No contested races in Whately’s election, set for Tuesday

Whately’s annual town election will be held Tuesday.

Whately’s annual town election will be held Tuesday. STAFF FILE PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ

By CHRIS LARABEE

Staff Writer

Published: 06-06-2025 9:52 AM

WHATELY — The town election ballot includes a slew of uncontested races.

Polls will be open at Whately Town Hall, 194 Chestnut Plain Road, on Tuesday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

While there are no contested races, there are three positions that do not have any candidates running on the ballot. These positions — for a Whately Elementary School Committee member, a constable and an S. White Dickinson Memorial Library trustee — can be won by write-in votes.

The full ballot is as follows:

■Moderator, one-year term — Nathanael Fortune, incumbent.

■Selectboard, three-year term — Julianna Waggoner, incumbent.

■Town clerk, three-year term — Amy Lavallee, incumbent.

■Whately Elementary School Committee, three-year term — Vacant.

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■Assessor, one-year term — Michael Husted.

■Assessor, two-year term — Jane Theoharides.

■Cemetery commissioner, three-year term — Neal Abraham, incumbent.

■Board of Health, three-year term — Michael Archbald, incumbent.

■Water commissioner, three-year term — George Bucala Jr., incumbent.

■Elector Under Oliver Smith Will, one-year term — Keith Bardwell, incumbent.

■Constables, two seats with three-year terms — Thomas Mahar, incumbent, and a vacancy.

■S. White Dickinson Memorial Library trustee, two seats with three-year terms — Robert Smith, incumbent, and a vacancy.

Chris Larabee can be reached at clarabee@recorder.com.