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Jordan Yorke wins Elmira City Court primary. See other Chemung County GOP primary results
Republican voters in Chemung County decided several primary contests Tuesday, including a race for Elmira City Court judge, and a handful of town races.
In the City of Elmira, voters handed a primary victory to Jordan J. Yorke over Robert D. Siglin with more than 70% of the votes. Final tally was Yorke with 226 votes and Siglin with 89.
Yorke is currently an assistant corporation counsel for the City of Elmira. Siglin is an administrative law judge for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
The city court judge is elected to a 10-year term.
Here are the other Republican primary results for Chemung County. Most seats are for four-year terms:
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Adam C. Skinkle, 118 votes (77.63%), Gene E. Purvis, 34 votes (22.37%), write-in 0 votes.
Arthur Laurey, 523 votes (40.96%), Joseph C. Brennan, 451 votes (35.32%), Donald W. Zeigler, 296 votes (23.18%), write-in 7 votes (.55%).
Rebecca F. Wright, 94 votes (43.12%), Robert B. Ackerley, 89 votes (40.83%), Andrew A. Larison, 35 votes (16.06%), write-in 0 votes.
T.J. Swartout, 86 votes (69.92%), Penny L. Flora, 37 votes (30.08%), write-in 0 votes.
Joseph A. Emanuel, 79 votes (30.27%), Francis G. Henke, 74 votes (28.35%), Daniel P. Jones, 56 votes (21.46%), Chawn Champlin, 49 votes (18.77%), write-in 3 votes (1.15%).
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This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Who won 2025 Chemung County Republican primary races
