{"id":68398,"date":"2025-09-22T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=68398"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:26:09","slug":"genesee-county-contested-races-in-stafford-byron-city-of-batavia-county-legislature-highlight-ballot-for-november-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/22\/genesee-county-contested-races-in-stafford-byron-city-of-batavia-county-legislature-highlight-ballot-for-november-4\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Contested races in Stafford, Byron, City of Batavia, county legislature highlight ballot for November 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY MIKE PETTINELLA
For Video News Service<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathy Worthington\u2019s announcement that she is running for a Stafford Town Board seat adds to the list of contested races in Genesee County for the Nov. 4 General Election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worthington, who has the Conservative Party endorsement, will be up against Republican incumbent board members Ronald Panek and James Duyssen, whose terms expired in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Town of Stafford also has two people running for the highway superintendent position \u2013 incumbent Steven Boldt (R) and Nathan Merritt (C), while Town Clerk Barbara Radley (R, C) is running unopposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other races in the county, according to information from the Genesee County Board of Elections website, are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GENESEE COUNTY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

County District Attorney \u2013 Kevin Finnell (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Coroner, Unexpired Term — Sandra Owen (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Legislator, District 1 Alabama\/Oakfield \u2013 Chad Klotzbach (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Legislator, District 3 Darien\/Pembroke — Gordon Dibble (R, C) vs. Michael Plitt (D).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Legislator, District 5 Le Roy — Ninja-Aileen (Nikki) Calhoun (D) vs. Laurie Mancuso (R, C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Legislator, District 7 Batavia Wards 1 & 6 \u2013 John Deleo (R, C), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Legislator, District 9 Batavia Wards 4 & 5 — John Borrelli (D), F. Robert Bialkowski (R), Kathleen Briggs (C), three-way race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CITY OF BATAVIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

City Council At Large (Vote for 3) — Samuel DiSalvo (D, Future of Batavia), Eugene Jankowski Jr. (R, C), Richard Richmond II (R, C), Nicholas Lord (R, C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF ALABAMA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Councilperson (Vote for 2) — Heather Schultz (R), Travis Warner (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF ALEXANDER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Clerk – Unexpired Term — Colette Guarino vs. Shannon Bartholomew (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Sarah Kohl (D), Brenda Post (D), Eric Wagner (R), Laura Schmieder (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF BATAVIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Supervisor \u2013 Gregory Post (R, C), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Clerk \u2013 Amy DiSalvo (R, C), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Justice — Andrew Young (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Daniel Underhill (R), Patti Michalak (R, C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Highway Superintendent — Raymond Tourt Jr. (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF BERGEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Supervisor \u2013 Ernest Haywood (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Karen Ely (R), Cynthia Anderson (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF BETHANY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Justice \u2013 Jeffrey Wolak (R, C), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Diane Fowler (R), Steven Wells (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF BYRON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Supervisor \u2013 Candace Hensel (D) vs. Jeffrey Thompson (R, C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Clerk \u2013 Kristy Murphy (R, C), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Sara Stockwell (D), Joshua Kent (D, Byron Forward), Martin Dilcher (R), Steven Hohn (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council, Unexpired Term \u2013 Brandon Mason (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highway Superintendent \u2013 David Leaton Jr. (R) vs. Gerald Heins (Byron Forward).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF DARIEN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Clerk \u2013 Alice Calmes (D), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Michael Fix (R), David Krzemien (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF ELBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Supervisor \u2013 Daniel Coughlin Jr. (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Michael Augello (R), Charles Norton (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF LE ROY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Justice \u2013 Earl Funderburk (D, American Independent) vs. Emily McNamara (R, C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 William Lambert Jr. (D, American Independent), William Fox Sr. (R, C), David Paddock (R, C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF OAKFIELD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Supervisor — Dustin Reding (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Justice \u2013 Thomas Graham (R), uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Matthew Lamb (R), Peter Hilchey (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF PAVILION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Lee Brooks (R), Scott Savidge (R).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOWN OF PEMBROKE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Justice \u2013 Edwin Mileham Jr., uncontested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Town Council (Vote for 2) \u2013 Helen Trowbridge Hanes (D), Edward Arnold Jr. (R), Deborah Conti (R).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BY MIKE PETTINELLAFor Video News Service Cathy Worthington\u2019s announcement that she is running for a Stafford Town Board seat adds to the list of contested races in Genesee County for the Nov. 4 General Election. Worthington, who has the Conservative Party endorsement, will be up against Republican incumbent board members \u2026<\/p>\n

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