Staff Report
Cooperstown elected a mayor during Tuesday's voting.
Republican Joseph Booan Jr. defeated Democrat Jeff Katz, 431-329. The results in several Cooperstown contests and several other village elections were not available Tuesday night.
Booan replaces Republican Mayor Carol Waller, who chose not to seek re-election this year.
The voter turnout was the largest turnout in recent years.
"I'm very excited," Booan said Wednesday. "This was a very important election for the village."
Katz will remain on the board of trustees, where he has a year remaining in his second three-year term.
Booan said that he spoke to his opponent many times during the campaign, and they agreed that, regardless of the outcome, they would work together to accomplish the business of the village.
Katz said he was "obviously disappointed, but I congratulate Joe and wish him luck as the next mayor."
Also in Cooperstown, voters selected two trustees, Republican Alton Dunn III and incumbent Democrat Lynne Mebust. In the four-way race for two trustee seats, Dunn received 406 votes and Mebust got 370. Also running were Republican Douglas Walker who gained 364 votes, and Democrat Sally Eldred tallied 327.
In the race for village justice, Democrat Leslie Friedman won with 446 votes to Republican Michael Molloy's 277.
Walton, New Berlin, Milford results
In the village of Walton, voters returned one incumbent trustee to office and sent another to defeat.
According to the village's Deputy Clerk John Clark, Patrick Meredith won election with 209 votes, and incumbent Richard Morley retained his office with 165 votes. Meredith is the youngest brother of the late John Meredith, former Walton town supervisor.
Also running were Andrew Rutherford, who garnered 149 votes, and incumbent George Ostrowski, who received 105 votes.
In the village of New Berlin, voters returned two incumbent trustees to office and narrowly turned away former Mayor Carol Riley, who was running to rejoin the board as a trustee.
According to village Clerk Diann Davisson, incumbent Paul Wasko received 79 votes, incumbent Robert Starr got 71 votes and Riley gained 70 votes.
In Milford, Dave West, who was unopposed, received 20 votes for a two-year term as trustee.
