The polls have been closed for more than 90 minutes, and the Columbia County Board of Elections is still reporting what appears to be only partial results. At the moment, Joe Ferris has 941 votes (49.06%) and Kamal Johnson has 884 votes (46.09%). Lloyd Koedding has 67 votes (3.49%).
In the only contested races for ward representation, in the First Ward, Alexandria Madero leads Randall Martin 307 to 100 for First Ward supervisor, and Henry Haddad leads the pack for First Ward councilmember with 326 votes, followed by Gary Purnhagen with 204 votes, "Write-in" which we take to be Donna Streitz with 114 votes, and Patricia Ramoska with 48 votes.
It is unclear if this is it, or if there will be further updates tonight.
Update: Two and a half hours after the polls closed, this is what the Board of Elections is reporting. Click to enlarge or find it here. It appears we may have a new mayor.
It appears that Ferris has won, and a hearty congratulations to him and to Hudson voters.
ReplyDeleteWhile I’m at it, a huge congratulations to Jackie Salvatore, who won the sheriff’s race with stunning margins. Her win was the talk of the evening all the way up here in Troy.
To the mayoral candidate(s) who lost their primaries but still decided to run -- and still lost-- take a damn hint! (And stop being arrogant)
ReplyDeleteOkay, plastic sign politicians, both winners and losers, please remove your signs. Every single one of them, whether you put them in the ground or not. Thank you.
ReplyDeletePS - They are not recyclable. Dispose of them properly so that they make it to a landfill somewhere far away.