GOP’s Bennett, Owen-Michaane reelected to Pelham Manor board after delay in certifying tally

Democratic candidate calls on governor to intervene over irregularities

Pelham Manor Trustees Maurice Owen-Michaane and Breda Bennett were reelected.

Incumbent Republicans Breda Bennett and Maurice Owen-Michaane won reelection to the Village of Pelham Manor Board of Trustees, defeating Democratic challengers Kate Pringle and Mark Cardwell. Announcement of the results followed a delay from Tuesday night in certifying the vote because of problems counting absentee and early mail ballots.

The certified results were published by Village Clerk Lindsey Luft on the Village of Pelham Manor website on Wednesday afternoon. Luft is also village manager.

The following are the vote totals for the candidates:

Breda Bennett: 999 votes
Maurice Owen-Michaane: 973 votes
Kate Pringle: 896 votes
Mark Cardwell: 827 votes

A total of 3,695 votes were cast.

Cardwell sent letters Wednesday to Gov. Kathy Hochul and County Executive George Latimer asking them to intervene in the vote count because of a series of irregularities he said occurred in the tallying Tuesday night.

The Republicans also ran on the Neighborhood Party line, while the Democrats were also on the Manor Together Party line.

Bennett gained a fourth two-year term and Owen-Michaane a third. Bennett holds the appointed posts of deputy mayor and police commissioner, while Owen-Michaane is the commissioner of the department of public works. The five-member board will remain all Republican.

View Comments (1)

About the Contributors

Phoebe Schwarz, Deputy Managing Editor

Phoebe Schwarz is a senior at the Harvey School. She loves to write and edit and has been involved in the yearbook production at school, where she has earned the role of co-editor-in-chief of the Harvey Yearbook. She is a member of the school's volleyball and lacrosse teams. She has enjoyed being a part of the Examiner since 2020, and can not wait to see what happens in her final year on the Examiner as Deputy Managing Editor!

Gabby Ahitow, Executive Editor

Gabby Ahitow is a senior at Pelham Memorial High School. She has been with the paper since it first started in 2018. Gabby has written for the Colonial Times, News of Pelham, PMS Post, and The Pel Mel. Besides writing, she plays the violin, soccer, and lacrosse for the high school, and participates in various clubs. She sails competitively outside of school. The Pelham Examiner has taught her so much and she looks forward to growing with the paper.

Comments (1)

The Pelham Examiner intends for this area to be used to foster healthy, thought-provoking discussion. Commenters must provide their FIRST NAME and their LAST NAME. Comments are expected to adhere to our standards and to be respectful and constructive. As such, we do not permit the use of profanity, foul language, personal attacks or the use of language that might be interpreted as libelous. Comments are reviewed and must be approved by a moderator to ensure that they meet these standards. The Pelham Examiner does not allow anonymous comments, and requires a valid email address. The email address will not be displayed but will be used to confirm your comments. We will check to see if it works and may also request a street address if an email looks to be spam.

Share your thoughts...

All Pelham Examiner Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest

E

Everitt Speros • Mar 20, 2024 at 5:24 pm

It was Russian interference.


https://pelhamexaminer.com/66441/latest-news/gops-bennett-owen-michaane-reelected-to-pelham-manor-board-after-delay-in-certifying-tally/#comment-2404