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Write-in votes could determine the Mayville mayor's race, though write-in challengers Bill Ward and Tom Carlson face an uphill road.
Rick Syper, incumbent mayor, received 228 votes while there were 237 write-in votes cast. Those will need to be counted and verified by the county board of elections.
Voters across Chautauqua County decided a number of local races Tuesday, with contests for city, town and village offices appearing on ballots throughout the county.
For this year’s November elections, there were 37 local races among cities, towns and villages. A total of 17 towns, seven villages and one city have at least one elected position up this year.
Of the 37 offices, 33 are uncontested, or about 89%. The only contested races were in Silver Creek for two trustee seats, Kiantone for town clerk, and a vacancy for Jamestown city council.
By comparison, county races are much more competitive. There are a total of 21 county offices up in Chautauqua County – 19 legislative districts, sheriff and family court judge Of that total, 14 had contested races, or about 67%. Here is a complete list of results from Tuesday's election:
TOWNS
In Busti, Republican Lyle Hajdu received the majority of votes with 2, 150, Ryan Roush received just under that with 1, 901 votes. Both have been elected to serve.
In Kiantone, Jennifer A. Schmitt won the town clerk race against Mary Cook, 428 to 168. Joshua Ostrander was elected town supervisor, while Robert Carlson secured the highway superintendent position.
In Portland, Daniel Thompson won the available town justice seat.
The remaining town races featured unopposed candidates:
Carroll: Timothy Burkett, town supervisor, 1,173 votes.
Cherry Creek: James Abbey, town supervisor, 291 votes
Clymer: Lori Carutis, town tax collector, 412 votes.
Dunkirk: Scott Pagano, town council vacancy, 272 votes.
Ellery: Lawrence Anderson, town supervisor, 1,384 votes.
Ellicott: James Rensel, Ward 1 Town Board member, 479 votes; Robert White, Ward 2 Town Board member, 676 votes; Katy Whitmore, Ward 3 Town Board member, 532 votes; Kenneth Swan, Ward 4 Town Board member, 703 votes.
Ellington: Loren Kent, town justice, 322 votes.
Harmony: Jeffrey Jordan, town board vacancy, 609 votes.
Mina: Jeffrey Tornstrom, town board vacancy, 326 votes.
Poland: Robert Smith, town supervisor, 758 votes.
Pomfret: EvaDawn Bashaw, town board vacancy, 2,671 votes.
Sherman: Michael Courtney, highway superintendent, 400 votes.
Villенova: Michael Emke Walker, highway superintendent, 329 votes; Ronald Lucas, town justice, 334 votes.
Westfield: Rob Wilson, town justice, 1,209 votes.
VILLAGES
In Bemus Point, David Lipsey and Theodore Farnham won Village Board seats with 106 and 100 votes, respectively. In Celoron, Valerie Murphy and Kate Burnett won Village Board seats with 121 and 143 votes, respectively.
In Silver Creek, Republicans Dwayne Haskins and Mary Poissant emerged victorious in a four-candidate race for a village trustee seat with 481 and 427 votes, respectively. Democrats Amanda Austin and Natasha Souter received 392 and 341 votes, respectively.
The remaining village races featured unopposed candidates:
Cassadaga: David Rowley - Village trustee vacancy.
Fredonia: Timothy Mulholland Jr. was elected to a vacant Village Board seat with 1,926 votes. Village trustee vacancy.
Mayville: Fairlee Fischer and Michael Testa were each elected to the Village Board with 353 and 314 votes, respectively.
Panama: William Schneider was re-elected mayor with 134 votes and Todd Eddy was elected to the Village Board with 134 votes.