(WETM) – Voters across New York and Pennsylvania took to the polls on May 16 to vote on their local school districts’ open board of education seats, as well as proposed budgets for the 2023-24 school year.

All but one of the 21 proposed budgets passed at local school districts in Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, and parts of Tioga County. The list below also includes results from school boards in Bradford and Tioga Counties, Pa. for 4-year term positions, unless otherwise noted.

Results will be updated and inserted as the school districts send them to WETM.

Chemung County

Elmira City School District

  • Budget: Passed (573 Yes, 175 No)
    • $147,018,974
    • 0.00% tax rate change
  • Board of Education seats
    • Kellie Lowman (535 votes)
    • Sara Lattin (525 votes)
    • Christopher Denton (485 votes)

Elmira Heights School District

  • Budget: Passed (201 Yes, 57 No)
    • $27,875,079
    • 1.79% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Mikki Yesesky (write-in, 66 votes)
  • Proposition to buy bus: Passed (202 Yes, 56 No)
  • Proposition to change board terms to 3 years: Passed (236 Yes, 20 No)

Horseheads School District

  • Budget: Passed (1,038 Yes, 611 No)
    • $93,884,722
    • 2.73% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Erin Schiavone (976 votes)
    • Katrina Ungvarsky (971 votes)
    • Warren Conklin (940 votes)
  • Proposition to buy school buses: Passed (1,130 Yes, 515 No)

Steuben County

Addison School District

  • Budget: Failed (187 Yes, 200 No)
    • $35,713,280 (proposed budget)
    • 0.00% tax rate change (proposed)
  • Board of Educations Seats
    • Derek Burrell (173 votes)

Arkport School District

  • Budget: Passed (139 Yes, 115 No)
    • $13,772,047
    • 1.25% tax rate decrease
  • Board of Education Seats
    • Tracie McCarthy (126 votes)
  • Proposition to buy a bus: Passed (191 Yes, 63 No)

Avoca School District

  • Budget: Passed (112 Yes, 25 No)
    • $14,588,199
    • 0.94% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Terry Belanger (121 votes)
  • Proposition to purchase a vehicle: Passed
  • Proposition regarding Transportation Reserve Fund: Passed

Bath School District

  • Budget: Passed (289 Yes, 62 No)
    • $43,301,542
    • 0.00% tax rate change
  • Board of Education seats
    • Brad Laverty (310 votes)
  • Proposition to buy a bus: Passed (272 Yes, 69 No)
  • Capital Reserve: Passed (278 Yes, 69 No)

Bradford School District

  • Budget: Passed (90 Yes, 26 No)
    • $9,768,61
    • 3.48% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Daniel Peterson (3-year term)
    • Mallory Elliott (5-year term)
  • Proposition to buy two new buses: Passed

Campbell-Savona School District

  • Budget: Passed (326 Yes, 218 No)
    • $22,562,647
    • 1.00.% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Dale Seeley (5-year term, 297 votes)
  • Proposition to increase Dr. Sandor and Berthe Benedek library funding by $3,900: Passed

Canisteo-Greenwood School District

  • Budget: Passed (137 Yes, 24 No)
    • $28,748,063
    • 0.00% tax rate change
  • Board of Education seats
    • Mike Nisbet
    • Mike Lehman
  • Proposition to buy a bus: Passed

Corning-Painted Post School District

  • Budget: Passed (998 Yes, 388 No)
    • $130,903,11
    • 0.87% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • James Webb (1,150 votes)
    • Janelle Meteer (1,128 votes)
    • A. Boh Ruffin (1,098 votes)
  • Proposition regarding buses and vehicles: Passed (1,017 Yes, 373 No)
  • Capital Reserve Fund: Passed (1,048 Yes, 334 No)

Hammondsport School District

  • Budget: Passed (169 Yes, 16 No)
    • $15,741,650
    • 2.84% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Carre Doyle (177 votes)
  • Proposition to buy two buses for $385,848.54: Passed (164 Yes, 20 No)

Hornell City School District

  • Budget: Passed (218 Yes, 123 No)
    • $41,093,309
    • 1.24% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Brian May (2-year term, 282 votes)
    • Christopher Clark (5-year term, 286 votes)
  • Proposition for bus reserve/expenditure: Passed
  • Proposition for bus lease: Passed
  • Public Library Budget: Passed

Jasper-Troupsburg School District

  • Budget: Passed (76 Yes, 14 No)
    • $13,448,128
    • 0.00% tax rate change
  • Board of Education seats
    • Jason Ives (53 votes)
  • Proposition to lease two buses for $300,000: Passed (77 Yes, 13 No)

Prattsburgh School District

  • Budget: Passed (158 Yes, 37 No)
    • $11,426,163
    • -1.95% tax rate decrease
  • Board of Education seats
    • Joe Castrechino (162 votes)
  • Prattsburgh Free Library Budget: Failed (85 Yes, 110 No)

Wayland-Cohocton School District

  • Budget: Passed (200 Yes, 36 No)
    • $36,468,651
    • 0.00% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Philip Trautman (209 votes)
    • David Mastin (write-in, 75 votes)
    • Chris Cicora (write-in, 14 votes)
    • Cora Saxton (write-in, 2 votes)

Schuyler County

Odess-Montour School District

  • Budget: Passed (228 Yes, 38 No)
    • $19,978,992
    • 1.47% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Jennifer Mosher (169 votes)
    • Kyle VanGalder (142 votes)
  • Dutton S. Peterson and Montour Falls Memorial Library funding: Passed
  • Proposition to buy two buses for $380,000: Passed (231 Yes, 39 No)

Watkins Glen School District

  • Budget: Passed (176 Yes, 48 No)
    • $29,427,858
    • tax rate
  • Board of Education seats
    • Jessica Saks (176 votes)
    • Theresa Butler (178 votes)
    • Tracey VanSkiver (199 votes)
  • Proposition to lease six school buses for $195,000: Passed (185 Yes, 38 No)

Tioga County

Spencer-Van Etten School District

  • Budget: Passed (164 Yes, 82 No)
    • $26,828,616
    • 6.29% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Peter Johanns
    • Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman
    • Don Johnson

Tioga Central School District

  • Budget: Passed (149 Yes, 25 No)
    • $21,910,675
    • 1% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Lee Wood (157 votes)
    • Scot Taylor (write-in, 19 votes)
  • Proposition to buy a bus: Pass

Waverly School District

  • Budget: Passed (262 Yes, 65 No)
    • $38,148,058
    • 2.37% tax rate increase
  • Board of Education seats
    • Kristi Zimmer (253 votes)
  • Proposition to lease and possibly buy three buses for $120,00: Passed (191 Yes, 55 No)

Bradford & Tioga Counties, Pa.

Democratic Primary School Board

  • Sayre Area Schools Director
    • Peter J. Quattrini, Jr. (276 votes)
    • Andrew Hickey (266 votes)
    • Patricia Hughey (256 votes)
    • Donald Skerpon (216 votes)
    • Debra Agnew (223 votes)

Republican Primary School Board

  • Athens Area Schools Director
    • Christopher Jones (118 votes)
    • Chuck Frisbie (141 votes)
  • Canton Area Schools Director
    • David DeCristo (321 votes)
    • Arica Jennings (289 votes)
  • Sayre Area Schools Director
    • Peter J. Quattrini, Jr. (430 votes)
    • Andrew Hickey (436 votes)
    • Patricia Hughey (429 votes)
    • Debra Agnew (415 votes)
    • Donald Skerpon (348 votes)
  • Troy Area Schools Director Region 1
    • Lisa Campbell (356 votes)
    • Tad Culkin (289 votes)
  • Troy Area Schools Director Region 2
    • Titus Lee Zimmerman (281 votes)
  • Southern Tioga Schools Director Region 1
    • Republican: Alice Wheeland (344 votes)
    • Republican: William Faughnan (306 votes)
  • Southern Tioga Schools Director Region 2
    • Republican: Matt Harold (467 votes)
  • Wellsboro Area Schools Director (4-year term)
    • Linda West (1,644 votes)
    • Glen Thomas Reese (1,374 votes)
    • Dan Novak (1,346 votes)
    • Scotty Brown (1,038 votes)
    • Jerry Curreri (915 votes)
  • Wellsboro Area Schools Director (2-year term)
    • Eric Baldwin (1,512 votes)

(Results will continue to come in in the evening on May 16. Check back for updates.)