Smith Edges In To Third....While Rochester Voters Come Through for the GOP in the Cape

 The final tallies for this year's Council race are in and now its game on for 2015, at least for fourth place finisher Cody Horbacz.   The final tally lifted incumbent Jeff Smith into third place, but the top two spots and the seats on the Council go to Teresa Macaluso and newcomer Stephen Jennings.
    Mr. Horbacz has already announced for 2015 after what turned out to be a stonger than expected showing this year.
     In other election  news, out of town voters carried the day lifting Supervisor Urban Hirschey to a win after he had trailed by 75 votes in Election Day tallies. 

Anti-Wind Supervisor Urban Hirschey

 

      Cape elections twist on sentiments towards wind and the breeze from across the lake was anti-wind.
       All kidding about Rochester aside, Mr. Hirschey garnered about 46% on Election Day and would have needed about 63% of the absentees to prevail. That's an unusual split since absentees usually follow in-person votes closely. However, given the issue involved and the proponderence of out of area people choosing to vote in the Cape rather than their other home, it's not that surprising.

Watertown Daily Times | Councilman Smith overtakes Horbacz in final results