MEMORANDUM TO FROM : File : Town Clerk s Office SUBJECT: Election History - 1978 thru Present 1978 - No Election - Candidates unopposed. 1979 - No Election - Candidates unopposed. (Adams, Zanes, Clark, Stirling) 1980 - (Mayor) Rollin Savage Paul Hardwick Ellsworth Palmer #3 211 Jill Vercher #3 (won) 247 Sue Breeding #5 (won) 321 John Susor #5 142 Marilyn Cadrecha #6 (won) 269 Marilyn Lipp #6 186 1981 -Jewell Adams #2 134 Sherri Jacobs #2 (won) 244 Art Zanes #4 139 Michael Dobson #4 (won) 242 Paul Hardwick #8 125 Bill Cadrecha #8 (won) 261 1982 -(Mayor)Don Myers (won) 218 Rollin Savage 217 Edson Burnett #1 (won) 223 Jerri Gindlesperger #1 209 *Daniel Giannini #3 220 (*Won by coin toss) Evie Michel #3 220 Sue Breeding #5 (Unopposed) Bob Burns #7 (won) 228 Gordon Hall #7 214 1983 -Evie Michel #2 206 Dave Otenberger #2 (won) 251 Connie Savage #4 (won) 266 Ruth Smith #4 193
Joan Herndon #6 199 Art Zanes #6 (won) 258 Bill Cadrecha #8 168 Don Golliher #8 (won) 290 1984 -(Mayor)Dan Giannini(won) 247 Don Myers 166 Lester Fink #3 159 Ed Murphree #3 (won) 256 Robert Burns #7 (won) 261 John Susor #7 159 1985 -Connie Savage (Unopposed) Janet Hoppe (Unopposed) 1986 -(Mayor)Bill Bramberg 158 Ed Murphree (won) 169 John Susor 131 Marty James (Unopposed) Evis Suarez (Unopposed) 1987 -Bob McEwen (won) 161 Connie Savage (won) 157 Joanne Bergamo 80 (Two highest elected Richard Carlsen 23 to 2 seats.) Russell Langin 67 John Susor 143 1988 -(Mayor)Janet Hoppe (won) 276 Bob McEwen 238 (2 Yr. Marty James 259 term) Peter Lostraglio (won) 302 Elizabeth McCord (won) 285 (1 Yr. Ed Heppner 251 term) Bonnie Rocha (won) 257 1989 - Connie Savage (Unopposed) Bonnie Rocha (Unopposed) 1990 -(Mayor) Bob McEwen (won) 220 John Susor 176 Janet Hoppe 160 Ken Johnston (won) Jane Hawk (won) 274 265 Peter Lostraglio 210 Elizabeth McCord 209
1991 -Jeanne Call (won) 277 Bert Curran (won) 247 Connie Savage 210 1992 -(Mayor) Bob McEwen (won) 326 Ed Murphree 305 Jane Hawk 254 Janet Hoppe (won) 321 Ken Johnston 272 Barbara Van Voorhis (won) 313 1993 - Jay Pearson (won) 307 Jeanne Call (won) 256 Albert Noto 179 1994 - (Mayor) Bob McEwen - Unopposed Janet Hoppe (won) 210 Jewell Vincent (won) 214 Jane Hawk 182 Ken Johnston 131 1995 -Bob Balazs (won) 184 Carol Kareska (won) 213 Jay Pearson 165 1996 - (Mayor) Bob McEwen (Unopposed) Donald Taber (Unopposed) Janet Hoppe (Unopposed) 1997 - Bob Balazs (won) 222 Carol Kareska (won) 215 Steve Sutch 163 1998 -(Mayor) Bob McEwen (won) 245 Janet Hoppe 220 Don Taber (Unopposed) Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) 1999 Bob Balazs (won) 259 Irene Anderson (won) 216 Janet Hoppe 207 2000 (Mayor) Don Taber (won) 279 Janet Hoppe 253 Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) Sandy Shuler (Unopposed)
2001 Irene Anderson (won) 259 (Resigned Aug. 1, 2001) Bob Balazs 150 Joan Herndon (won) 250 William F. Smith (Appointed Aug. 1, 2001) Note: Charter change elected terms now for 3 years 2002 Sandy Shuler (Unopposed) - 3 year term Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) 3 year term 2003 (Mayor) Donald Taber (Unopposed) 3 year term 2004 Joan Herndon (Unopposed) 3 year term 2005 Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) 3 year term Sandy Shuler (Unopposed) 3 year term (Resigned 5/9/06) Steve Sutch - (Appointed to Shuler term 5/30/06) Note: Vince Robertiello withdrew from election 2006 (Mayor) Jim Lawrence (Unopposed)(Resigned Council position to run) Marlene Clausen 2 year term (won) 126 (finished Lawrence term) Vince Robertiello 2 year term 74 2007 Joan Herndon (Unopposed) 3 year term Steve Sutch (Unopposed) 1 year term (finished Shuler term) 2008 Marlene Clausen (Withdrew) Carole Irelan (Unopposed) 3 year term Steve Sutch (Unopposed) 3 year term 2009 (Mayor Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) 3 year term 2010 Joan Herndon (Unopposed) 3 year term 2011 Carole Irelan (Unopposed) 3 year term Steve Sutch (Unopposed) 3 year term 2012 Mayor Jim Lawrence (won) 268 John Teo Ruscin 224 2013 Joan Herndon (Unopposed) 3 year term (Resigned 2/1/15 and was replaced by Diantha Schear 2/10/15). Bill Smith (Unopposed) - 3 year term 2014 Michael Petruccelli (won) 315 Diantha Schear 314 Patrick Soranno (won) 333 2015 Mayor Jim Lawrence (unopposed)
2016 Diantha Schear (Unopposed) William F. Smith (Unopposed) MAYORS FROM 1949 TO PRESENT: 1949-1951 Edward Taylor 1951-1960 James Roesler 1960-1964 Walter Williams 1964-1966 Albert Ware 1966-1968 Sue Egan 1968-1972 Robert Wilcox 1972-1974 Lambertus Seynders 1974-1975 James Roesler 1975 (May-Oct) Howard Mann 1975-1978 Paul Hardwick 1978-1980 Paul Hardwick (No election) 1980-1982 Rollin Savage 1982-1984 Don Meyers (beat Savage 218-217) 1984-1986 Dan Giannini (beat Myers 247-166) 1986-1988 Ed Murphree (beat Bramberg 169-158) 1988-1990 Janet Hoppe (beat McEwen 276-238) 1990-1992 Bob McEwen (beat Susor 220-176 - Hoppe 160) 1992-1994 Bob McEwen (beat Murphree 326-305) 1994-1996 Bob McEwen - (Unopposed) 1996-1998 Bob McEwen - (Unopposed) 1998-2000 Bob McEwen (beat Hoppe 245-220) 2000-2003 Don Taber (beat Hoppe 279-253) 3-year term 2003 2006 Don Taber (Unopposed) 2006 2009 Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) 2009 2012 Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) 2012 2015 Jim Lawrence (beat John Teo Ruscin 268-224) 3-year term 2015 2018 Jim Lawrence (Unopposed) Noteworthy: No Elections held for the following years: 1978, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Election docs/post Election Docs/History - election