Unofficial Primary Results Build Anticipation for Absentee Ballots in Tompkins County
TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY -- Unofficial primary election results are in for the City of Ithaca Common Council races, the Tompkins County Legislature races, as well as races for elected town officials in Groton and Danby.
These results don’t include absentee ballots, and the official count will likely be completed sometime next week. There’s no clear indication of how many absentee ballots might be coming in. These votes could be decisive, as some of the races show narrow margins.
The results are as follows, provided by the Board of Elections.
COUNTY LEGISLATOR RESULTS
District 1 (4 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Travis Brooks • 51.61% (369 votes)
Nicole LaFave • 47.97% (343 votes)
Write-in • 0.42% (3 votes)
District 2 (4 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Leslie Schill • 47.10% (260 votes)
Veronica D. Pillar • 52.72% (291 votes)
Write-in • 0.18% (1 vote)
District 8 (4 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Robert Lynch • 22.19% (69 votes)
Vanessa R. Greenlee • 77.49% (241 votes)
Write-in • 0.32% (1 vote)
District 13 (4 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Samantha Lushtak • 45.02% (122 votes)
Greg Mezey • 54.98% (149 votes)
District 13 (4 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Samantha Lushtak • 45.02% (122 votes)
Greg Mezey • 54.98% (149 votes)
COMMON COUNCIL RESULTS
ALDERPERSON WARD 1 (2 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Shaniya Foster • 9.61% (27 votes)
Cynthia L. Brock • 80.43% (226 votes)
Yasmin Rashid • 9.61% (27 votes)
Write-in • 0.36% (1 vote)
ALDERPERSON WARD 5 (2 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Martha Hiller • 39.47% (210 votes)
Robert Cantelmo • 59.59% (317 votes)
Write-in • 0.94% (5 votes)
TOWN RESULTS
TOWN OF DANBY: HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT (2 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 1)
Keith Shipman • 62.66% (245 votes)
Anthony Wells • 37.34% (146 votes)
TOWN OF DANBY: TOWN COUNCILPERSON (2 year term) - Democratic (4 year term) - Democratic (Vote for 2)
Katharine Huner • 40.32% (300 votes)
Ted Crane • 24.87% (185 votes)
Pat Woodworth • 34.41% (256 votes)
Write-in • 0.40% (3 votes)
TOWN OF GROTON: HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT (4 YEAR TERM) - Republican (Vote for 1)
Ellard D. Keister • 71.86% (189 votes)
Kenneth Carr • 27.76% (73 votes)
Write-in • 0.38% (1 votes)