Linda French Defeats Ted Jensen For Dover Town Supervisor

DOVER, N.Y. -- Democrat Linda French defeated Republican Ted Jensen to become the new Dover Town Supervisor on Tuesday.

Jane Meunier-Gorman and Richard Yeno are two of the three candidates running for Dover Town Board.
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by Tom Auchterlonie and Sam Barron

11/04/2015 1:00 a.m.

French received 646 votes, while Jensen received 502, the results show. The two ran to succeed incumbent Ryan Courtien.

Republican incumbent Richard Yeo was re-elected to the Dover Town Board with 848 votes. Just 14 votes separate Joy Godin and Democrat Jane Meunier-Gorman. Godin leads Meunier-Gorman, 603 votes to 589 votes.

In the race for Highway Superintendent, incumbent Joanne Graham cruised to re-election over challenger Frank Perpepaj, with unofficial votes showing her getting 793 votes to 373 for her opponent.

Three incumbents for other town offices, however, were re-elected after running unopposed. Unofficial results show that Town Clerk Kathryn Palmer-House received 992 votes, Town Justice John Fusco got 807 and Tax Collector Dina Marie Yeno earned 952.

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