DUTCHESS COUNTY – A few hotly contested races for town supervisor positions in Dutchess County’s largest towns resulted in some incumbents losing their seats. On Tuesday night, the unofficial results show Democrat Rebecca Edwards leading incumbent Town of Poughkeepsie Supervisor Jay Baisley by 37 votes. Edwards previously served as the minority leader in the Dutchess County Legislature.
In Fishkill, Republican Town Councilman John Forman was challenging incumbent Democratic Town Supervisor Ozzy Albra for the town’s top seat. Just days before the election, Forman was arrested for stealing campaign signs. Albra walloped Forman by garnering 3,208 votes to Forman’s 1,965. “I’m very proud of the Republican crossover for me,” he said, estimating that 700 Republicans crossed party lines to vote for the Democrat. Asked about the future, Albra said, “The residents can expect their quality of life to continue to improve,” while touting he kept his promise of keeping congestion-causing housing away by “stopping more than 1,400 high-density housing units from coming to Fishkill.”
In Wappinger, Dutchess County Legislator Joey Cavaccini beat incumbent Republican Dick Thurston in the primary and kept his winning streak alive by defeating Democratic challenger Robin Licari. Cavaccini received 3,776 votes while Licari mustered only 2,838 votes.
Pleasant Valley Town Councilwoman Mary Albrecht ran for town supervisor and was challenged by perennial candidate Ola Hawatmeh. Albrecht won Tuesday’s contest by receiving 1,455 votes while Hawatmeh collected 1,253 votes.
Former Union Vale Republican Councilman “Cowboy” Steve Frazier is returning to town hall after defeating incumbent Town Supervisor Betsy Maas who ran on a third-party line after Frazier received the Republican ballot line.. Frazier gathered 822 votes to 589 collected by Maas.
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