Supervisor Joe Finn Defeated by 7 Votes

In the only race left to be decided in Hudson, Supervisor Joe Finn who has represented the 3rd Ward for two terms, was defeated by William Hallenbeck when all of the absentee ballots were counted. Hallenbeck had been leading incumbent Third Ward Supervisor Joe Finn by 18 votes after the voting on election night.  Finn picked up 21 votes from the paper ballots,  Hallenbeck picked up 7 on the Republican line and 3 on the Independence line, making him the winner by 7 votes: 138 to 131.

The Hudson City Democratic Committee congratulates Mr. Hallenbeck and looks forward to working with the Supervisor-elect.

Election Day Vote Totals In All Hudson Races

Following are the totals from Election Day voting at the polls in Hudson.
 
 
(Absentee ballots are not included in these totals.)
The counting of absentee ballots may begin as early as November 14th.

City-wide 

Hudson Library Budget
Yes 472   No 208

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Mayor 

Rick Scalera* 840

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Common Council President

Don Moore 581

   John Porreca 504

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Treasurer

Eileen Halloran* 669

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1st Ward

Supervisor
John Musall* 93
Alderman (2)
Geeta Cheddie 97
Sarah H. Sterling 96

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2nd Ward

Supervisor
Edward Cross, III* 132
   Tracy Decker 30
Alderman (2)

Wanda Joelle Pertilla* 133

Abdus Satter Miah* 118

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3rd Ward

Supervisor
?  William Hallenbeck 128
?  Joseph Finn* 110
Alderman (2)

Ellen Thurston* 133

Christopher L. Wagoner* 129

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4th Ward

Supervisor
William Hughes, Jr.* 112
    Samuel Santiago 31
Alderman (2)
Sheila Ramsey* 109
Ohrine E. Stewart* 93

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5th Ward

Supervisor
Bart Delaney* 290
Alderman (2)
Robert J. Donahue, Sr.* 304
Richard P. Goetz* 279
    David Franck 169

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Legend:  

= Winner   ? = Too close to call  * = Incumbent

Blue Text = Democrat Red Text = Republican  

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Note: There were a number of write-in votes for various offices. Those numbers will be added as soon as they are released from the Board of Elections. However, no write-in candidate received sufficient numbers to prevail.
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In First Run for Office 5th Ward Alderman Candidate David Franck Fails But Makes Mark

In what everyone knew would be a difficult race in Hudson's 5th Ward, on his first try for public office, David Franck gave 8-term incumbent Robert Donahue and 6-term incumbent Richard Goetz the only competitive race in Hudson's Common Council.

Mr. Donahue ran on the Democratic and Independence lines. Mr. Goetz ran on the Republican, Independence and on Linda Mussmann's Bottom Line Party. Mr. Franck ran on the Democratic line with the enthusiastic support of the Hudson City Democratic Committee. 
The Register-Star had endorsed Mr. Franck over his competitors in Hudson's most conservative ward. 


The preliminary results after re-canvass were:
Donahue - 304
Goetz - 269
Franck - 169

The Hudson City Democratic Committee congratulates Aldermen Donahue and Goetz on their wins. We would also like to thank David Franck for a job well done in his first shot at public office.  We hope it will not be his last.

Supervisors Hughes and Cross Win in Landslides in 2nd and 4th Wards

2nd Ward Supervisor Rev. Edward Cross III  and 4th Ward Supervisor William Hughes Jr. have been re-elected in landslides. 

Rev. Cross on the Democratic line, handily beat Tracy Decker who had the Republican and Conservative lines.

Supervisor Hughes had the endorsements of the Hudson Democrats and the Working Families Party and won the Conservative and Independence Party primaries as a write in candidate beating Samuel Santiago on the Republican line

Preliminary voting machine totals are as follows:

2nd Ward 

Cross - 132

Decker - 30

4th Ward

Hughes - 112 
Santiago - 31

In the 1st Ward Supervisor John Musall ran unopposed on the Democratic, Independence, Conservative and Working Families Party.

1st Ward

Musall - 93

The Hudson City Democratic Committee offers its thanks and congratulations to Supervisors John Musall, Edward Cross III and William Hughes Jr.

Supervisor Joe Finn Down But Not Out in 3rd Ward Race

Supervisor Joe Finn is down by 18 votes in his 3rd Ward race against Republican William Hallenbeck.

Unofficial preliminary voting machine results have Finn with 110 and Hallenbeck with 128 with extremely light turnout, particularly in the 3rd Ward - 2nd District.

37 Absentee ballots have been sent with 26 having been returned so far.  Therefore this race is still too close to call.

More in Register-Star

Don Moore Elected Hudson's Next Common Council President

Don Moore, seated, Democratic candidate for Hudson Common Council President, is congratulated by Second Ward Supervisor Ed Cross after preliminary vote totals showed Moore edging out Republican challenger John Porreca Tuesday night. Standing left is Second Ward Alderman Abdus Miah and, seated background, Hudson City Treasurer Eileen Halloran. (Robert Ragaini/Hudson-Catskill Newspapers)

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 After a re-canvass of all seven Hudson election districts, the unofficial preliminary totals in the race for Hudson Common Council President, indicate a substantial lead for Don Moore over Republican John J. Porreca.

At present the vote totals in the Common Council President race stand as follows:

1st Ward

Moore - 95

Porreca - 43

2nd Ward

Moore - 111

Porreca - 45

  

3rd Ward - 1st District

Moore -78

Porreca - 36

3rd Ward - 2nd District 
Moore - 43

Porreca - 71

4th Ward

Moore - 82

Porreca - 55

5th Ward - 1st District 
Moore - 92 

Porreca - 96

5th Ward - 2nd District 
Moore - 80  

Porreca - 158

Citywide Totals

Moore - 581

Porreca - 504

Note: There were absentee ballots 230 issued citywide which are yet to be counted.

More in Register-Star and Times-Union

Don Moore Wins Common Council President Seat

According to our preliminary count, Don Moore has won the Common Council President seat in Hudson.  Numbers being posted by Columbia County Board of Elections and the Register-Star are incorrect.  Re-canvass will take place tomorrow and we will post the correct numbers as soon as they have been confirmed.

Supervisors Ed Cross and William Hughes Jr have won re-election handily. Supervisor Joe Finn at present count is down by 18 votes over William Hallenbeck. But with absentee ballots, may still prevail in the 3rd ward Supervisor race.

Davis Franck who was endorsed by the Hudson Democratic Committee was unsuccessful in his first run for office. Robert Donahue and Richard Goetz have won re-election for Alderman in Hudson's 5th Ward.

In the meantime, here is a link to the Register-Star's incorrect numbers

Register-Star posts the correct numbers