There were not many contested races in Chautauqua County this year, but the few competitive races there were wrapped up on Tuesday night.

The village of Cassadaga also found itself in a unique situation, as did the town of Cherry Creek. There were also competitive races in Busti, Carroll, Ellington, Lakewood, and Poland.

In both Cherry Creek and Cassadaga, only one candidate for a seat on the board was listed on the ballot, while two seats were open. Write-in results will be released in the coming days.

Becky Rowicki was the only candidate listed on the ballot for the Cherry Creek Town Council. James Abbey ran unopposed as Town Supervisor; Mia Abbey ran unopposed as Town Clerk; and Kenneth Chase ran unopposed as Highway Superintendent.

Cassadaga’s situation is a little more unique. Its lone Village Trustee candidate listed on the ballot was Jeff Frick. The ballot also listed only one mayoral candidate, Rudy Abersold, but a write-in campaign for Nancy Wickmark was mounted to oppose him. Wickmark tied herself to current Mayor Bill Dorman to serve as Trustee via write-in, while Abersold was linked with Frick. Social media chatter also suggested a strong write-in contingent for Danna DuBois, an incumbent who did not initially intend to run for office.

Abersold defeated Wickmark in the race for Mayor with 150 votes for Abersold, compared to 110 write-in votes. The Trustee seats are not as clear-cut, as Frick received 161 votes, but 300 write-in votes were cast for two open seats. Frick likely claimed one of the two seats, but it is unclear as of Tuesday night who claimed the other seat.

In Ellington, the two open Town Council seats went to Kevin Colburn and Barbara Beightol, with 204 and 188 votes, respectively. Third among the three candidates for the two spots was Barbara Miller, with 131 votes. Loren Kent, a Democrat, was elected to the Town Council vacancy with 178 votes.

Robert Smith won the race for Town of Poland Supervisor, defeating Tommy Fox 343-86. Corey Swanson and Elizabeth Smith won the two Town Council seats, each more than doubling the third candidate, Jennifer Fox, who received 120 votes. Bonnita Wallace was elected as Town Clerk after running unopposed.

Republicans won the two seats on the Busti Town Council, as Todd Hanson and Tyler Nelson defeated Democrats Gregory Juul III and Michael Pisko. Hanson had 990 votes, Nelson had 878, Pisko had 545, and Juul had 544. Additionally, Sean Uber was elected Town Justice with 1,077 votes.

Carroll had three candidates in the race for Highway Superintendent: Chad Allison, a Democrat; Michael Walker, a Republican; and Terry Eckman, a Conservative. The winner was Allison with 460 votes, compared to 367 for Walker and 64 for Eckman. The rest of the races in Carroll were unopposed. Timothy Burkett was elected Town Supervisor; Paul Oyer was elected to a vacancy on the Town Council; and John Barber and Justin Lingenfelter were elected to the Town Council.

Scott Schrecengost was elected as Mayor of Celoron, without opposition. Joshua Glover and Michael Moss were the only candidates for two Village Trustee seats on the ballot, but 158 write-in votes were received. Moss received 121 votes, while Glover only received 46 votes.

There were no contested races in Bemus Point, where Jeffrey Molnar was elected as Mayor; and the two open trustee seats went to Maureen Stahley and David Chertoff.

The town of Charlotte had no contested races, with Francis Lauricella Jr. elected as Town Supervisor; Susan Peacock elected as Town Clerk; Mark LeBaron elected as Highway Superintendent; and Larry Green and Scott Dibble elected to the Town Council.

The town of Chautauqua had no contested races, with Thomas Carlson and Leroy Parker elected to the Town Council.

The town of Clymer had no contested races, with Leonard Neckers Jr. and Todd Kolstee elected to the Town Council; Lori Carutis elected as Town Tax Collector; and Denis Cooper elected as Town Justice, which also includes Clymer, Sherman, Mina, and French Creek.

The town of Ellery had no contested races, with Lawrence Anderson elected as Town Supervisor; Lawrence Wallace elected as Town Justice; and John Cresanti and Jeremy Crist elected to Town Council seats, all with no opposition.

The town of Ellicott also had no contested races. James Rensel was elected for Council Ward 1; Robert White was elected for Council Ward 2; Katy Whitmore was elected for Council Ward 3; and Kenneth Swan was elected for Council Ward 4. Robert Pickett Jr. was elected as Highway Superintendent, while Sally Jaroszynski was elected as Town Justice.

Falconer had no contested races, with Anthony Cavallaro and Nikki Pierce elected as Trustees.

French Creek had no contested races, with Wayne Emory and Norvel Willink elected to the Town Council with no opposition.

The town of Gerry had no contested races, with Richard Heath elected as Town Supervisor; Jodi Fehlman elected as Town Clerk; Brian Anderson elected as Highway Superintendent; and Jamie Ansell and Todd Wissman elected to the Town Council, all with no opposition.

There were no contested races in Harmony, with David Hinderer and Peter Radka elected to the Town Council.

North Harmony also had no contested races, with Bruce Pfeil and Richard Sena elected to the Town Council.

The town of Mina was uncontested in each of its races. Rebecca Brumagin was elected as Town Supervisor; Marcellanne Park was elected as Town Clerk; Alvin Kopta was elected as Highway Superintendent; and Brian Sullivan and Richard Watrous were elected to the Town Council.

Kiantone also had no contested races, with Joshua Ostrander elected as Town Supervisor; Gail Davis elected as Town Clerk; Robert Carlson elected as Highway Superintendent; Mindy Ostrander elected as Town Justice; and Richard Landman Jr. and Kurt Sturzenbecker elected to the Town Council, all with no opposition.

Panama’s only race was uncontested, with Kyle Rhoades elected as Village Trustee.

The town of Sherman had no contested races, with Benjamin Nickerson and James Weise elected to the Town Council. The village of Sherman elected Colleen Meeder as Mayor, while Danielle Crane and Gary Emory were elected as Trustees.

The town of Stockton had no contested races, with Hannah Abram and John Sipos Jr. elected to the Town Council and Jeremy Beicher elected as Town Justice.