Last night was a night of ups and downs.
It looks like Dryden will once again have a Democratic member of the Town Board, as Steve Stelick (R) and Mary Ann Sumner (D) led the field.
Our numbers last night showed County Legislator Mike Lane (D) up by 10, but the Board of Elections currently shows challenger Mike Hattery (R) up by 41. A check of tally sheets and absentee ballots will be held this afternoon, as this is well within the number of absentee ballots.
County Legislator Martha Robertson (D) defeated challenger Dave Restey (R) by better than a 2-1 margin.
Gwen Wilkinson (D) will be Tompkins County's new District Attorney, beating George Dentes (R) 10947-9099. (There are around 1300 absentee ballots out there for the county.)
I'm hoping that the count we had last night for Mike Lane was right and the Board of Elections is reporting a transcription error, but the odds don't likely favor that. We'll see today what the effective results are, and maybe Mike Lane can still pull out a victory.
Posted by simon at November 9, 2005 6:09 AM in politics (local)