LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It's election day for Livingston County Villages with six active ballots, four of which have contested races. Polls are open from noon until 9 p.m. In Geneseo they have one of the more exciting races in decades as Margaret Duff is Challenging 32-year incumbent mayor Dick Matheway. There's going to be a new mayor in Caledonia as Republican Scott DiLiberto is running unchallenged In Mont Morris it's an uncontested race … [Read more...]
ELECTION NIGHT: Conservatives Take Historic Win for Lima Supervisor
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Unofficial results say that it was a historic night for the Livingston County Conservative Party. Mike Falk successfully ran on the Conservative line against Republican and Democratic candidate Colleen Allen. Falk took 851 votes, or 64.13 percent. Allen took 475 votes, or 35.80 percent. This is the first time that a Conservative has been elected to a position on the Livingston County Board of Supervisors. "Had it not … [Read more...]
Candidates Are In, November Ballots Certified and Final
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The ballot is fully certified for the November election. According to the Livingston County Board of Elections, all caucus filings and independent petitions are complete and sample ballots will be available on the Board of Elections website here on Friday. The certification listing all candidates, their party lines and the propositions for Livingston County's General Election 2017 can be seen here: GE17 … [Read more...]
Contested Town Races Galore in November
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Contested races seem to be on in more than half of the 14 Livingston County towns to send in unofficial caucus results so far. The Livingston County Board of Elections reminds the public that caucus results will not be certified until late September and might change before then. "There will be caucuses through September 19 and candidates can decline until September 22," said David DiPasquale, Democratic Commissioner for … [Read more...]
College Voters Rocked 2016 BOE Record Books
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Board of Elections was busier than ever last year, closing 2016 with a record number of elections and possibly a record number of voters. Board of Elections (BOE) Democratic Commissioner David DiPasquale and newly-appointed Republican Commissioner Rebecca Schroeder said that the presidential election likely drew out a high, possibly record high, number of voters county wide. Geneseo registration exploded with the sudden … [Read more...]
SUNY Geneseo Students Condemn and Defend Defacing Republicans’ Painting
GENESEO — Someone defaced the SUNY Geneseo College Republicans' painting on the Geneseo 'Greek Tree' over Thursday night. At some point before Friday morning, the painting depicted a Republican elephant, the letters GOP, a checked box marked 'Kasich,' and the group name of the College Republicans. The tree's defacement has brought about a swarm of conversation online among college students, some in support of the action and others in … [Read more...]
McGuire Bows out in Support of Republican Candidate in Assembly Race
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Livingston County Conservative Party Chairman Jason J. McGuire has withdrawn from the 133rd Assembly District Race and thrown his support to Republican candidate Joe Errigo. According to a press release from the Livingston County Conservative Party, McGuire- who entered the race for the District earlier this week- came to his decision after meeting with Errigo to discuss the nature of the race. "I have notified State … [Read more...]
Geneseo Village Justice Candidates Talk About the Bench at SUNY Geneseo
GENESEO – Two candidates for Geneseo Village Justice attended Wednesday night's candidate forum at SUNY Geneseo to answer questions on their candidacies and the duties and sacrifices a Village Justice has to make. Retired SUNY Geneseo Geololgical Sciences Professor Dr. Bill Brennan (D) sat alongside local attorney and current sitting village Justice Brad Janson (R) as candidates for March 15 race for Village Justice. Both briefly introduced … [Read more...]
Former Livingston County Democratic Chair Runs for Geneseo Village Board
GENESEO – Bob Wilcox and Phil Jones will be the two Democratic candidates running in the Geneseo Village Board election in March. At Tuesday night's Democratic Causus, current Village trustee Bob Wilcox and former Chair of the Livingston County Democratic Committee Phil Jones were chosen as the Democrats' two candidates for Village Trustee. Geneseo Village Trustee Ben Gajewski said that he is not seeking reelection. The Mar. 15 election … [Read more...]
ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS: Historical Night in Avon
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It was a historical night in Avon as Malachy Coyne became the first Democrat elected to the Avon Town Board since the 60's. Coyne was the top vote recipient in Avon with 1023, Michalski trailing with 1,008 and Jim Harrington with 987. The three were fighting for two positions. Avon has 18 absentee ballots still unaccounted for. In the race for Avon Town Judge, Michael Torregiano defeated Janis Cole 876 to 788. In … [Read more...]