DELAWARE COUNTY – With early voting underway at the Delaware County Board of Elections Office at 97 Main Street, Suite 5, in Delhi through Nov. 1, and general elections set for Tuesday, Nov. 3 at various polling places throughout the county, there are a few local races on tap in Delaware County.
Supervisors are on the ballot in several towns, with many running uncontested. However, there are a few exceptions:
There is a race for supervisor in the town of Roxbury where Thomas O'Brien is challenging incumbent Allen Hinkley, while Bonnie Walker is running unopposed as tax collector.
In the town of Meredith, incumbent James Ellis is being challenged by Stephanie Munro for town supervisor and Bradley Hitchcock is unopposed in his bid for highway superintendent.
Delhi also has a race for town supervisor with incumbent Maya Boukai seeing a challenge from Mark E. Tuthill.
Hamden will elect a new supervisor as Jonathan Kilday and Wayne Shepard vie for the seat as longtime supervisor Wayne Marshfield does not seek re-election. Cathy Roloson is unopposed in her bid for town clerk/tax collector.
Hancock has a race for supervisor with incumbent Jerry Vernold challenged by Samuel N. Roe.
Franklin has a pair of propositions on the ballot. Proposition 1 is to increase the term of highway superintendent from two to four years and Proposition 2 is to increase the term of town clerk/tax collector from two to four years. Donald Smith is unopposed for town supervisor and Sonja Johns is unopposed for town clerk/tax collector.
The remaining towns have uncontested races or no local elections at all.
In the town of Andes, Richie Gabriel is unopposed in his re-election bid for supervisor and John Bouton is unopposed in his bid for highway superintendent.
Bovina has no opposition as Tina Mole is unchallenged for town supervisor, Carrie Hewitt Choquette is unopposed for Clerk/Tax Collector and Edward Weber is unchallenged for highway superintendent.
There is no challenge in the town of Colchester as Robert Hafele seeks re-election as supervisor and Kenneth Eck Jr. for highway superintendent.
Timothy D. Kelso is unchallenged in his rebid for supervisor in the town of Davenport.
Deposit voters will find Elizabeth Polomcean unchallenged for Clerk/tax collector; Daniel Axtell unchallenged for a vacancy on the town council and Jennifer Valentine for town justice.
There is no opposition in the town of Kortright as George Haynes Jr. seeks re-election as supervisor; Kristin Craft for town clerk/tax collector and Henry Craft as highway superintendent.
In Masonville, Betty Scott is unopposed for supervisor, Linda Bourn is unopposed for town clerk/collector and Gordon Finch Jr. is unopposed for highway superintendent.
Glen Faulkner is unchallenged as he seeks re-election supervisor in the town of Middletown.
John Kosier is unchallenged in his re-election as supervisor in the town of Stamford.
Walton has no challenge as Joe Cetta seeks re-election as town supervisor and Jeffrey Offnick runs for highway superintendent.
There are no local races in Harpersfield, Sidney or Tompkins.
