JAMESTOWN - It's election day in Jamestown, Chautauqua County and across New York State. Locally there are plenty of contested races on the ballot that will likely result in a better-than-average voters turnout for a local election … [Read more...]
Falconer Mayoral Candidate, Carroll Town Justice Candidate Withdrawal from November Elections
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Board of Elections says it has received campaign withdrawal notices from candidates for to local offices. Election commission Norm Green says Carmella Cantanese, the Republican candidate for Falconer mayor, and … [Read more...]
Local Primaries See Better Voter Turnout than Past Years
MAYVILLE - The voter turnout for the 2019 Primaries on Tuesday was better than the historical average. That's according to Chautauqua County Election Commissioner Norm Green, who said turnout on Tuesday was twice as high as the board of elections … [Read more...]
Wilfong Wins Republican Primary, Will Face Sundquist in November Election to Determine Jamestown’s Next Mayor
JAMESTOWN - David Wilfong is the winner of Tuesday's Republican Primary for mayor of Jamestown, defeating opponent Andrew Liuzzo with an election night final of 480 to 271. An addition 61 absentee ballots were left to be counted. Wilfong currently … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Democratic Leader Blasts Rural Democratic Conference Leader
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Democratic Committee Chairman is blasting the New York State Democratic Rural Conference's (DRC) officers and board of directors for opposing the passing of the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act. Local party … [Read more...]
Jamestown Democrats Begin Search for Mayoral Candidate
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Democratic Committee has started the process of searching for a candidate to run for mayor in this year's election. City Democratic Committee Chair Jim Walton tells WRFA that he has called a search committee to identify … [Read more...]
County Democrats to Hold Meeting Thursday Night in Jamestown, Invite Potential 2019 Candidates to Attend
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Democratic Committee will be meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Taco Hut in Jamestown. Anyone interested in running for public office in 2019, particularly Chautauqua County Legislature, is welcome to attend the … [Read more...]
Results of Democratic Congressional Race to be Determined by Absentee Ballot Count on July 3
Democrats in the New York 23rd Congressional District will have to wait until the end of the business day on Tuesday, July 3 before knowing who their candidate will be in the November mid-term election. Tuesday’s Democratic Primary was too close … [Read more...]
Local Election Sees Voter Turnout 38 Percent in Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE - For the 2017 General Election being a non-federal election year, voter turnout was still higher than usual for Chautauqua County. According to numbers from the Chautauqua County Board of Elections, more than 26,000 of the county’s … [Read more...]
