Kevin Smardz and Tom Best WIN! (unofficially)

Hamburg First has learned that 100% of the unofficial machine tally is in and Kevin Smardz has beaten Dicky Smith by 205 votes. This is no surprise as we reported early this morning that the Kevin Smardz lead was insurmountable. The official tally will not be conducted until next week as the usual practice by the Erie County Board of Elections Commissioners.

Best and Smardz claim VICTORY!!

Tom Best and Kevin Smardz claimed victory tonight. They claim that even though 6 districts are still not reported, and that only one district is expected to fall to the Democrats, they know the results of at least three of the other five districts. In total Tom Best has swept the town for his expected victory onto the Town Council and Kevin Smardz now has a known 350+ vote lead. Both Smardz and Best feel that lead is insurmountable by Dick Smith even though 400+ absentee/affidavit ballots remain to be counted.