{"id":23474,"date":"2017-11-08T08:15:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T13:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=23474"},"modified":"2019-06-17T07:39:26","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T11:39:26","slug":"victory-for-all-incumbents-running-for-reelection-on-chautauqua-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/victory-for-all-incumbents-running-for-reelection-on-chautauqua-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory for all Incumbents Running for Reelection on Chautauqua County Legislature"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MAYVILLE – All 17 incumbents in the contested races for Chautauqua County Legislature won on election night.\u00a0 That was due, in part, to 10 of the 19 legislature races featuring unopposed incumbents. Of the remaining 9 contested races, seven featured incumbent candidates.<\/p>\n

Locally in Jamestown, incumbent David Wilfong<\/strong> (R) defeated\u00a0 challenger Frank Besse <\/strong>(D) in the District 11 race. Meanwhile in District 12, incumbent Elisabeth Rankin<\/strong> (R) defeated challenger Dave Reinhardt<\/strong> (D).<\/p>\n

A complete list of legislative winners is provided below.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in addition to 17 incumbents winning reelection, there were also two open seats up for a vote.<\/p>\n

In District 16 – which includes the towns of Kiantone, Carroll, and Poland – John Davis<\/strong> (R-Frewsburg) defeated Terry Walker (D-Kennedy). That seat is currently held by Ron Lemon<\/strong> (R-Frewsburg) who did not seek reelection.<\/p>\n

The closest legislative race of the night was in District 6, where Kevin O\u2019Connell<\/strong> (D-Silver Creek) defeated Gary Cerne<\/strong> (R-Irving) 53 to 47 percent.<\/p>\n

With the election day results, Democrats in the legislature will have picked up one seat on the legislature but will still be significantly outnumbered by nearly a 3 to 1 margin, with 14 Republican to just 5 Democrats.<\/p>\n

Chautauqua County Legislature 2017 Election Results
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District 1<\/p>\n

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  • WINNER \u2013 Kevin Muldowney*<\/strong> (R\u2013 Dunkirk)<\/li>\n
  • James Palmatier (D-Dunkirk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    District 2 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

      \n
    • WINNER \u2013 Robert Bankoski*<\/strong> (D-Dunkirk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      District 3<\/p>\n

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      • Robert Dando (D-Fredonia)<\/li>\n
      • WINNER \u2013 Robert Scudder*<\/strong> (R-Fredonia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        District 4 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

          \n
        • WINNER \u2013 Christine Starks*<\/strong> (D-Fredonia)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          District 5 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

            \n
          • WINNER \u2013 Terry Niebel*<\/strong> (R-Dunkirk)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            District 6<\/p>\n

              \n
            • Gary Cerne (R, Con, Ind \u2013 Irving)<\/li>\n
            • WINNER \u2013 Kevin O\u2019Connell<\/strong> (D-Silver Creek)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              District 7 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

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              • WINNER \u2013 Mark O\u2019Dell*<\/strong> (R-Brocton)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                District 8<\/p>\n

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                • WINNER \u2013 Pierre Chagnon*<\/strong> (R-Bemus Point)<\/li>\n
                • Jeri Ann Simora (D-Stow)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  District 9 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • WINNER \u2013 Charles Nazzaro*<\/strong> (D-amestown)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    District 10 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • WINNER \u2013 Paul \u201cPJ\u201d Wendel*<\/strong> (R-Lakewood)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      District 11<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • Frank Besse (D-Jamestown)<\/li>\n
                      • WINNER \u2013 David Wilfong*<\/strong> (R-Jamestown)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        District 12<\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • WINNER \u2013 Elisabeth Rankin*<\/strong> (R-Jamestown)<\/li>\n
                        • Dave Reinhardt (D-Jamestown)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          District 13 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

                            \n
                          • WINNER \u2013 Paul Whitford*<\/strong> (D-Jamestown)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            District 14 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

                              \n
                            • WINNER \u2013 Dan Pavlock<\/strong> (R-Charlotte)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              District 15 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

                                \n
                              • WINNER \u2013 Lisa Vanstrom*<\/strong> (R-Jamestown)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                District 16<\/p>\n

                                  \n
                                • WINNER \u2013 John Davis<\/strong> (R-Frewsburg)<\/li>\n
                                • Terry Walker (D-Kennedy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                  District 17 – Uncontested<\/p>\n

                                    \n
                                  • WINNER \u2013 Frank \u201cJay\u201d Gould<\/strong> (R-Ashville)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                    District 18<\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    • Ella Ames (D-Mayville)<\/li>\n
                                    • WINNER \u2013 David Himelein*<\/strong> (R-Findley Lake)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                      District 19<\/p>\n

                                        \n
                                      • Laurel Adams (D-Ripley)<\/li>\n
                                      • WINNER \u2013 John Hemmer*<\/strong> (R-Westfield)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                        MAYVILLE – All 17 incumbents in the contested races for Chautauqua County Legislature won on election night.\u00a0 That was due, in part, to 10 of the 19 legislature races featuring unopposed incumbents. Of the remaining 9 contested races, seven featured incumbent candidates. Locally in Jamestown, incumbent David Wilfong (R) defeated\u00a0 challenger Frank Besse (D) in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[7389,629,659,4274,888,7766,7769,7765,7768],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/chautauuqa-county-feature.png?fit=332%2C190&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-66C","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16168,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/chautauqua-county-legislature-to-see-few-changes-following-2015-election\/","url_meta":{"origin":23474,"position":0},"title":"Chautauqua County Legislature to See Few Changes Following 2015 Election","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"November 4, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"MAYVILLE - With only eight of 19 contested races in the Chautauqua County Legislature, there wasn't expected to be much of a change, and that sentiment held true following the 2015 Elections, with only a handful of new faces joining the ranks of the legislature. 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