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Incumbent keeps seat in Westfield

MAYVILLE — Village trustee Robert Cochran has officially been re-elected in Westfield

On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Board of Elections met to count absentees and one affidavit ballot that determined the winner of the close Westfield village trustee election.

On election night incumbent Democratic trustee Robert Cochran led Republican challenger Dennis Lutes by 11 votes. Following today’s absentee ballot counting, Lutes tightened up his loss but still fell five votes short. A total of seven ballots out of 47 were either thrown out, over voted or under voted in the absentees.

The final results will be certified by the Board of Elections as Cochran 143 and Lutes 138, according to Election Commissioners Norman P. Green and Brian C. Abram.

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