Olean Star

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County has only one county-wide election contest this year — for county clerk.

Darrell Klute, the incumbent county clerk, is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines.

He is being challenged by Kristin Marie Colburn, a Hinsdale Democrat who is running on the Working Families party line.

In another countywide election, Darryl Bloom, the county public defender, is running unopposed for a county judge vacancy on the Republican and Conservatives lines. Family Court Judge Moses Mark Howden is retiring.

Also running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative tickets is longtime Coroner Cleon W. Easton.

District 2 County Legislator Brenda Hanson, R-Delevan, is seeking re-election to a one-year term in November on the Republican and Conservative lines. She was appointed earlier this year to fill the vacancy created when Michael Briskey was named deputy county administrator. She is unopposed.

Nine supervisor candidates will be on the ballot in November. Seven of them will be incumbents seeking re-election. None of the candidates are opposed.

There are two county officials running as supervisor candidates, Real Property Tax Services Director Daniel Martonis, the incumbent who is running unopposed in Napoli, and Economic Development, Planning and Tourism Director Crystal Abers, who is running unopposed in Dayton to succeed Aaron Huber. Both supervisor candidates are Republicans. 

Town candidates listed by the Cattaraugus County Board of Elections follow. Democrats are denoted with a D, Republicans with an R and Conservatives with a C. An x denotes an incumbent. There do not appear to be any contested town elections at this time.

Allegany

Supervisor, xChristopher McPhearson, R.

Ashford

Councilman, one-year vacancy, Anthony J. Arnone, R.

Conewango

Clerk, Jennifer McGuire, R.

Justice, Kalan Brown, R.

Councilman (one year vacancy), Danny Hubbard, R.

Councilman (two-year vacancy), Brian Pitts, R.

Dayton

Supervisor, Crystal Abers, R,C.

Clerk, xKelly Kuhaneck, R,C.

Justice, Ellsworth Texor Jr., R.

Superintendent of Highways, xLarry Miller, R,C.

Freedom

Councilman, Cory Higgins, R.

Ischua

Supervisor, xSean Tuttle, R.

Clerk, xKelly Brisky, R.

Justice, xMark Sage, R.

Leon

Supervisor, Councilman Jacqueline Ellis, R.

Clerk, xSheila Fiebelkorn, R.

Little Valley

Highway Superintendent, Terry Rosell, R.

Lyndon

Supervisor, xBarbara Montante, D.

Clerk, xEmily Robinson, D.

Highway Superintendent, xGeorge Schneider, D.

Mansfield

Supervisor, xCarl Calarco, R.

Clerk, xBetty Jane Horning, R.

Highway Superintendent, xJeffrey Williams, R.

Napoli 

Supervisor, xDaniel Martonis, R.

Clerk, xVictoria Bedell, R.

Persia

Supervisor, xJohn Walgus, R.

Justice, xMark Hebner, R.

Portville

Supervisor, xTimothy Emley, R.

Yorkshire

Justice, xBrenda Denk, R.

Olean Star

Nine days of early voting for Cattaraugus County voters will begin on Saturday, Oct. 25, with two locations in Olean and Little Valley.

Early voting will be held in the Magnano Room at the Cutco Building, 305 N. Barry St., on the Olean Campus of Jamestown Community College, and at the Board of Elections office at the old Little Valley school, 207 Rock City St., Little Valley.

Early voting days and hours are:

Saturday, Oct. 25,  9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 27, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 28, noon to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 29, noon to 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 30, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There are two countywide elections for district attorney and coroner. County Attorney Ashley Smith is unopposed on the Republican and Conservative lines to succeed incumbent Lori P. Rieman, who did not seek re-election. Kevin O’Rourke is unopposed for another term as county coroner.

The marquee race in the county is in the City of Olean, where incumbent Mayor Bill Aiello is fighting for a fourth four-year term on the independent Lincoln Party line against Olean businesswoman Amy Sherburne, who beat Aiello in the Republican primary in June and is also on the Democratic line. 

Also in Olean, there are two contested races for alderman and two uncontested seats on the ballot.

The new Ward 2 Alderman, Joseph G. Keary, who is on the Republican and Conservative lines, faces Democrat challenger Rychelle L. Weseman, and in Ward 4, Alderwoman Sonya McCall, on the Democrat and Working Families lines, faces Alan Peters who is on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Ward 6 Alderman Vernon Robinson Jr., and Ward 7 Alderman David Anastasia are unopposed on the Democrat and Working Families lines.

Twenty-one of the 32 towns in the county will be voting for a supervisor, but only one is contested. In Dayton,   Republican Crystal Abers, and Conservative Thomas J. Chupa, are vying for supervisor. All 20 other supervisor candidates are uncontested.

Voters who are unable to go to the polls due to sickness or disability, or who will be out of the county on Election Day, Nov. 4, can request an absentee ballot. A link to print the application is on the Board of Elections tab on the county’s website: cattco.org. You may also request the application in person at the Board of Elections office, 207 Rock City St., Little Valley. 

If you are 18 and have not registered to vote, you can obtain a mail in registration form by calling the Board of Elections at (716) 938-2400.

Two unopposed candidates for State Supreme Court in the Eighth Judicial District — Shannon Heneghan and Jorge deRosas are also listed on the ballot.

A list of all candidates on the ballot in the Nov. 4 election follows:

District Attorney

Ashley E. Smith, R, C.

Coroner

Kevin M. O’Rourke, R.

City of Olean

Mayor

Amy B. Sherburne, D, R.

William J. Aiello, Lincoln Party

Alderman – Ward 2

Rychelle L. Weseman, D.

Joseph G. Keary – R, C.

Alderman – Ward 4

Sonya M. McCall, D, WF

Alan J. Peters, R, C.

Alderman – Ward 6

Vernon Robinson, Jr., D, WF.

Alderman – Ward 7

David J. Anastasia, D, WF.

City of Salamanca

City Judge

Matthew R. Swenson, D, R, C.

Allegany 

Supervisor

Christopher J. McPherson, R. 

Clerk

Grace Christine Straub, D

Councilmember (vote for two)

Gregory M. Giardini, D.

Alexander P. Nazemetz, R.

Brandon E. Derx, R. 

Justice

David F. Porter, R. 

Ashford

Councilmember (vote for two)

William J. Heim, R. 

James P. Boberg, R.

Councilmember (to fill vacancy)

Collin J. Proctor, R.

Carrollton

Supervisor

Jay Little, R. 

Councilmember (vote for two)

Adam Dowd, R.

Lynn Case, R.

Councilmember (to fill vacancy)

Diane Benjamin, R.

Highway Superintendent

Michael P. Fox, R. 

Justice

Michael R. Soper, R. 

Coldspring

Office: Supervisor

Abbey Hayes, R.

Clerk/Tax Collector

Dakota Skinner, R. 

Councilmember (vote for two)

John Bohall, R.

David Chapman, R.

Highway Superintendent

Kirk A. Hayes, D, R.

Benjamin Kachermeyer, Citizen County

Justice (vote for two)

Robert T. Stewart, R.

Jason D. Steger, R.

Conewango

Councilmember (vote for two)

Ronald D. Adams, R.

Aaron Fuller Finch, R.

Dayton

Supervisor

Crystal Abers, R.

Thomas J. Chupa, C.

Clerk

Kelly L. Kuhaneck, R, C.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Jeffrey A. Steward, R.

Christine M. Rupp, R. 

Jeffrey A. Steward, C.

Brett J. Zarczynski, C.

Highway Superintendent

Larry R. Miller, R, C.

East Otto

Supervisor

Ann E. Rugg, R. 

Clerk

Deanna M. Bowen, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

William B. Spors, R.

Brian M. Westfall, R.

Highway Superintendent

Thomas M. Benz R. 

Ellicottville

Councilmember

Steven John Crowley, D. 

John R. Zerfas, R.

Farmersville

Councilmember (vote for two)

Dale E. Scurr, D.

Diane M. Nichols, D. 

Dale E. Scurr , R.

Diane M. Nichols, R.

Councilmember (to fill vacancy)

Melissa S. Kurowski, D, R.

Justice

No party nomination

Franklinville

Councilmember (vote for two)

Michael J. Forward, R.

Dave J. Furman, R.

Freedom

Supervisor

Joshua K. Cutler, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Tiffany Jean Bartz, D.

Linda L. Kinney-Brown, D.

Robert Nick Morgan, R.

Joshua S. Aarum, R.

Highway Superintendent

James B. Haggerty, D, R.

Great Valley

Councilmember (vote for two)

Rebecca J. Kruszynski, D.

Sandra J. Goode, R.

Justice

Joshua J. Harrison, D,R, C, WF.

Hinsdale

Supervisor

Deborah K. Duchesne, R.

Clerk

Ann L. Carr, D, R.

Councilmember

Daniel A. Adams, Jr., R.

Ronald D. Brown, R.

Highway Superintendent

Jeremy A. Guthrie, D, R.

Justice

Perry R. Lovell, R.

Humphrey

Clerk

Mary Weber, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Scott Andrews, R.

Alicia Pearl, R.

Highway Superintendent

Jason R. Pearl, D, R.

Ischua

Supervisor

Sean Tuttle, R.

Clerk

Kelle J. Brisky, R. 

Councilmember (vote for two)

Theresa M. Lowe, R.

Judy L. Tuttle, R.

Highway Superintendent

Richard M. Michael, Jr., D.

Tax Collector

Julie A. McConnaughey-Goodyear, R.

Leon

Supervisor

Fred S. Filock, R. 

Clerk

Sheila M. Fiebelkorn, D.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Jacqueline Ann Ellis, D.

Calvin M. Milliman, R.

Little Valley 

Councilmember (vote for two)

Holly R. Urbanski, R.

Timothy J. Zimbardi, R.

Lyndon

Supervisor

Barbara Montante, D, R.

Clerk

Emily R. Robinson, D, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Leonard A. Kaluzny, Jr., D, R.

Jeffrey M. Schoening, D.

Russell Ward, R.

Highway Superintendent

George S. Schneider, Jr., D, R.

Justice

James A. Morgan, D.

Meagan L. Lawton, R.

Machias

Supervisor

Stephen J. Cornwall, R. 

Councilmember (vote for two)

Thomas C. Reese, R, C.

Robert M. Shenk , R, C.Justice

Francis L. Lounsbury, R, C.

Mansfield

Supervisor

Carl R. Calarco, Jr., R.

Clerk

Betty Jane Horning, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Andrew J. Pascarella, R.

Michael D. Telaak, R.

Highway Superintendent

Jeffrey J. Williams, R.

Napoli

Supervisor

Daniel T. Martonis, R.

Clerk, Victoria L. Bedell, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

David M. Dechow, R.

Jeffery A. Stacey, Sr., R.

Office: Highway Superintendent

Jared S. Stacey – Republican

New Albion

Councilmember (vote for two)

Norman J. Kazmark, R.

Daniel A. Goss, R.

Justice

Olean

Supervisor

Annette M. Parker, R.

Clerk

Sherry L. Lemon, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Donna L. Howard, R.

Joshua M. Torrey, R.

Highway Superintendent

Patrick W. Zink, R.

Justice

Brian E. O’Connell, Jr., D, R.

Otto

Supervisor

No party nomination

Clerk

Trisha A. Priest, R. 

Councilmember (vote for two)

Marlene A. Gregory, R.  

Kevin P. Walker, R.

Highway Superintendent

Robert J. Barber, Jr., R.

Justice

Warren S. Dickinson, Jr., D.

Perrysburg

Councilmember (vote for two)

Mary Jane Stuhr, D.

Randall L. LaChausse, R.

Persia

Supervisor

John T. Walgus, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Gloria J. Tomaszewski, R.

Robert O. Dingman, Jr., R.

Portville

Supervisor

Timothy D. Emley, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Stuart A. Frost, R.

David A. Suain, R.

Highway Superintendent

Todd J. Shaw, R.

Randolph

Clerk

Gretchen A. Hind, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Timothy W. Beach, R.

Loni J. Nagle, R.

Red House

Supervisor

Harris Economou, Community Party.

Clerk

Nancy J. Schaal, Community Party.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Clifford E. Schaal, Community Party.

Jake Mountain, Community Party.

Highway Superintendent

Cody Anderson, Community Party.

Salamanca 

Supervisor

Charles E. Oyler, Jr., D.

Clerk

Shelley L. Bryant, D.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Larry M. Stewart, D.

Diana L. Brodie-Anderson, R.

Councilmember

Daniel L. Gassman, Community Party

Highway Superintendent

Frederick H. Light , D.

South Valley

Supervisor

Thomas G. Visker, R.

Clerk

Mary Ruth, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Kathy A. Burch, R.

Charles E. Ruth, II, R.

Highway Superintendent

Tyler Mendell, R.

Yorkshire

Clerk

Donna M. Lavery, R.

Councilmember (vote for two)

Kenneth O. Fisher, R.

Christopher R. Edmunds, R.