Preliminary numbers are in for the April 7 Town election, with Mayor Dave Roberts holding a significant lead over mayoral candidate Jodi Linsey; Roberts with 120 votes and Linsey with 79.
Trustee candidates Kaylin Trivisonno, Henry Woods and Nathan Wuest received 147, 132 and 138 votes, respectively. There will still be one trustee seat vacant after this election, which will be filled by appointment at a later date.
According to Town Clerk Christina Bowman, there were 200 ballots verified and counted, with a total of ten ballots held in reserve for signature verification. The casters of these ballots are being notified in writing of the discrepancy, and they have eight days to confirm that the signatures are genuine.
A total of 351 ballots were delivered by mail to voters, with only one coming back spoiled or needing to be replaced. Forty-six ballots were unused, six were returned as undeliverable, with zero being disqualified and zero unofficial, emergency or substitute ballots.
Election judges were Karen McClatchie, Carol Robinson, Bill Stewart, Alice Attaway and Rebecca Kaminski. Final ballot certification will take place April 16 after the eight-day signature verification time is up.
Mayor Roberts was first elected Mayor in 2022, after Bruce Vierheller retired, and Roberts served as Trustee for many years before becoming Mayor. Trustees Trivisonno, Woods and Wuest, along with Mayor Roberts have also been elected to four year terms.
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