Amenia’s GOP Primary results TBA

AMENIA — Republican voters in the town of Amenia headed to the polls on Tuesday, June 22, to determine who will be on the Republican Party Line in the November General Elections in what has been a somewhat unusual and increasingly contentious primary centered around the luxury housing development Silo Ridge, contested property assessments, a pair of lawsuits filed by said housing development and one of the candidates, and complaints of canceled recreation programs and a lack of communication in Town Hall.

Running to stake a claim on the GOP ticket were incumbent town Supervisor Victoria Perotti, who was seeking her fifth two-year term, against political newcomer Julie Doran. (It is Doran who is a part of a lawsuit against the town, with two other litigants, regarding property values.) Perotti ran on both the Republican and the Conservative tickets while Doran ran on both the Republican and the new independent Amenia Strong party lines.

Also seeking support from voters in the primary were four candidates running for the Amenia Town Board: incumbent Councilmembers James Morris and Michele Somogyi,  both of whom were hoping to return for a second four-year term and only ran on the Republican line, versus political newcomers Jamie Vitiello and Brad Rebillard, both of whom ran on the Republican and the Amenia Strong lines.

There were also two seats up for grabs on the Dutchess County Republican Committee with three candidates campaigning for the positions, including Mark Doyle, who held the position for many years and was hoping to return to the office. Along with Doyle, Jeanne Rebillard (wife of Town Board candidate Brad Rebillard) and Apostolis Stefanopoulos ran for the committee. 

According to Democratic Dutchess County Board of Elections Commissioner Hannah Black, her best estimate was that the BOE would post early Primary Election Night results around 9 p.m. with regular results posting around 9:45 p.m. on Election Night, well after this paper’s press time. Although not available in time for this week’s print edition, Amenia’s Primary Election results will be on our website, www.tricornernews.com, by Wednesday, June 23, and in next week’s newspaper.

There are 2,442 registered voters in the town of Amenia, 723 of whom are Republican and were qualified to vote in the primary held at the Wassaic firehouse on June 22.

For more on Primary results throughout Dutchess County, go to www.elections.dutchessny.gov.