Who won seats, which budgets passed in 2023 Mohawk Valley area school elections

This year’s school vote was unanimous locally: voters passed all budgets and propositions in local districts that have reported their results thus far to the Observer-Dispatch.

Here are the unofficial vote tallies and candidates elected to local school boards reported to the O-D by districts in Herkimer and Oneida counties, eastern Madison County and Richfield Springs in Otsego County.

Vote tallies are written as votes for-votes against. Names in bold indicates winners.

This report will be updated as more information becomes available.

Area schoools opened on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 so voters could cast their ballots on whether to approve proposed school budgets and other propositions, and to vote for school board members.
Area schoools opened on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 so voters could cast their ballots on whether to approve proposed school budgets and other propositions, and to vote for school board members.

Herkimer County

Central Valley School District

Budget: 245-58

School board:

Jonathan Boucher: 240

Travis Costin: 258

Patricia Day: 58

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Dolgeville Central School District

Budget: 141-83

Bus proposition: 158-65

Student school board member: 185-34

School board:

Jennifer Williams: 189

Jonathan Fredericks: 185

Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District

Budget: 174-43

Library proposition: 181-35

School board:

Dominick Bellino

Jack Bono

Jason Wasielewski

Herkimer Central School District

Budget: 248-43

Library tax: 230-61

School board:

Diann Fischer: 229

Joseph Lamanna: 235

Scott Petucci: 240

Little Falls City School District

Budget: 255-51

Transportation contract extension: 268-38

Public library tax levy: 255-52

School board:

Kristina Hameister

Kimberly Sabatino

Mt. Markham Central School District

Budget: 264-57

Library proposition: 258-64

School board:

Kate Entwistle

Jay Kulczak

Jennifer Maine   

Poland Central School District

Budget: 115-64

School board:

Danielle Allen: 131

Shauna Douglass (write-in candidate): 46

One candidate, Danielle Allen, sought election to the board of education while there were two open seats. Allen received 131 votes.

The seats are for five-year terms from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028. When only one person submits a nominating petition to be on the Board of Education when there are two open seats, the person who receives the most write-in votes would fill the second seat. Shauna Douglass received the most write-in votes with 46.

The following two people were elected to the Poland Board of Education:

Danielle Allen

Shauna Douglass

Town of Webb Union Free School District

Budget: 366-186

Old Forge Library tax: 454-99

Woodgate Library tax: 402-148

School board:

Holly Armendola: 400

West Canada Valley Central School District

Budget: 181-41

Bus proposition: 186-33

Capital project: 167-53

School board:

Alisa Brewer: 146

Edwin Schatzel: 81

Owen D. Young Central School District

Budget: 81-16

Library budget: 83-14

School board:

Paul Kennerknecht: 73

Amy Doody: 52

Madison County

Hamilton Central School District

Budget: 642-163

School bus proposition: 630-172

Ex-officio student proposition: 662-140

Library proposition: 650-152

School board:

Travis Ames: 213

Sunghwan Choe: 607

Thomas Furner: 204

Amanda Phillips: 529

Madison Central School District

Budget: 86-25

Capital reserve fund proposition: 87-24

School board

Brett Reiter: 99

Morrisville-Eaton Central School District

Budget: 240-76

Bus proposition: 238-77

Library proposition: 168-147

School board:

Leah Custer-Twiss: 165

Dustin Jones: 252

Trevor Thieme: 179

Oneida City School District

Budget: 256-100

Bus proposition: 281-76

School board: No contested seats.

Stockbridge Valley Central School District

Budget: 139-14

School board: Only write-in candidates for two open seats.

Herb Bingel: 57

Jaime Renner: 39

Oneida County

Adirondack Central School District

Budget: 210-96

School board:

Michael Kramer

Maureen Healt

Camden Central School District

Budget: 461-414

School board:

4 seats

Lindsey Burdick: 303

John Dean: 405

Tom Fanning 459

Laird Petrie: 530

Misty Portner: 495

Katie Stone: 568

Clinton Central School District

Budget: 656-130

Library tax: 638-149

School board:

Sam Catterson: 513

Rachel Clark: 553

Patrick Laveck: 476

Jeremy Dawes: 306

Holland Patent Central School District

Budget: 468-136

Bus proposition: 471-129

Capital project proposition: 406-197

School board:

Kathy Smyth: 534

New Hartford Central School District

Budget: 641-193

Bus proposition: 658-172

School board:

Linda Lark: 700

Oriskany Central School District

Budget: 252-53

Library proposition: 245-54

School board:

Therese Hanna: 240

Brian Judycki: 167

Jeff Kraeger: 188

Remsen Central School District

Budget: 182-38

Proposition 1: 190-28

Proposition 2: 183-37

Tara Kennerkencht: 210

Rome City School District

Budget: 556-374

School board:

Suzanne Carvelli: 680

Valerie Cucura: 426

Jeff DeMateia: 724

Kirstin Safin: 439

Paula Witt: 455

Sauquoit Valley Central School District

Budget: 187-79

Bus proposition: 185-80

School board:

Anthony Nicotera

Cathy Pumilia

Utica City School District

Budget: 2,142-515

Library proposition: 1,749-876

School board:

Sue Arcuri: 454

Jason Cooper: 1,908

Angela Greco: 395

Joseph Hobika Jr.: 2,041

Ra Si Mar: 211

Ohn Martoccia: 416

Vernon-Verona-Sherrill Central School District

Budget: 1,117-726

Bus proposition: 1,269-563

School board:

Mark Kinne: 1,387

Julie McMullen: 960

Andrew Naegele: 565

Waterville Central School District

Budget: 276-83

Bus proposition: 274-86

Waterville Public Library tax: 305-56

C.W. Clark Memorial Library tax: 297-64

School board:

Justin Barth

Tim Jones

Stephen Stanton

Write-in candidate for remaining one year in a term: Ken Boone

Westmoreland Central School District

Budget: 194-75

Proposition: 205-63

School board:

Steven Bulger: 229

Denise Szarek: 206

Whitesboro Central School District

Budget: 670-204

Bus proposition: 675-197

Capital reserve proposition: 664-201

Library budget: 651-218

Library capital improvements: 587-278

School board:

Brian McQueen: 737

Jonathan Henderson: 671

Otsego County

Richfield Spring Central School District

Budget: 109-60

Bus proposition: 124-45

Capital reserve proposition: 121-46

School board:

Brad Smith

This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Mohawk Valley 2023 school election results: Who won in your district