Election Commissioners Luz Torres and Brian Abram announce that Absentees and Provisional Affidavit Ballots for close races have be counted.

County Legislative District 1 had Election Night results that had Kevin J. Muldowney with an additional 92 votes over challenger Marcus S. Buchanan. With Absentee/Affidavit gains of 41 votes and 79 votes, respectively, results are now 678 to 624.

City of Dunkirk At Large ended with David P. Damico posting 1185 to Nick J. Weiser’s 1113, gains of 79 and 106 over each candidate’s 99 difference on November 2.

In the 2nd Ward of Dunkirk, Martin E. Bamonto, 1149 to Linda A. Stolinski, 1126 flips the Election night results of 1038 to 1056, gains of 111 and 70, respectively.

Jamestown’s 3rd Ward will see Regina Brackman continue with a lead of 2 votes of Robert E. Reedy II. Brackman ends 173 to 171 against Reedy, narrowing an Election Night 159 to 148 lead.

When heading to the Village of Fredonia, both the Trustee and Trustee Vacancies saw minimal changes. Michelle Twichell lead William Weatherlow in the Trustee race on Election Night, 773 to 721. Nicole Siracuse had secured the top stop already with 1047 votes. Twichell added 67 votes and Weatherlow added 37 votes for a final of 841 to 758. Siracuse added 54 votes to 1102.

In the Vacancy Trustee race, Jon Espersen claimed Election Night victory with 1019 and left David Bird, 862 and Gregory Krauza, 815, fighting for second place. Krauza adds 60 votes, but is not enough to overcome 57 additional votes for David Bird. Final 921 vs 876.

Finally, traveling to the southeastern Chautauqua County, a Highway Supervisor race in the Town of Carroll. Michael B. Walker leads James H. Mitchener III 502 to 482 on Election Night, just 20 vote spread. A gain of 19 for Walker and 12 for Mitchener leaves the Election Night results father apart, 521 to 494.

Complete results for these close races are available at www.votechautauqua.com and are unofficial pending final certification.

The Chautauqua County Board of Elections will continue adding other Absentee and Provisional Affidavit ballots for races with wider margins to the totals to complete their final certification, expected later this week.

“We thank each and every voter who cast a ballot either by voting Early, on Election Day, via Absentee or Provisional Affidavit Ballot,” concluded Commissioner Torres.

“We anticipate certifying final results by Friday, November 19th,” concluded Commissioner Abram.