On Wednesday, turnout in Altamont and Voorheesville was low for village elections — all of them uncontested. The longtime judge in Altamont got the most votes there, and the villages’ two incumbent trustees garnered more — just a few more— votes than did the relative newcomers.

In Altamont, with a population of about 1,720, Christine Marshall was the trustee candidate with the most votes — 46 votes.

Marshall, 67, of Whipple Way, a retired Civil Service administrator, recently told The Enterprise that she was running for a third four-year term because she is proud of the achievements that the board has made and because she believes there is “still some good work to be done.”  

Cathy Glass, 48, a homemaker on Bozenkill Road, received 44 votes. She ran for the first time because she “hoped to make a little bit of a difference” in the village where she has lived for nearly 30 years.

Marshall and Glass will each be in office as trustee for four years. Last year, the salary for a village trustee in Altamont was $2,784.

Rebecca Morse-Hout, too, was unopposed for her next term as village justice, a post she has held for over 21 years. She received 48 votes.

Total turnout in Altamont was 49 ballots.

The village of Altamont normally has two justices, but Hout had been fulfilling the duties of two since the resignation in January of Lesley Stefan, who cited an impending move out of the village.

“If I can continue to serve the community, then I’m willing to do so,” Hout, an attorney, said before the election.

There will be another village justice joining Hout on the bench, but he was appointed rather than being elected. In March, Mayor James Gaughan announced the appointment of James R. Greene to the post vacated by Stefan, effective April 1.       

Greene, a long-time village resident who is also an attorney with experience in both public service and private practice, has not been a judge. He is currently employed by the New York State United Teachers.

Last year, the salary for a village justice in Altamont was $4,623, which is the same as that earned by the mayor.

Hout’s term will run for four years. Greene will need to run for election to his office in March 2016.

Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy will swear in the newly elected or appointed Altamont officials at the village board meeting, on April 7.

Voorheesville

In Voorheesville, which has about 2,790 residents, the total turnout was 67 votes, which includes two absentee ballots.

Incumbent Trustee Brett Hotaling garnered the most votes — 64 — and Florence A. Reddy got 63.

Hotaling, who was originally appointed to the board in 2011 to fill the seat vacated when his father, William F. Hotaling, died, was then elected in 2012 to fill out the remainder of the term.

Hotaling, 48, of the Scotch Pine development, is the owner of Hotaling Landscaping and Voorheesville Self Storage. He told The Enterprise recently that he wanted to run again because he enjoys “being part of the decision-making process” and wants to continue working, for instance, on the Rail Trail extension and the revitalization of Main Street in the village.

Reddy, 54, of Scotch Pine Drive, works as the office manager of the real estate firm Berkshire Hathaway Home Services (formerly Prudential) and owns Reddy’s Deli in Guilderland Center together with her husband, William Reddy. She has served in the post since being appointed in October following the resignation of 10-year trustee David Cardona, who cited personal changes and the purchase of a home in Guilderland. Reddy ran for the seat because, she said, she looked forward to being part of the decision-making process for another four years.

Trustees in Voorheesville received a salary in fiscal year 2014 of $6,306. The trustee term is for four years.

Deputy Clerk Treasurer Karen Finnessey remarked that Voorheesville’s races have been uncontested for some time. She said, “I’ve been here for 10 years, and we’ve never had a contested race since I’ve been here.”