{"id":38738,"date":"2021-06-23T07:26:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=38738"},"modified":"2021-06-23T07:50:54","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:50:54","slug":"primary-day-mixed-for-incumbents-in-chautauqua-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/primary-day-mixed-for-incumbents-in-chautauqua-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Day Mixed for Incumbents in Chautauqua County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/primary-voting-is-for-members-only-in-new-york-state\/donkey-and-elephant\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkey-and-elephant.jpg?fit=575%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"575,272\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"donkey-and-elephant election\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkey-and-elephant.jpg?fit=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkey-and-elephant.jpg?fit=575%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkey-and-elephant.jpg?resize=376%2C178&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"376\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkey-and-elephant.jpg?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkey-and-elephant.jpg?resize=300%2C142&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Primary Day was a mixed bag for incumbents in several races in Chautauqua County.<\/p>\n<p>Carroll Town Supervisor <strong>Russell Payne<\/strong> was the only incumbent to win their primary, defeating <strong>Laura Smith<\/strong> by a vote of 191 to 110 for the Republican line. Payne will still face Smith in November as she has the Working Families Party line.<\/p>\n<p>County Legislator <strong>Bill Ward<\/strong> lost his Republican primary for District 18 to <strong>Martin Proctor<\/strong> in a vote of 105 to 285. Ward remains on the ballot with the Democrat and Working Families lines with Proctor also having the Conservative line. Ward issued a statement saying, &#8220;Despite significant party committee interference, a healthy number of primary voters still support our campaign. While we didn&#8217;t get over the top, It&#8217;s clear that folks want to keep a legislator in office who works for all the people in District 18 and Chautauqua County.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Fredonia, Legislator <strong>Christine Starks<\/strong> lost the District 4 Democratic Primary against <strong>Susan Parker<\/strong> by a vote of 151 to 35. Christine Starks has the Working Families Party line and will still face Parker in November.<\/p>\n<p>In the City of Dunkirk, Ward 1 Representative <strong>Don Williams<\/strong> also lost his Democratic primary against <strong>Natalie Luczkowiak<\/strong> by a vote of 427 to 266. Both will face off again in November as Williams has a third party line.<\/p>\n<p>For all Primary results, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.votechautauqua.com\">www.votechautauqua.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Primary Day was a mixed bag for incumbents in several races in Chautauqua County. Carroll Town Supervisor Russell Payne was the only incumbent to win their primary, defeating Laura Smith by a vote of 191 to 110 for the Republican line. Payne will still face Smith in November as she has the Working Families Party [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":17809,"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_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[10325,229,5488,10472,9500,9318,10473,4013,10471],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/donkey-and-elephant.jpg?fit=575%2C272&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-a4O","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38713,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/polls-open-until-9pm-for-primary-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":38738,"position":0},"title":"Polls Open Until 9pm For Primary Day","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"June 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Today is Primary Day in Chautauqua County. Polls are open until 9pm tonight. Municipalities with Primaries include a Republican Primary for Town Supervisor in the Town of Carroll between current Supervisor Russell Payne and Laura Smith. County Legislator Bill Ward is facing a primary on the Republican line against Martin\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/june-primary.png?fit=986%2C439&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/june-primary.png?fit=986%2C439&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/june-primary.png?fit=986%2C439&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/june-primary.png?fit=986%2C439&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30547,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/ward-wins-republican-party-line-for-county-legislature-district-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":38738,"position":1},"title":"Ward Wins Republican Party Line for County Legislature District 18","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"June 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"MAYVILLE - Republican candidate Bill Ward of Mayville has won this party's primary for the Chautauqua County Legislature's 18 district, defeating fellow Republican Richard Syper 289 to 152. Both mean are running for the seat that was held by David Himelein of Findley Lake until his passing earlier this year.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/republican.jpg?fit=825%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/republican.jpg?fit=825%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/republican.jpg?fit=825%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/republican.jpg?fit=825%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31644,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/borrello-wins-vacated-state-senate-seat-county-legislature-will-remain-largely-unchanged\/","url_meta":{"origin":38738,"position":2},"title":"Borrello Wins Vacated State Senate Seat, County Legislature Will Remain Largely Unchanged","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"November 6, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"MAYVILLE - Republican and current Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello will be the region's next State Senator.\u00a0 On Election Day Borrello defeated Democrat Austin Morgan of Cattaraugus county. The two were running for the seat vacated earlier this year by former Sen. 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