97 voters cast ballots in Sunderland election, with no contests

There were no surprises in Sunderland’s election on Saturday as there were no contested races and just 97 voters went to the polls at the Sunderland Public Library.

There were no surprises in Sunderland’s election on Saturday as there were no contested races and just 97 voters went to the polls at the Sunderland Public Library. STAFF FILE PHOTO/CHRIS LARABEE

By CHRIS LARABEE

Staff Writer

Published: 05-15-2025 11:26 AM

SUNDERLAND — There were no surprises in Sunderland’s May 3 town election as there were no contested races and just 97 voters went to the polls at the Sunderland Public Library.

With 2,495 registered voters, voter turnout was 3.9% for the election. It was the fourth year in a row where Sunderland had no contested races on the ballot.

The results are as follows:

■Moderator, one-year term — Thomas Fydenkevez, 82 votes.

■Selectboard, three-year term — Nathaniel Waring, incumbent, 83 votes.

■Board of Assessors, three-year term — James Kowaleck, incumbent, 82 votes.

■Board of Health, three-year term — Daniel Olanyk, 85 votes.

■Sunderland Elementary School Committee, three-year term — Jessica Corwin, incumbent, 81.

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■Frontier Regional School District School Committee, three-year term — Diane Curtis, 81 votes.

■Town clerk, three-year term — Wendy Houle, incumbent, 94 votes.

■Planning Board, five-year term — Dana Roscoe, incumbent, 89 votes.

■Riverside Cemetery trustee, three-year term — Michael Wissemann, incumbent, 91 votes.

■Sunderland Public Library trustees, three seats with three-year terms — incumbents Heidi Bauer-Clapp and Justine Rosewarne, 81 and 82 votes, respectively, and Christa Donner, 79 votes.

■Town Park trustee, three-year term — Kenneth Kushi, incumbent, 84 votes.