TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y.—Results from the hotly-anticipated primaries in Tompkins County this year have been released and delivered some surprising results.
While turnout was reportedly a bit slow because of high early voting participation, voters interviewed said they were primarily concerned with rent prices, the overall price of living in the city and how the city plans to deal with increasing homelessness in Ithaca and countywide.
As an annual reminder, these are unofficial results. While early voting ballots are counted within these results, the deadline for receipt of absentee and mail-in ballots isn’t until next week, and those must be counted before the results are finalized.
These results will be updated throughout the night. These are current as of 11:30 p.m., according to the Board of Elections. You can see the results for yourself here.
Common Council Ward 1 (four-year seat)
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Cynthia Brock (D, Ithacans for Progress) | 43.43% | 291 | |
| Kayla Matos (D, Working Families Party) | 56.57% | 379 | 670 total votes |
Common Council Ward 2 (two-year seat)
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote Percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Aryeal Jackson (D) | 20.66% | 151 | |
| West Fox (D) | 35.43% | 259 | |
| Kris Haines-Sharp (D) | 43.91% | 321 | 731 total votes |
Common Council Ward 3 (four-year seat)
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote Percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| David Shapiro (D) | 50.72% | 280 | |
| Nathan Sitaraman (D) | 49.09% | 271 | 552 total votes |
Common Council Ward 5 (two-year seat)
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Clyde Lederman (D, WFP) | 52.10% | 87 | |
| Jason Houghton (D, Ithacans for Progress) | 47.90% | 80 | 167 total votes |
Common Council Ward 5 (four-year seat)
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Margaret Fabrizio (D, Ithacans for Progress) | 51.83% | 85 | |
| Michelle Song (D, WFP) | 48.79% | 79 | 164 total votes |
Caroline Town Supervisor
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Tonya VanCamp (D) | 32.79% | 240 | |
| Mark Witmer (D) | 67.21% | 492 | 732 |
Caroline Town Board
Top two finishers win the Democratic nomination
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Kate Kelley-Mackenzie (D, WFP) | 34.17% | 492 | |
| Megan Slatoff-Burke (D) | 15.83% | 228 | |
| Kathryn Mix (D) | 17.57% | 253 | |
| Tim Murray (D, WFP) | 32.29% | 465 | 1,440 total votes |
Danby Town Clerk
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Janice Adelman (D) | 40.74% | 33 | |
| Mariah Dillon (D) | 51.85% | 42 | 81 total votes |
Enfield Town Board
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| James Ricks (D) | 11.43% | 20 | |
| Robert Lynch (D) | 38.86% | 68 | |
| Melissa Millspaugh (D) | 49.14% | 86 | 175 total votes |
While Ricks did appear on the ballot, he confirmed to The Ithaca Voice that a recent medical situation will cause him to leave office at the end of his current term, bypassing the potential for another term.
Enfield Highway Superintendent
Republican primary
| Candidate | Vote percentage | Vote count | Turnout |
| Barry Rollins, Sr. | 73.85% | 48 | |
| Chris Willis | 26.15% | 17 | 65 |