Ontario County town and county elections: What you need to know – Democrat & Chronicle

On Nov. 2, voters will take to the polls and choose among candidates for county, city, and town seats.

While COVID-19 precautions will be in place in accordance with guidance created by New York's Board of Elections, voters can still cast a ballot early or in person. According to the Ontario County Board of Elections, early voting runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Victor Town Hall, 85 East Main St., and the county Board of Elections office, 74 Ontario St., Canandaigua.

Prospective voters who would like an absentee ballot for early voting must fill out anapplicationno later than the day before Nov. 2. For the actual ballot, the Board of Elections recommends delivering it no later than the close of polls on Election Day or postmarked by the post office no later than the day before the election. It must be received no later than the seventh day after the election.

Below is a list of candidates running for many of the public offices in Ontario County. All names and offices come from the county's Board of Elections candidate list.

Incumbent District Attorney James Ritts and incumbent Surrogate Court Judge Frederick Reed are running unopposed. Both are running on the Republican and Conservative party lines.

For mayor, incumbent Bob Palumbo is running on the Republican and Save the Lake party lines against current City Councilmember Dan Unrath, who is running on the Democratic and Chosen Spot party lines. For at-large seats on City Council, incumbents Thomas Lyon,Rene Sutton and Stephen Uebbing and newcomer Sim Covington Jr. are running on the Democratic and Chosen Spot party lines against Republicans Sean Buck and Donna Besler, who also are running on the Save the Lake line.

For supervisor, Robert Green is running unopposed on the Republican Party line while Karen Maczynsk is running for the town clerk/tax collector seat on the Democratic and Republican party lines. For Town Council,Lauren Bolonda is running on the Democratic and Republican party lines.Gail Schneider-Korn is also running for town council on the Democratic party line while Frederick Stresing is running for town council on the Republican party line. For the superintendent of highways position, Ronald Wilson Jr. is running unopposed on Democratic and Republican party lines.

For supervisor, Christopher Vastola is running unopposed on the Republican Party line whileEileen Schaefer is also running unopposed for town clerk and tax collector on the Republican Party line. For town justice, Russel Coon is running unopposed on the Republican Party line. For Town Board, three candidates are running, including Kathryn Crowley, Teryl Gronwall and Mark Statt. All three candidates are running on the Republican Party line although Crowley was put in to fill a vacancy, according to the Board of Elections' candidate list.

For supervisor, Councilman Jared Simpson is running on the Republican and Chosen Spot lines against former Supervisor Sam Casella, who is running on the Demcoratic and independent No Bull party lines. For Town Board, Incumbent Terry Fennelly and newcomer Adeline Rudolph are running on the Republican, Conservative and Chosen Spot lines against Ryan Staychock, who is running on the independent Canandaigua Forward line. For town justice, Republican incumbent David Prull is running unopposed. For town clerk, Republican incumbent Jean Christman is running unopposed. For highway superintendent, Republican incumbent James Fletcher is running unopposed.

For supervisor, Stephen Lester is running on the Democratic and Best Bloomfield party lines against Frederick Wille, who is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines. For Town Clerk,Margaret Gochenaur is running unopposed on both the Democratic and Republican party lines. For Town Council, three candidates are in the running, including Erin Crowley Tavernia, Frank Fessner andKathleen Conradt. Tavernia is running on the Democratic and Best Bloomfield party lines while Fessner and Conradt are running on the Republican party lines. For superintendent of highways, C. Scott Kimball is running unopposed on the Democratic and Republican party lines while Kathleen Cooper is running unopposed on the Democratic and Republican party lines for tax collector.

For town justice, Tonia Ettinger is running on the Democratic Party line and incumbent John Gligora is running on the Republican and Conservative lines. For Town Board, incumbents Michael Casale and Steven Holtz are running on the Republican and Conservative party lines. For supervisor, Republican incumbent Peter Ingalsbe is running unopposed. For town clerk/receiver of taxes, incumbent Michelle Finley is running unopposed. For highway superintendent, incumbent Donald Giroux is running unopposed.

For supervisor, Republican incumbent Fred Lightfoote is running unopposed. For town clerk, Darby Perrotte is running unopposed. For town justice, Christine Ayers is running unopposed. For Town Board, Philip Curtis and Brian Lazarus are running on the Republican Party line. Lazarus also is running on the Conservative line. For highway superintendent, Zachary Eddinger is running unopposed. For tax collector, Adrienne Smith is running unopposed.

For supervisor, William Namestnik is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines. For town clerk, Denise Hood is running unopposed. For Town Board, Jeffrey Trickey and Andrew Faust are running on the Republican Party lines. For highway superintendent, Matthew Curran is running unopposed.

For supervisor, David Phillips is running unopposed on the Republican Party line. For Town Council,Kevin Blazey andMatthew Shannon are running on the Republican Party lines.

For supervisor, incumbent Tamara Hicks is running unopposed. For town clerk,Morgan Riesenberger is running unopposed. For town justice, Matthew Green is running unopposed. For Town Board, Mary Mueller and Edward Northrop are running on the Republican Party line. For highway superintendent, David Voss is running unopposed. For tax collector, Joanne Schenk is running unopposed.

For supervisor, Ryan Davis is running on the Democratic and Phelps Progress party lines againstNorman Teed, who is running on the Republican and Conservativeparty lines. For town clerk and tax collector, Lauren Schrader is running on the Democratic and A Fresh Start party lines against Linda Nieskes, who is running on the Republican, Conservative and Phelps Progress party lines. For town justice,Robert Gosper is running unopposed on the Republican Party line. For Town Council, David Lord is running on the Democratic Party line while William Wellman is running on the Democratic, Conservative, Republican and Phelps Progress party lines. Ronald Allen is also running for town council on the Republican and Citizens Party lines, while Troy Vanhout is the final candidate running for town council on the Community party line. For superintendent of highways, Terry Featherly is running on the Democratic, Republican and Road of Right Choice party lines againstPhilip Frere Jr., who is running on the Pave the Way party line.

For supervisor, Daryl Marshall is running unopposed on the Responsible Richmond party line whileAmy Sharp is running unopposed for the town clerk and tax collector position on the Republican and Responsible Richmond party lines. For town justice,Elizabeth Yockel andJohn Chrisman Jr. are both running. Yockel is running on the Democratic Party line while Chrisman is running on both the Republican and Responsible Richmond party lines. For Town Council, Andrea McIntosh,Leonard Wildman, Linda Grace andDevan Cornish are all running. McIntosh and Wildman are both running on the Democratic Party lines while Grace is running on the Responsible Richmond and Republican party lines. Cornish is also running on the Responsible Richmond and Republican lines in addition to the Conservative Party line. For superintendent of highways,Thomas Fleig is running unopposed on the Republican and Responsible Richmond party lines.

For supervisor,Andrew Wickham is running unopposed on the Republican Party line whileHaley Eagley is also running on the Republican Party line unopposed for town clerk. For Town Council,James Malyj and Howard Keeney are both running on the Republican Party line whileJames Lawson is also running on the Republican Party line for superintendent of highways.

For supervisor, Daniel Marshall is running unopposed. For Town Board, James Strickland is running on the Democratic Party line and Scott Wohlschlegel is running on the Republican Party line.

For town clerk, Karen Bodine is running unopposed on both the Republican and Conservative party lines. For Town Council, David Condon and Michael Guinan are both running on the Republican Party line and Condon is also on the Conservative Party line. For the Superintendent of Highways, Mark Years is running unopposed on the Republican party line.

For supervisor, incumbent Todd Campbell is running unopposed. For Town Board, Kevin Carey and William Travis are running on the Republican Party lines. For highway superintendent, Jeffrey Ball is running unopposed.

Includes reporting by Daily Messenger assistant editor Mike Murphy.

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