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April 10, 2012 Issue
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New to the County Legislature come January will be, from the left: Cindy Kurpil Gieger (District 5), Gene Benson (District 7), Cora Edwards (District 6), Scott Samuelson (District1) and Ira Steingart (District 8). Still too close to call is the District 3 race between incumbent Elwin Wood and Kitty Vetter.

And the winners are

By Dan Hust
SULLIVAN COUNTY — Following are the still-unofficial results of Tuesday’s general election, supplied by the Board of Elections.
Unofficial winners are in bold (and may change after absentees are counted), while incumbents are noted with an asterisk (*), and the major parties are listed by their initials (D=Democrat, R=Republican, I=Independence, C=Conservative, W=Working Families).
STATEWIDE OFFICES
Supreme Court Justices
Third Judicial District
• Thomas A. Breslin (D,I) – 92,382
• Raymond J. Elliott III (D,I,W) – 82,642
• Catherine Cholakis (R,C,W) – 82,392
• Guy Roemer (R,C) – 63,807
SULLIVAN COUNTY OFFICES
Clerk
• Daniel L. Briggs* (R,C,I) – 11,406
Coroner
• Alan S. Kesten* (R,C,I) – 10,693
District 1 Legislator
• Scott Samuelson (D,W) – 1,286
• Richard O. Lander (R,C,I) – 1,219
District 2 Legislator
• Kathleen M. LaBuda* (D,C) – 1,179
• John C. Sundholm (R,I) – 774
District 3 Legislator
• Kathleen “Kitty” M. Vetter (R,W) – 841
• Elwin “Woody” Wood* (D,C,I) – 828
District 4 Legislator
• Jonathan Rouis* (D,C,I) – 721
• Nicholas M. Salomone Jr.(R,W) – 558
District 5 Legislator
• Cindy Kurpil Gieger (D,Rural Heritage) – 1,198
• Gregg M. Semenetz (R,C,I) – 1,067
District 6 Legislator
• Cora Edwards (D,W) – 744
• Jodi I. Goodman* (R,C,I) – 597
District 7 Legislator
• Gene Benson (D,W) – 1,010
• Leni M. Binder* (R,C,I) – 541
District 8 Legislator
• Ira Steingart (D,C) – 746
• Amanda Ward (R,I) – 533
District 9 Legislator
• Alan J. Sorensen* (R,C,I) – 1,146
BETHEL TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Daniel Sturm* (D,C,I) – 778
• Judith Maidenbaum (Fat Lady) – 293
Clerk
• Rita J. Sheehan* (R,C,I) – 861
Justice
• Susan Harte (R,C,I) – 482
• Cindy L. Barber (D,W) – 473
• Howard Block* (Fair & Impartial) – 187
Town Board
• Bernard “Bernie” Cohen (D,Honest Government) – 630
• Vicky Vassmer-Simpson* (D,I) – 567
• Bob Blais* (C) – 427
• Joseph Rossiter (R,C,I) – 381
Highway Superintendent
• Lynden Lilley* (D,C) – 816
• William Crumley (R) – 293
Tax Collector
• Debra Holt Gabriel* (D,C) – 905
CALLICOON TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Thomas R. Bose* (R,C,I) – 661
• Bruce Ferguson (D,Rural Heritage) – 407
Clerk/Tax Collector
• Janet Brahm* (R) – 828
Justice
• James Tuffy Hubert* (R,C,I) – 841
Town Board
• David Kuebler* (R,C,I) – 585
• Howard Fuchs* (R,C,I) – 555
• Linda M. Babicz (D, Rural Heritage) – 486
• Jill Wiener (D, Rural Heritage) – 453
Highway Superintendent
• Kristofer P. Scullion* (R,C,I) – 668
• David Erlwein (D) – 395
COCHECTON TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Gary D. Maas* (R,C,I) – 358
• Claudine L. Luchsinger (Rural Heritage) – 110
Town Board
• Anna Story* (D) – 297
• Larry H. Richardson* (D) – 269
• James P. Crowley Jr. (R,C,I) – 147
• Tony Leone (R,C) – 134
Highway Superintendent
• Kevin R. Esselman (R,C,I) – 265
• Brian DuBois* (D) – 215
Tax Collector
• Eileen Hennessy* (D,C) – 386
DELAWARE TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Edward T. Sykes (R) – 396
• Stephan Lundgren (D) – 340
Clerk/Tax Collector
• Tess McBeath* (D) – 538
Justice
• H. John Kramer* (D,R,C,I) – 702
Town Board
• Harold Roeder Jr.* (R) – 447
• Cindy Herbert* (R) – 425
• John Murphy (D) – 304
• Marc Dubrovsky (D) – 268
Town Board (to replace a vacancy)
• Alfred Steppich (R) – 400
• Richard Ried (D) – 322
Highway Superintendent
• William Eschenberg* (R,C) – 596
Assessor
• Sandra L. Burn (R) – 518
FALLSBURG TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Steven Vegliante* (D,C) – 1,311
Justices
• Ivan Kalter* (D,C,I) – 1,184
• Bart Rasnick* (R,C,I) – 1,145
Town Board
• Arnold Seletsky* (D,C,I) – 1,176
• Joe Levner* (D,C,I) – 1,120
• Victor McCarthy (R,W) – 687
WOODRIDGE VILLAGE OFFICES
Village Board
• Arlene Messina* (Action) – 118
• Joan I. Collins* (Oak Tree) – 104
• Ivan Katz (Peoples Choice) – 68
FORESTBURGH TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• William B. Sipos (D,C) – 210
Clerk
• Joanne Nagoda* (R,C) – 227
• Laura J. Gundersen (D, Forestburgh First) – 67
Justice
• LeRoy C. Gunther (R, Forestburgh Justice) – 204
Town Board
• John W. Galligan* (D,C) – 209
• Michael Creegan* (R,C) – 186
• Lynn McDonald (D, Forestburgh First) – 104
Highway Superintendent
• Dan Hogue Jr.* (D,C,I) – 215
• Joseph A. Ruggeri (R) – 95
FREMONT TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Robert Theadore (D,I) – 180
• George E Conklin III (R) – 220
Clerk
• Onalie Mesa Greier (D) – 250
Town Board
• John J. Hubert* (R) – 247
• Paul Kellam (D) – 228
• Kate Sykes Bowers (D, Rural Heritage) – 176
• Doris M. Sharp (R) – 132
Highway Superintendent
• Joe Niero* (D) – 309
Tax Collector
• Deborah Forsblom* (R) – 331
HIGHLAND TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Andrew Boyar* (D,C) – 469
Town Board
• James P. Gutekunst* (D,C) – 345
• Frederick E. Bosch* (R) – 338
• Carol A. Roig (D,C) – 285
• Tina M. Palecek (R) – 245
Highway Superintendent
• Thomas H. Ebers (D,C) – 365
• Orson J. Davis Jr. (R) – 265
LIBERTY TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Charlie Barbuti (D,C) – 1,071
• Lynn P. Killian (R,I) – 509
Clerk/Tax Collector
• Laurie A. Dutcher* (D,R,C,I) – 1,451
Justice
• Brian P. Rourke* (D,R,C,I) – 1,414
Town Board
• Thomas E. Hasbrouck* (R,C,I) – 934
• Dean R. Farrand (R,C,I) – 755
• Jeremy Gorelick (D,W) – 665
• Elliott Schneider (D,W) – 607
LUMBERLAND TOWN OFFICES
Justice
• William H. McKerrell Jr.* (R,C,I) – 390
• David Leamon (D) – 133
Town Board
• Ron Thiele (R) – 274
• Joseph F. Carr Jr.* (R) – 247
• Greg Bodnaruik (D,C) – 238
• Van Krzywicki (D,C) – 145
• Edward Gavalla (Peoples Choice) – 76
Highway Superintendent (to fill a vacancy)
• Don Bosco Hunt Jr. (R) – 462
Tax Collector (to fill a vacancy)
• Heather S. Worzel (D) – 343
MAMAKATING TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Harold K. Baird* (R,C,I) – 961
• William Herrmann (D,W) – 943
Clerk
• Jean M. Dougherty* (R,C,I) – 1,537
Justice
• Joel W. Welsh* (D,C) – 1,424
Town Board
• Robert G. Justus* (R,C,I) – 1,045
• Russell W. Wood Jr. (R,C,I) – 977
• Edward Brebbia* (D,W) – 841
• Julius Greenberg (D,W) – 795
Highway Superintendent
• Riley Buddy Platt (D) – 976
• Richard D. Johnson Jr.* (R,C,I) – 945
Receiver of Taxes
• Janet M. Evans* (R,C,I) – 1,547
NEVERSINK TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Mark McCarthy (D,C) – 499
• Joseph H. Pond (R,I) – 355
Clerk/Tax Collector
• Lisa M. Garigliano* (D,R,C) – 853
Justice
• Barbara A. Garigliano* (D,R,C) – 840
Town Board
• Christopher J. Mathews (R,C,I) – 636
• Bryan Delaney* (D,C) – 600
• Michael S. Mullen (R,I) – 391
• Donald W. TerBush (D) – 258
Highway Superintendent
• Preston Kelly* (D,R,C) – 931
ROCKLAND TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Edward Weitmann* (D,C) – 625
Justice
• Franklin E. Gibson* (R) – 587
Town Board
• William Roser Jr.* (D,C) – 560
• Glen T. Carlson* (D) – 551
Highway Superintendent
• Theodore W. Hartling* (D,R,C) – 685
THOMPSON TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Anthony Cellini* (D,R,C,I) – 1,439
• Ramon M. Cedeira (Change For Thompson) – 925
Justice
• Perry Meltzer* (D) – 1,047
• Philip E. Conaty (R,C,I) – 1,032
• John R. Kelly (Independent Justice) – 235
Council
• Peter Briggs* (D,C,I) – 1,726
• Scott S. Mace (R,Peoples Choice) – 1,245
• Moniquka Diaz-Corley* (D,C,I) – 1,097
Receiver of Taxes
• Doreen Huebner* (R,C,I) – 1,378
• Janet Siano (D) – 780
TUSTEN TOWN OFFICES
Supervisor
• Carol Ropke Wingert (R,I,Rural Heritage) – 300
• Margaret Harrison* (D,C) – 216
Town Board
• Anthony B. Ritter (R,C) – 292
• Norman Meyer (D,C) – 190
• Andrea Reynosa (Rural Heritage) – 176
• Ned Lang (R) – 171
• JP Lang (D) – 142
Highway Superintendent
• Glenn Swendsen (Rural Heritage) – 304
• George Kinch* (D,R,C) – 209

 
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