Hoyt Landslide in Windham

WINDHAM - The campaign tensions can begin to wither in Windham where incumbent town supervisor Thomas Hoyt has defeated challenger Connor Exum in what has been a very contentious race.

Hoyt, in unofficial results, accumulated 510 votes (early voting and machine vote) to 178 (84 early vote and 94 machine) for Exum in a repeat of the 2025 election when Hoyt won 380 (68.7%) to 173 (31.3%).

Hoyt was running on the Republican and Conservative Party tickets with Exum representing the Democratic Party.

“This is very humbling. This shows overwhelming support to continue to serve the residents of the town of Windham,” Hoyt said.

“I tried to put up the best fight I could,” Exum said, congratulating Hoyt on the victory. “I came up short but stayed within my thirty percent, the same as last year. Next time I will need to adjust my tactics. See you in two years.”

Also in Windham, Katherine Murray will return as tax collector, garnering 530 votes running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Otherwise across the mountaintop, all races were unopposed including, in  alphabetical order they are:

—ASHLAND/ Mark Scula ran unopposed for town supervisor after a stunning victory over then-supervisor Chris Hamilton in a summer caucus.

Scula had lost to Hamilton in caucus in 2025. Hamilton stepped down from his one-year term, earlier this fall, amid rising in-house friction.

He will be joined by Heather Younes as the new town clerk/tax collector, replacing Dawn Thorp who is retiring at the end of the year.

Returning to his highway superintendent post is Richard Tompkins, winning a second term following decades of service as town supervisor. All the winners are affiliated with the Republican Party.

—HALCOTT/ Town Supervisor Samatha A. Wickham, Town Clerk Patricia L. Warfield, Superintendent of Highways Russell C. Bouton and Tax Collector Robin M. White all gained reelection running unopposed on the Democratic and Republican lines.‍

—HUNTER/Town Supervisor Sean S. Mahoney and Superintendent of Highways Robert J. Blain, Jr. both retained their titles in a show of complete constituent confidence, running unopposed on Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines.

—JEWETT/ There were no open offices for the 2026 vote, continuing the administration of town supervisor Greg Kroyer.

Kroyer is joined by town council members John Giordano, Jeannie Scotti, James Pellitteri and John Pumilia. Maya Carl is staying as town clerk with Robert Mallory continuing a long career as highway superintendent..

—LEXINGTON /Town Supervisor Robert Riccardella and Superintendent of Highways Kevin Simmons, Jr. each had no competition, gaining support from the Democratic Party and Republican Party.

—PRATTSVILLE/Longtime public servant Greg Cross returns as town supervisor, accompanied by incumbent town clerk Theresa Whitworth and highly respected tax collector Carole Cangelosi.

All other offices will stay unchanged with Cross, Whitworth and Cangelosi endorsed by the Republican and Conservative parties.

There were only two races on the county level, likewise being a breeze for 

Jeffrey Low  and John Delvecchio, running unopposed.

Low is running unopposed for district attorney on the Republican and Conservative lines with DelVecchio is running unopposed for county coroner on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Low, barring interstellar intervention, will be replacing legendary Joseph Stanzione who is retiring. There were no Democratic Party challenges on the county level.