[UPDATE: This post contains information that was later corrected by the source. Please refer instead to our latest post that confirms just 38 votes outstanding.]
General Election results for contested races in Shelter Island remained in limbo Wednesday, with a Suffolk County Board of Elections (BOE) representative reporting at least 212 absentee ballots as yet uncounted.
Moreover, the BOE rep says another 18 affidavit ballots were submitted and had yet to be processed by Wednesday afternoon.
Results in limbo
The unofficial tallies in the contested races (in order of candidates’ appearance on the ballot) are:
- Town Supervisor
- Arnott Gordon Gooding (D) 729
- Amber F. Brach-Williams (R,C) 773
- Town Board (for two seats)
- Benjamin I. Dyett (D) 740
- Albert K. Dickson (D) 805
- Thomas M. Cronin (R, C) 697
- Arthur R. Williams (R, C) 473
Write-in candidates received 47 votes in the Supervisor race, and 188 votes in the race for Town Council — the BOE hasn’t yet released the names of write-in candidates or the number of votes each received.
Of the 212 absentee ballots not tallied as of Wednesday, 129 were submitted by Democrats, 33 from Republicans, and 3 from Conservative voters, according to an email from the office of Democratic Commissioner John Alberts.
Lastly, Alberts said the BOE had not yet opened boxes known as ballot “suitcases,” where more absentee and affidavit ballots received at the Island’s polling place may be contained for review.
Typically, it takes a week or more to review election data and certify results.
Uncontested local races
Congratulations to the following candidates in uncontested local races who were endorsed for Town positions by voters:
- Town Clerk, Amber D. Wilson (R, C) with 947 votes
- Receiver of Taxes, Annmarie Seddio (D, R, C) with 1,403 votes
- Superintendent of Highways, Kenneth L. Lewis Jr. (D, R, C) with 1,400 votes
[Editor’s note: After this post was initially run, we clarified that information regarding voting data was attributable to a BOE representative, not the BOE in general.]
