HUDSON – Hudson City Judge Richard Koweek, a Democrat, defeated four-term District Attorney Beth Cozzolino, a Republican, to win the open County Court judge seat in Tuesday’s election. But the GOP had major success in retaining county offices, as former County Judge Paul Czajka was elected the next county district attorney, a post he held in the mid-1980s and early 1990s. Republicans also won the races for county treasurer and coroner.
In Hudson Republican William Hallenbeck Jr. was elected mayor, narrowly beating the Democrats’ candidate, businessman Nick Haddad. Donald Moore easily retained his seat as president of the Common Council.
Despite a small but growing lead in enrollment now held by Democrats in the county, at the town level the GOP maintained the seats it had and picked up a town supervisor seat in New Lebanon, where businessman Mike Benson, a Republican, overwhelmingly defeated incumbent Democrat Margaret Robertson. In the Town of Chatham, incumbent Jesse DeGroodt won reelection; he was a Democrat until earlier this year, when he left the party. He ran with the backing of the GOP this fall. In Greenport only six votes separated incumbent Democrat Ed Nabozny and the unofficial winner, Republican John Porreca, Sr., making that race too close to call.
The outcome of the races for supervisor in the towns has importance for the whole county because it determines which party controls the weighted vote in the Board of Supervisors, the county’s governing body.
In other races for supervisor, Art Baer, running with both Republican and Democratic endorsements, appears to have narrowly defeated challenger Robina Ward by less than 30 votes.
All vote tallies are unofficial because absentee and write-in ballots have yet to be counted. That process always takes at least a week following the closing of the polls and usually longer, especially if there are challenges that result in court hearings. As of Tuesday night, the County Board of Elections could not say how many ballots remain to be counted.
The Columbia Paper will update the vote counts online and in print as the numbers are available.
2011 Unofficial Election Results
Justice of the Supreme Court (2)
(Shows county results only)
Thomas A. Breslin (Albany) (D,I) 7,924
Raymond J. Elliott, III (Troy) (D,I,WF) 7,125
Catherine Cholakis (Troy) (R,C,WF) 7,165
Guy Roemer (Watervliet) (R,C) 6,662
County Court Judge
Richard M. Koweek (Hudson) (D,WF) 9103
Beth Cozzolino (Austerlitz) (R,C,I) 7272
District Attorney
Eugene Keeler (Greenport) (D,WF) 7098
Paul Czajka (Livingston) (R,C,I) 8964
Treasurer
Peter Stoll (Canaan) (D,WF) 6421
Paul PJ Keeler (Claverack) (R,C,I) 9418
Coroner
George F. Davis (Clermont) (D,WF) 6506
James Bertram (Ghent) (R,C,I) 7092
Hudson – CITYWIDE
Mayor
Nick Haddad (D,WF) 733
William H. Hallenbeck, Jr. (R,C,I) 760
Council President
Donald A. Moore (D,WF) 797
Bartholomew F. Delaney, Jr. (R) 531
Treasurer
Eileen Halloran (D) 953
Kenneth Ivey (R,C,I) 397
Hudson – 1
Supervisor
Sarah Sterling (D) 112
John W. Musall (R,C,I,Bottom Line) 42
Alderman (2)
David Marston (D,WF) 126
Larissa Thomas (D,WF) 119
Geeta Cheddie (R,C,I,Bottom Line) 45
Hudson – 2
Supervisor
Edward Cross (D,C) 191
Alderman (2)
Abdus Satter Miah (D,C,I) 166
Wanda Joelle Pertilla (D,C,I) 187
Hudson – 3
Supervisor
Ellen V. Thurston (D) 190
Glenn W. Martin (R,C) 105
Alderman (2)
Chris L. Wagoner (D,WF) 211
John K. Friedman (D,WF) 212
Hudson – 4
Supervisor
William Hughes, Jr. (D,C,I) 149
Alderman (2)
Sheila Ramsey (D) 139
Ohrine E. Stewart (D) 108
Alexis B. Keith (R,C,I) 56
Hudson – 5.1 & 5.2
Supervisor
Richard Scalera (D,C,I) 463
Alderman (2)
Robert J. Donahue (D,C,I) 448
Carmine A. Pierro, Jr. (D,C,I) 443
Ancram – 1 & 2
Supervisor
Art Bassin (D,R) 296
Clerk/Tax Collector
Monica R. Cleveland (D,R,I) 310
Council (2)
James P. Miller (D,R,I) 282
Hugh Clark (D) 177
John A. MacArthur (D,I) 190
Justice (2)
Robert B. Wilcox (D,R) 280
George K. Wittlinger Sr. (D,R,I) 291
Highway Superintendent
James E. MacArthur (D,R,C,I) 288
Austerlitz – 1 & 2
Council (2)
Brian Polhemus (D) 278
Bryan Geel, Sr. (R,C,I) 330
Jon Mesick (R,C,I) 282
Justice (2)
Robert Lagonia (D,R,C,I) 413
Cheryl Roberts (D) 320
William H. Hogencamp (R,C,I) 278
Canaan – 1 & 2
Supervisor
Richard Keaveney (D,R,C,I) 381
Council (2)
Brenda Adams (D,R,WF) 338
Peter Stelling (D,I) 213
Alan G. Miller (R,C) 235
Justice (2)
Delena M. Schaefer (D,R,C,I) 370
Lewis A. Hatch, Jr. (D,R,C,I) 399
Highway Superintendent
Bernhard F. Meyer (D,R,C,I) 407
Chatham – 1 – 3 1 2 3
Supervisor
Kurt Barensfeld (D,First) 538
Jesse DeGroodt (R,C,I) 698
Council (2)
Robert C. Balcom (D,First) 601
Landra Haber (D,First) 555
Jean Rohde (R,C,I) 634
Robert W. Johnson, Sr. (R,I) 548
Justice (2)
Kandace Eaton (D,First) 583
James Borgia-Forster (D,First) 588
Mike Hart (R,C,I) 574
Jason Shaw (R,C,I) 611
Claverack – 1 – 5
Council (2)
Katy Cashen (D,Claverack) 748
Shailer Evans (D,Claverack) 698
Clifford Kippy Weigelt (R,C,I) 869
Stephen J. Hook (R,C,I) 734
Assessor
Ian Nitschke (D,Claverack) 583
Kathleen Christiano (D,Claverack) 606
Frederick Zitto, Sr. (R,C,I) 850
Jack Race (R,C,I) 918
Clermont
Council (2)
Charles M. Larsen (D) 204
Dianne S. O’Neal (D,WF) 192
Ed Kahle (R,C,I) 231
Evan Hempel (R,C,I) 213
Justice
Phyllis Heiko (D) 108
Richard G. Christensen (R,C,I) 315
Copake – 1 & 2
Police Department Proposal :
Yes: 441
No: 469
Supervisor
Linda Gabaccia (D,WF) 417
Jeff Nayer (R,C,I) 572
Clerk/Tax Collector
Rachel Collins Kelly (D,WF) 377
Lawrence O. Proper (R,C,I) 607
Council (2)
Susan Winchell-Sweeney (D,WF) 475
George Filipovits (D,WF) 362
Stephen Hoppe (R,I) 447
Kelly Miller-Simmons (R,C,I) 569
Justice
Glenn Schermerhorn (D) 447
John P. Spencer (R,C,I) 517
Highway Superintendent
William Gregory, Jr. (D,R,C,I) 932
Gallatin
Supervisor
Steven Sorman (D) 130
Thomas M. Garrick (R) 140
Eric Mortenson (C,I) 123
Clerk/Tax Collector
Lisa Deleeuw (D,R) 332
Council (2)
Thomas A. Toigo (D) 169
John C. Reilly (D) 173
Jeffrey L. Galm (R) 214
Donald H. Coons (R) 191
Justice
Tia Schneider Denenberg (D,R) 337
Germantown – 1 & 2
Council (2)
Don Westmore (D,R) 421
Michael Mortenson (D,R,C,I) 455
Justice
Robert W. Beaury (R) 286
Ghent – 1 – 4
Clerk/Tax Collector
Michelle L. Radley (R,C) 773
Council (2)
Peter T. Nelson, Sr. (R) 717
Richard Sardo (R,C,I) 755
Brian P. Simmons (C) ??????????
Justice
Michael N. Bruno (R,C,I) 868
Greenport – 1 – 3
Supervisor
Edward F. Nabozny (D,I,Grassroots) 584
John J. Porreca, Sr. (R,C) 590
Council (2)
Guy Apicella (D,Grassroots) 526
Lisa Gaylord (D,Grassroots) 337
Robert J. Pendergast, Sr. (R,C,I) 644
Keith Mortefolio (R,C,I) 767
Justice
Francis A. Abitabile (D,C,I,Grassroots) 875
Highway Superintendent
Mark Gaylord (D,C,I,Grassroots) 747
Peter Goldman (R) 425
Hillsdale – 1 & 2
Supervisor 1 2
Art Baer (D,R,First) 296
Robina Ward (C,I,Unity) 267
Clerk
Ruth Dodds (D,R,First) 530
Council (2)
Steve Tiger (D,First) 316
Carmen Barbato (First) 276
August Sena (D,First) 407
Council
(unexpired term)
Gillian Sims-Elster (D,First) 415
Justice
Russ Immarigeon (D,I,Unity) 309
Mark Cawley (D) 280
Ira Halfond (R,First) 184
Julliette M. Crill (R,I) 263
Highway Superintendent
Richard Briggs (D,C,I,Unity) 314
Edward Brabender Jr. (r) 261
Tax Collector
Joseph Hanselman, Jr. (D,R,I,First, Unity) 543
Kinderhook – 1 – 8
Supervisor
Patrick M. Grattan (R,C,I) 1959
Clerk
Kimberly Pinkowski (D,R,Justice for All) 2193
Council (2)
Peter Bujanow (D,WF,Justice for All) 1071
Wendy A. Bopp (D,Justice for All) 945
Deborah Simonsmeier (R,C,I) 1428
Timothy Ooms (R,C,I) 1408
Justice
David Dellehunt (D,I,Justice for All) 1452
James Carlucci (R,C) 998
Tax Collector
Gary Simpkins (D,Justice for All) 718
Lillian Roginski (R,C,I) 1655
Livingston – 1 & 2
Council (2)
Will Yandik (D) 391
Pauline Czajka (D) 287
Kim C. Shea (R,C,I) 335
William (Bill) Bender (R,C,I) 412
Justice
Harold Weaver, Jr. (R,C,I) 587
New Lebanon – 1 & 2
Supervisor
Margaret E. Robertson (D) 266
Mike Benson (R,C,I) 439
Clerk
Colleen Teal (D,R) 630
Council (2)
Matthew Larabee (D) 383
Bruce Baldwin (D) 319
Chuck Geraldi (R) 333
Bob Smith (R) 271
Justice
Darcy L. Poppey (D,C,I) 350
John (Jack) Nevers (R) 348
Highway Superintendent
Jeffrey Winestock (D,R) 602
Tax Collector
Tammie M. Darcy (D,R,C,I) 660
Stockport – 1 & 2
Supervisor
Jeff Seymour (D,I) 309
Matt B. Murell (R,C) 471
Council (2)
Carl L. Roby, Jr. (D,WF,I) 270
Wayne E. Kinney (D,I) 288
Paul Knott (C) 376
Norma M. Kirker (C) 396
Council
(unexpired term)
Daniel N. Marcus (D,I) 358
Justice
Harold Horner (R) 578
Assessor
Robert Jensen (D) 297
Edward L. Hamm (R) 409
Stuyvesant – 1 & 2
Supervisor
Lee Jamison (D,I) 316
Ron Knott (R,C) 397
Council (2)
Fred Heron (D,WF) 270
Edward Kiernan (D,WF) 293
Thomas S. Burrall (R,C) 378
Kelley Williams (R,C,I) 441
Taghkanic
Assessor Proposal
Yes: 333
No: 75
Council (2)
Debora Gilbert (D) 206
Jeremiah P. McAward (D) 189
Richard Skoda (R,C,WF,I) 263
Carolyn Sammons (R,C,WF,I) 237
Assessor
Scott C. Stackpole (D) 202
Susan Benton (D) 190