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Canton village choosing trustees, town choosing two board members in November election

Posted 10/9/15

Updated at 8:25 a.m. Saturday to correct information about the Canton mayoral election CANTON -- Voters in the village of Canton will elect two village trustees from among three candidates and, in …

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Canton village choosing trustees, town choosing two board members in November election

Posted

Updated at 8:25 a.m. Saturday to correct information about the Canton mayoral election

CANTON -- Voters in the village of Canton will elect two village trustees from among three candidates and, in the town, two members of the Town Council from the three people running in this year’s election Nov. 3.

In the Town of Canton, two council seats are up for grabs. Incumbent Jesse Coburn is not running again, while Democrat James T. Smith, who failed to pick up the nomination of his party for the race to keep his seat, will be running on the Conservative Party line. The Democrats have nominated Rosemary Philips and Bob Washo to run for the two council spots.

“No Republicans were nominated because none showed sufficient interest,” said Republican Town Highway Superintendent Terry Billings, who is not up for re-election this year.

In the Village of Canton, Mayor Mary Ann Ashley is not running again. Trustee Michael Dalton, a Republican, is running unopposed for the mayor's position.

Three people are running for two village trustee seats in Canton. One seat opened up with Dalton’s promotion. Incumbent Democrat Carol Pynchon is running again, and she is joined on the ballot by Democrat Sean O’Brien and former Mayor Dave Curry, a Republican. Curry declined an invitation from village Democrats to run for mayor under their endorsement.