Greenwich Now Has a GREEN Mayor!

Thanks are due to the Post-Star for covering the election of a third party candidate in a local village. David is a good friend of mine and a fellow Green whose inspiration to run was provided by two men who engage in independent politics all the way; Ralph Nader and Howie Hawkins.

Greenwich mayor ousted in village elections
By Melissa Guay and Alyson Martin

Current Greenwich Deputy Mayor Michael Schreiner knew he had an uphill battle in Tuesday's mayoral election, and it seems his assessment was accurate, as he lost the seat to the Open Government Party's David Doonan, who received 74 percent of the vote in a 351-voter turnout.

Doonan's running mates also secured the two trustee seats up for grabs, with Mary Catherine "Cathy" Brown and Lyle Hayes taking 28 percent and 24 percent of the vote, respectively.

Donald McKinley came in next with 15 percent, Elizabeth Davis with 14 percent, and Thomas Jordan with 11 percent of the vote.

Current Greenwich Mayor Chris McCormick came in last place among the candidates, totaling 8 percent of the vote.

Hudson Falls' election saw the Republican party sweep the race as its two trustee seats were filled by Republicans Michael Horrigan and James Gallagher.

Horrigan secured 40 percent of the vote, Gallagher took 35 percent and Democrat Robert Cook lost with 24 percent.

Those results do not include absentee ballots, which will be tallied today.

Current Hudson Falls Trustee John Barton, a Republican, ran for mayor unopposed, and won without incident.

Greenwich Village Justice John Pemrick and Hudson Falls Village Justice Michael Feeder ran for re-election unopposed and each secured another term.

Village of Cambridge trustee incumbents Mark Spiezio and Michael Wyatt kept their posts in the election for their two seats, garnering 38 percent and 34 percent of the vote, respectively.

Candidate Stephen Robertson received 28 percent. Christopher Callahan won his unopposed bid for the one-year trustee term.

The Whitehall village election saw Walter Sandford and Ken Bartholomew take the two trustee seats up for grabs, with 35 percent of the vote and 28 percent of the vote. Robert Carswell lost with 24 percent and Donna Spoor with 13 percent of the vote.

The Village of Lake George's one-year trustee term was won by John Root, who received 155 votes. Jim Behrmann received 84 votes from village residents.

Uncontested races

Argyle Mayor Edward Ellithorpe and trustees Harold Adams and Mark Haley each secured another term in their uncontested bids to remain in office, despite a handful of write-in votes opting for other candidates.

Village of Fort Ann Trustee Mary Lou Graves also secured another term in her uncontested race, with no write-in bids challenging the seat.

Salem Mayor Anne Dunigan and trustees Carol Rives and Paul Koloyluch ran for re-election unopposed, as did village Justice Francis Blanck, and all remain in their seats.

Corinth Mayor Bradley Winslow won re-election with 120 votes. Mitch Saunders, a write-in, received 35 votes.

Also re-elected were Corinth trustees Pauline Densmore, with 110 votes, and Leigh Lescault, also with 110 votes.

South Glens Falls saw Frank Jones running for trustee unopposed. Jones garnered 40 votes, and the village reported no write-in candidates.

Village of Schuylerville Green Party member Roger Sherman ran unopposed to fill the trustee position vacated when Glenn Decker resigned in October after having served only about seven months of a four-year term. Sherman won with 46 votes. A write-in candidate, Jim Miers, received five votes.

There were no elections this year in the villages of Victory, Granville and Fort Edward.