Northport Board of Trustees Election Results 2012

The results of Tuesday's Northport Village Board of Trustees election are in. Incumbents ran unopposed for two open trustee seats, receiving 149 and 139 votes respectively, and will begin their second four year terms this year. Read more about their goals for the future .

Four write-in candidates were submitted, including a vote for , who passed away in December after falling into the Harbor.

Speaking at the Meet the Candidates night last week, Sherry Pavone of the Democratic Committee stressed the importance of voter turnout-- even in an uncontested election-- as an indicator of healthy community civic engagement and democracy. Tuesday night's turnout was low, with only 292 out of over 7000 people voting.

Paper ballots were used in the election, saving the village an estimated $5,000 versus electronic polling machines, according to research by the Village Clerk.

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