St. Lawrence County voters go to polls Tuesday to help elect Congressman, local candidates
St. Lawrence County voters on Nov. 3 will help elect one of two candidates in the hotly contested 23rd Congressional race as well as candidates for a number of local contests.
With Gouverneur Republican Dede Scozzafava having pulled out of the race over the weekend, voters will choose between Democrat Bill Owens of Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake native and Conservative Doug Hoffman. They are battling to replace Congressman John McHugh.
The race has attracted considerable attention nationwide.
Locally, five candidates are seeking two town council seats in Potsdam, four are running for three Ogdensburg City Council seats, two candidates are battling for town supervisor in Massena and three people are vying for two village trustee posts in Canton.
Other area highlights include a four-way race for highway superintendent in Madrid and a three-person race for highway superintendent in Colton.
Polling places throughout the county will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day.
Many voters will be using the county’s new electronic optical-reader machines for tallying votes for the first time. The machines were purchased to comply with federal laws to replace old mechanical machines which were becoming harder and harder to maintain.
A complete listing of candidates throughout St. Lawrence County can be viewed at NorthCountryNow.com/ad_pages/page15.html
Here are the candidates running in the Greater Canton-Potsdam area and their major party affiliation (D = Democrat, R = Republican, C = Conservative):
Town of Brasher
Supervisor – M. James Dawson, D; Town Clerk – Ellen Fukes, D; Highway Superintendent – Larry P. Hewlett, D; Highway Superintendent – Jeremiah D. Mahoney, D; Town Justice – Margaret M. Burns, D; Town Councilman (two seats) – William D. Demo, R.
Town of Canton
Supervisor – David T. Button, R; Town Clerk – Lisa A. Hammond, R; Highway Superintendent – Terry L. Billings, R; Councilman (two seats) – Paul Backus, D, and Daniel Fay, D.
Town of Colton
Supervisor – Joseph Zelinski, D, and Lawrence C. Patzwald, R; Town Clerk – Donna R. Arquiett, R; Highway Superintendent –Dean Green, D, Kevin Hawley, R, and Harold S. Bush, C; Assessor – Daniel C. McNamara, D; Councilman (two seats) – Joan Kilroy, D, Donald Shoen, D, and Grace Hawley, R.
Town of DeKalb
Supervisor – Larry D. Denesha, D, R & C; Highway Superintendent – Connor J. Burt, D, and Alan L. Garrand, R & C; Councilman (two seats) – Norris L. Davis, D, Jody C. Hamilton, D, Mike Livingston, R, and Arnold A. Graham, Development Committee.
Town of Hopkinton
Councilman (two seats) – Marvin E. Rust, R, and Gilbert Edson Sochia, R.
Town of Madrid
Supervisor – Joseph Finnegan, D, and William B. Carkner, R; Town Clerk, Judy Hargrave, D; Highway Superintendent – William R. Barkley Jr., D, Robert O’Neil, R, Kevin P. Finnegan, Grasse River Party, and Chet Tyndall, Safe Roads Party; Councilman (two seats) – Anthony A. Cooper, D, and Timothy A. Thisse, R.
Town of Norfolk
Supervisor – Charles Pernice, D, and Bernard H. Lanning Jr., R; Town Clerk – Kathy Emlaw, D; Highway Superintendent – Larry F. Villnave, D; Assessor – Donna Goodwin, D; Town Justice – Donald G. Lustyik, R; Councilman (two seats) – Jean M. Gang, D, and Robert harvey, D.
Town of Parishville
Supervisor – Jerry G. Moore, R; Town Clerk – Connie Maguire, R; Highway Superintendent – Patrick M. Remington, R; Assessor – Helen Condon, D; Councilman (two seats) – Conrad D. Cook, R, and Shirley Robinson, R.
Town of Pierrepont
Town Justice – Robert G. Camp, R; Councilman (two seats) – Carmen F. Casolara, D & R, Tom Latimer, D, and Phillip Wagner, R.
Town of Potsdam
Town Justice – James A. Mason, D; Councilman (two seats) – Judith Rich, D, Michael Zagrobelny, D, Oliver Mackey, R, Daniel Parker, R, and Tracey E. Haggett-Sloan, Independent.
Town of Stockholm
Town Justice – Wayne G. Williams, R; Councilman (two seats) – Melinda Douglas, D, Robert J. McCuin, D, and Clark S. Decker, R.
Village of Canton
Mayor – Charlotte Ramsay, D; Trustee (two seats) – Sylvia Kingston, D, Joseph Frank, D, and Debra Mousaw, R.
Village of Potsdam
Trustee (two seats) – Ruth F. Garner, D, and Stephen J. Warr, D.
Village of Rensselaer Falls
Mayor – Jeffery W. Dollinger, Friend For You Party; Trustee (two seats) – Susan R. Reynolds, For the People Party, and Steve Hammond, Lucky Horse Shoe Party; Trustee (unexpired term) – Louis J. Benware II, For the People Party.
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