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Election Day in Lewiston, the
Republican dominance was highlight in
Lewiston Sanborn and Colonial Village.
Voters opted for a leadership change and they
swept out the Town Board Democratic majority.
Steve Reiter, that current serves as town
highway superintendent, won a contested race for
town supervisor over the three term incumbent.
And voters elected Mike Marra, as a new council
member, and returned incumbent Town Board member
Alphonso Marra Bax,to the board, giving the GOP
a 4-1 majority.
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Mike Marra, who serves as a
Village of Lewiston trustee and won the second
seat with 2,257 votes, or 34.73 percent, agreed.
“I’m excited about the opportunity the voters in
the Town of Lewiston have given me,” he said.
“I’ll certainly do my best to serve them well. I
will address every issue that comes about, and
I’ll try to be as informed as I can. I certainly
understand the ramifications of every vote I
make. I’ll try to serve them well; that’s what
public service is all about.”
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"... It's everything that
we worked for we met our goal..." said
Republican Chair Rob Nichols "... this proves
that grass root efforts are still viable in
Lewiston and Niagara County..."
"I believe the incumbent administration
underestimated the public impact of their
decisions - but this was but one factor that
decided the outcome of this election. We
ran a very clean campaign that spoke to the
issues and our positions.
Whereas they choose to employee individuals to
frame a negative message to the community in the
final days of the campaign – this backfired.
Unsigned letters and flyers full of distortion
and mistruths are no way to run a campaign.
The people of Lewiston are tired of this type of
negativity, that why they voted for change” |
"I’m just in awe … humbled by the people coming
out of their homes to take the time to vote for
me,” said Reiter, who more than edged out the
incumbent, wining all 13 districts
and accumulated
55% of the vote
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Chairman's Nichols year-end message
My Fellow Republicans and Supporters
Town and Village Republicans made great strides this
past election. Our slate of candidates swept every race.
We soundly defeated a three-term incumbent
Supervisor wining decisively in every district. These
successes were realized by recruiting the best people,
hard work, and most importantly – YOUR SUPPORT!
On behalf of the Town and Village of Lewiston Republican
Committee and our candidates- I
sincerely thank for your support and dedication...
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