Incumbent Painted Post Village Mayor Ralph Foster will run for reelection unopposed as many Steuben County villages hold elections on Wednesday, March 18.
Foster was first sworn in as Painted Post Village Mayor in 2016, after serving three terms on as a village trustee.
Village elections in New York are typically held on the third Tuesday in March, but because that date is St. Patrick’s Day this year, election officials have scheduled a rare Wednesday voting day.
Polls are open from noon to 9 p.m. on March 18.
Incumbent Republican Painted Post Village Trustees Britany Elsey and Robert Manning will also run for reelection unopposed in Wednesday election. The mayor and trustee position are four-year terms.
Voting is at the Painted Post Village Hall.
Winners in the March 18 election begin terms in April.
Here’s who is running elsewhere around Steuben County, in alphabetical order.
Addison
Voters will elect two trustees to two-year terms in the election.
Incumbent Trustee Lorne Hults and Richard Cilino are both Republican-nominated candidates, with no other names on the ballot.
Where to vote: Addison Community Center, 13 Community Drive.
Arkport
Democratic Arkport Trustee Patricia Amidon emerged as her party’s nominee for a two-year term as mayor, while village Republicans nominated Carson Doorley for the position.
Current Arkport Mayor George Prete, a Democrat who has served two terms, declined to seek reelection.
Two seats on the village board of trustees, both for two-year terms, will also be on the ballot. The positions are currently held by Amidon and Republican Ryan Beers.
At their party caucus on Jan. 20, Democrats nominated newcomer Timothy Quinlan for trustee. Arkport Republicans nominated Ryan Beers and Eric Houy for the village board positions. The top two vote-getters earn the two-year terms.
Where to vote: Arkport Village Hall Community Room, 6 Park Ave.
Avoca
Rebekah Abbott, who has served as chair of the Avoca Planning Board, is the only candidate for a two-year term on the board of trustees.
Where to vote: Avoca Village Hall, 3 Chase St.
Bath
Republican Mayor Michael Sweet is running unopposed for a new two-year term.
For trustee, incumbent Melanie Coots and James Spencer are the candidates for two, four-year terms. Both are backed by the GOP.
Where to vote: Bath Village Hall, 110 Liberty St.
Canisteo
Incumbent Republican trustees Greg Woodworth and David Robinson earned their party nominations for new two-year terms at a caucus in January. No other candidates will be on the ballot for trustee.
For village justice, incumbent Republican Madeleine Seaman is the only candidate for a new term.
Where to vote: Canisteo Town Hall, 6 Main St.
Cohocton
Republican incumbent trustees Kathryn Gray and Mathew McCarthy are the only candidates for a pair of two-year terms.
Where to vote: CDC Building, 71 Maple Ave.
Hammondsport
Democrats Deborah Lynch and Jason McLoud are running for the two seats on the village of Hammondsport Board of Trustees. The terms are for two years.
Where to vote: Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, 21 William St.
North Hornell
Deputy Mayor Joseph Flint is running unopposed for mayor, as he looks to succeed retiring village mayor Mayor J. Joseph Ingalls.
Flint is the only candidate for the four-year term.
Current trustees Elise McCollumn and Frank Libordi are candidates for a pair of two-year terms on the village board.
No other candidates are running for trustee.
Where to vote: North Hornell Village Hall, 4 W. Maplewood Ave.
Savona
Voters will elect two trustees to four-year terms in the election.
Democrats Jessica Stevens and Duane Basch are seeking reelection unopposed as Savona Village Trustees.
Where to vote: Voting is at the Savona Village Hall.
Wayland
In a race to complete the final year of a board of trustees term, Republican David Pragle is facing Democrat David Stevens.
In a race to fill the remaining three years of a board term, Democrat Melonie Coley is unopposed.
Where to vote: Wayland Village Hall, 15 N. Main St.
This article originally appeared on The Leader: Painted Post mayor up for election. See village races in Steuben County
Reporting by Jeff Smith and Neal Simon, Corning Leader / The Leader
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