Town Council  (Top two are elected)

James S. Starowitz, Republican - 561               

Teresa F. Whalin, Republican  - 511 

Anne M. Sapienza, Democrat, Conservative, WOR - 232                     

Town of Byron Town Supervisor  (Top vote getter is elected)

Peter N. Yasses, Republican - 283                

Gerald L. Heins, Byron Ind. - 248                 

Le Roy Town Council   (Top two are elected)

David R. Paddock, Republican, Conservative -- 930                

Bill Fox, Conservative - 792       

Robert E. Fussell, Democrat - 528                 

Ronald B. Pangrazio, Republican -- 501   

Sarah Krzemien, Democrat - 329            

Le Roy Town Justice (Top vote getter is elected)

Tom Feeley (write-in, Republican) -- 700

Carol DiFrancisco, Democrat -- 638          

Town of Pembroke Town Council   (Top two are elected)

Edward G. Arnold Jr., Republican - 687             

K. Warren Clark, Republican - 588

Helen Trowbridge Hanes, Democrat, Independence - 247

Uncontested Genesee County vote totals:

County Judge & Surrogate -- Melissa Cianfrini -- 8,037

District Attorney -- Kevin Finnell -- 7,490

County Coroner -- Wade Schwab -- 7,076; John Peck -- 6,793

County Legislature -- 1st District Chad Klotzbach -- 630; 3rd, Gordon Dibble -- 1,266; 5th, Rochelle Stein, 1,262; 9th, Gary Maha, 412

CLICK HERE for complete Genesee County election results -- marked as unofficial. 

Nov. 2 election: Four vying for three spots on City Council

By Mike Pettinella

Republican incumbents Eugene Jankowski Jr., Jeremy Karas and F. Robert Bialkowski are being challenged by Erica O’Donnell (Democrat and Families of Batavia) for Batavia City Council-At-Large seats in the Nov. 2 general election.

Voters will select three of those four people to four-year terms.

Most of the candidates for elected positions in Genesee County this year are running unopposed.

Contested races include Town Council in Stafford, Bergen, Le Roy and Pembroke; Town Justice in Bethany and Le Roy, and Town Supervisor in Byron.

The election slate, according to the Genesee County Board of Elections:

GENESEE COUNTY

  • County Court Judge/Surrogate (10-year term, vote for one) -- Melissa L. Cianfrini, R, C
  • District Attorney (four-year term, vote for one) -- Kevin T. Finnell, R
  • County Coroner (unexpired term, vote for two) -- Wade E. Schwab, R; John W. Peck, R
  • County Legislature (four-year terms unless noted, vote for one) -- District 1, Chad A. Klotzbach, R; District 3, Gordon L. Dibble, R, C; District 4, unexpired term, Brooks M. Hawley, R, C; District 5, Rochelle M. Stein, R, C; District 7, John Deleo, R, C; District 9, Gary T. Maha, R, C

CITY OF BATAVIA

  • City Council at Large (four-year terms, vote for three) -- Eugene A. Jankowski, Jr., R, C; Jeremy W. Karas, R, C; F. Robert Bialkowski, R; Erica B. O’Donnell, D, Families of Batavia

TOWN OF ALABAMA

  • Town Justice (four-year term, vote for one) -- Pamela J. Thurber, R
  • Town Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Jill L. Klotzbach, R; Kevin J. Veazey, R

TOWN OF ALEXANDER

  • Town Justice (four-year term, vote for one) -- Ronald P. Merrill, R
  • Town Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Eric T. Wagner, R; Laura F. Schmieder, R

TOWN OF BATAVIA

  • Town Supervisor (four-year term, vote for one) -- Gregory H. Post, R.
  • Town Clerk (vote for one) -- Teressa M. Morasco, R
  • Town Justice (four-year term, vote for one) -- Andrew J. Young, R
  • Council (four-year term, vote for two) -- Patti A. Michalak, R; Daniel G. Underhill, R\
  • Town Highway Superintendent (four-year term, vote for one) -- Thomas W. Lichtenthal, Jr., R

TOWN OF BERGEN

  • Town Supervisor (four-year term, vote for one) -- Ernest J. Haywood, R
  • Town Council (four-year term, vote for two) -- James S. Starowitz, R; Anne M. Sapienza, D, C, WOR; Teresa F. Whalin, R

TOWN OF BETHANY

  • Town Clerk (unexpired term, vote for one) -- Shauna P. Klump, R
  • Town Justice (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Joseph Nowakowski, R, Legal Party; Jeff Wolak, R; Peggy Johnson, Justice; Nichole Szymkowiak, Justice
  • Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Diane L. Fowler, R; Daniel K. Street, R

TOWN OF BYRON

  • Town Supervisor (two-year term, vote for one) -- Peter N. Yasses, R; Gerald L. Heins, Ind.
  • Town Clerk (four-year term, vote for one) -- Debra M. Buck-Leaton, R, WOR
  • Town Justice (four-year term, vote for one) -- Christopher M. Erion, R
  • Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Jeffrey J. Thompson, R; Thomas H. Felton, R
  • Highway Superintendent (two-year term, vote for one) -- David W. Leaton, Jr., R

TOWN OF DARIEN

  • Town Clerk (four-year term, vote for one) -- Alice E. Calmes, D, C
  • Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Michael A. Fix, R; David H. Krzemien, D

TOWN OF ELBA

  • Town Supervisor (four-year term, vote for one) -- Donna J. Hynes, R
  • Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Daniel L. Coughlin, Jr., R; Michael P. Augello, R

TOWN OF LE ROY

  • Town Justice (four-year term, vote for one) -- Carol DiFrancisco, D; Tom Feeley (write-in)
  • Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Robert Fussell, D; Sarah Krzemien, D; Bill Fox, C; David R. Paddock, R, C; Ronald B. Pangrazio, R

TOWN OF OAKFIELD

  • Town Supervisor (four-year term, vote for one) -- Matthew E. Martin, R
  • Town Justice (four-year term, vote for one) -- Thomas A. Graham, R
  • Council (four-year term, vote for two) -- Carol L. Glor, R; Kim E. Wolcott, R

TOWN OF PAVILION

  • Town Council (four-year term, vote for two) -- Donald A. Oberlin, R; Dean A. Davis, R

TOWN OF PEMBROKE

  • Town Justice (four-year term, vote for one) -- Edwin F. Mileham, Jr., R
  • Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Edward G. Arnold, Jr., R; Helen Trowbridge Hanes, D, Ind. Cit. of Pem.; K. Warren Clark, R
  • Highway Superintendent (unexpired term, vote for one) -- Scott T. Turner, R

TOWN OF STAFFORD

  • Town Clerk (four-year term, vote for one) -- Barbara L. Radley, R, Barb for Clerk
  • Council (four-year terms, vote for two) -- Ronald T. Panek, R; James R. Duyssen, R; Cathy Worthington, C (write-in)
  • Highway Superintendent (four-year term, vote for one) -- Steven B. Boldt, R, C

Offices to be Voted on in 2020 in Genesee County

By Mike Pettinella

Offices to be Voted on 2020
Election Day – Tuesday, Nov. 3

Title of Office

Name, Party

(Vote for One)

President of the United States and Vice President of the United States

Joseph R. Biden & Kamala Harris D, WOR

Donald J. Trump & Michael R. Pence R, C

Howie Hawkins & Angela Nicole Walker G

Jo Jorgensen & Jeremy Cohen LBT

Brock Pierce & Karla Ballard IND

Supreme Court Justice 8th JD

(Vote for One)

Amy C. Martoche D, WOR

Gerald J. Greenan, III, R, C, I

Representative in Congress 27th Dist.

(Vote for One)

Nathan D. McMurray D, WOR

Chris Jacobs R, C, IND

Duane J. Whitmer LBT

State Senator NY 61

(Vote for One)

Jacqualine G. Berger D

Edward A. Rath, III, R, C, IND, SAM

Member of Assembly NY 139

(Vote for One)

Stephen M. Hawley R, C, IND

Mark E. Glogowski LBT

Family Court Judge

(Vote for One)

Thomas D. Williams R

Sheriff

(Vote for One)

David H. Krzemien D, PRO 2nd AMEND

William A. Sheron Jr. R, C, IND

County Treasurer

(Vote for One)

Scott D. German R, C, IND

County Coroner

(Vote for Two)

Karen A. Lang R

Adam L. Palumbo R

Genesee Co. Legislator Dist. #1

Unexpired Term (Vote for One)

Chad A. Klotzbach R

City of Batavia Councilman at Large

Unexpired Term (Vote for One)

Samuel V. DiSalvo D

Jeremy W. Karas R, C

Town of Alabama Town Council

Unexpired Term (Vote for One)

Terry R. Thompson D, IND

Kevin J. Veazey R

Town of Pavilion Highway Supt.

Unexpired Term (Vote for One)

James D. Cleveland R, IND

Todd Hackett Pavilion Roads

Note: There are several other town elections where candidates are running unopposed.

Source: Genesee County Board of Elections

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