MANLIUS -- Update (4:00 pm):
Helen Kiggins from the Onondaga County Board of Elections confirms to CNY Central that Harold Hopkinson has won the election for Manlius village trustee by 1 vote over Marc Baum. Kiggins says there is some controversy involved with the election, however.
This morning, all the voting machines were recanvassed, and elections officials opened and counted 8 absentee ballots. Kiggins says around 10 am, she was informed one of the absentee ballots was submitted by a person who passed away in February -- thus making that vote ineligible. Because those ballots are scrambled before counting -- Kiggins says it's impossible to determine which candidate won that ballot. In other words -- there is no way to remove that vote from the total.
Kiggins said Marc Baum is now suing the Board of Elections.
Chris McGrath will have much more on this story tonight on NBC 3 and CBS 5.
Earlier Coverage:
Several villages held elections on Tuesday. Here are some of the results:
In Manlius, it will come down to write in ballots in the race for the trustee seats. Only 13 votes separate the top and bottom vote-getters. Nancy Pfeiffer received 241 votes, Scott McGrew had 233, Marc Baum received 230, and Harold Hopkinson received 228.
We just got off the phone with Helen Kiggins from the Onondaga County Board of Elections. She tells CNY Central they are auditing the machines right now at their Thompson Road office for a recount. Stay with CNY Central.com for updates throughout the day.
In the Port Byron mayoral race, Incumbent Ronald Wilson wins. He was being challenged by Michael Riley.
In the trustees race, Richard Rooker received 151 votes, John Bell had 126, Suzanne McBath had 104, and Charles Gregory received 84 votes.
In Skaneateles, it was political newcomer Patricia Callahan taking on the current Mayor Martin Hubbard. Hubbard wins with 420 votes to Callahan's 148.
In the trustees race, Mary Sennett received 398 votes, Marc Angelillo had 366, and James Lanning got 281 votes.
In Altmar, Mayor Corey Holcomb retains his job. He got 85 votes, while challenger Bryan Meyers had 61.
In the Baldwinsville trustees race, Incumbent Mark Wilder received 301 votes, Incumbent Richard Clarke picked up 280 votes, Rick Presley had 249, and Mike Shepard had 234.
Incumbent Elisa Huling Jr. received 255 votes, and John Murphy Jr. had 191 votes in the justice race.
