Politics & Government
With Absentees Ballots Counted, Klughers Holds On To Last Trustee Spot
When it was all said and done, here are the number of votes with which each candidate ended up.
When all the absentee ballots were counted last week, the . Debbie Klughers, who looked to have the last seat on the East Hampton Town Trustees on Election Night, maintained the position, picking up 450 votes in the absentees ballots.
Here are the numbers provided by the Suffolk County Board of Elections:
SUPERVISOR RACE:
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William (Bill) Wilkinson: 3,403 (50.11 percent)
- Republican: 2,600
- Conservative: 321
- Independence: 482
Zach Cohen: 3,388 (49.89 percent)
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- Democrat: 2,999
- Work Family: 389
* There were 7 write-in votes. The Suffolk County Board of Elections does not provide the names of those written in unless they receive substantial support.
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Stephen Lynch: 3,915 (57.81 percent)
- Republican: 2,829
- Conservative: 356
- Independence: 730
Scott King: 2,857 (42.19 percent)
- Democrat: 2,564
- Working Family: 293
TOWN JUSTICE
Lisa R. Rana: 4,091 (61.22 percent)
- Republican: 2,953
- Conservative: 410
- Independence: 728
Stephen A. Grossman: 2,592 (38.78 percent)
- Democrat: 2,306
- Working Family: 286
TOWN BOARD
Peter K. Van Scoyoc: 3,149 (23.91 percent)
- Democrat: 2,814
- Working Family: 335
Sylvia W. Overby: 2,936 (22.29 percent)
- Democrat: 2,669
- Working Family: 267
Richard Haeg: 1,959 (14.88 percent)
- Republican: 1,669
- Conservative: 290
Steven Gaines: 1,939 (14.72 percent)
- Republican: 1,878
- Opportunity: 61
William Mot, Independence: 1,744 (13.24 percent)
Marilyn Behan, Independence: 1,442 (10.95 percent)
ASSESSOR
Jeanne Nielsen: 5,156 (53.34 percent)
- Democrat: 3,553
- Working Family: 552
- Independence: 1,051
Jill Massa: 4,511 (46.66 percent)
- Republican: 2,640
- Conservative: 501
- Independence: 1,370
TOWN TRUSTEE
Stephanie Talmage Forsberg: 4,066 (7.44 percent)
- Republican: 2,715
- Conservative: 448
- Independence: 903
Stephen M. Lester: 3,793 (6.94 percent)
- Democrat: 2,936
- Independence: 857
Timothy A. Bock: 3,697 (6.76 percent)
- Republican: 2,489
- Conservative: 452
- Independence: 756
Diane E. McNally: 3,490 (6.39 percent)
- Republican: 2,384
- Conservative: 371
- Independence: 735
Shawn D. McCaffrey: 3,370 (6.17 percent)
- Republican: 2,340
- Conservative: 383
- Independence: 647
Lynn V. Mendelman: 3,354 (6.14 percent)
- Republican: 2,302
- Conservative: 365
- Independence: 687
Joseph Bloecker: 3,341 (6.11 percent)
- Republican: 2,304
- Conservative: 377
- Independence: 660
Nathaniel Miller: 3,235 (5.92 percent)
- Republican: 2,015
- Conservative: 348
- Independence: 672
Debra Klughers: 2,904 (5.31 percent)
- Democrat: 2,570
- Working Family: 334
Raymond Hartjen: 2,857 (5.23 percent)
- Democrat: 2,548
- Working Family: 309
Loretta Sears: 2,648 (4.84 percent)
- Democrat: 2,364
- Working Family: 284
Kevin Bryne: 2,643 (4.84 percent)
- Republican: 2,113
- Independence: 530
John Chimples: 2,632 (4.82 percent)
- Democrat: 2,377
- Working Family: 255
John Gosman: 2,625 (4.80 percent)
- Republican: 2,516
- Opportunity: 109
Sima Freierman: 2,618 (4.79 percent)
- Democrat: 2,341
- Working Family: 277
Nancy E. Lagarenne: 2,560 (4.68 percent)
- Democrat: 2,287
- Working Family: 273
Sam Kramer: 2,490 (4.56 percent)
- Democrat: 2,247
- Working Family: 243
Rona Klopman: 2,332 (4.27 percent)
- Democrat: 2,117
- Working Family: 215
*winners are in bold
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