The results are in, and the Democrats will have a supermajority on City Council beginning in 2020.
Steve Valentino won the mayoral race in decisive fashion, grabbing over 58% of the vote to easily defeat Mark Pitifer.
Democrat Anthony Noone pulled in the second-largest vote count, winning one At-Large seat, while Republican Frank Gaglianese grabbed the second At-Large seat.
The races in Wards 5 and 6 were extremely close, with Democrat Laura Salamendra and Republican John Pruett each winning their respective seats by 12 votes. In both races, there are not enough absentee ballots to change the outcomes.
Here are the results of the 2019 Geneva City Council Election:
MAYOR
Democrat – Steve Valentino – 1,569
Republican – Mark Salvatore Pitifer – 1,088
AT-LARGE
Democrat – Anthony Noone – 1,448
Republican – Frank Gaglianese – 1,343
Democrat – Tamarie Cataldo – 1,112
Republican – Ben Vasquez – 987
WARD 1
Democrat – Tom Burrall – 247
Republican – Antonio Gomez – 119
WARD 2
Republican – Bill Pealer – 387
Democrat – Valerie Mallard – 253
WARD 3
Democrat – Jan Regan – 392
Republican – Don Cass – 272
WARD 4
Democrat – Ken Camera – 279
Republican – Evelyn Buisch – 150
WARD 5
Democrat – Laura Salamendra – 138
Republican – Bryan Housel – 126
(Not enough absentee ballots to change the outcome)
WARD 6
Republican – John Pruett – 126
Democrat – Juanita Aikens – 114
(Not enough absentee ballots to change the outcome)
Oh, And One More Thing…
Voters in Rochester, NY overwhelmingly approved, by a 3-1 margin, a referendum to change the city’s charter to create an independent, civilian-led Police Accountability Board with the power to investigate allegations of misconduct by officers, and to impose discipline on those officers when those allegations are sustained.
There are no other civilian review boards in the country that give this level of power and oversight to the community.
Believe!
Take away #1: Never have Tom Trump Reed endorse you.