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Bartolotti Wins Putnam County Clerk Election

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Michael Bartolotti has won the race for Putnam County Clerk, according to unofficial results.

Michael Bartolotti, left, and Lithgow Osborne speak at a recent candidates forum.

Michael Bartolotti, left, and Lithgow Osborne speak at a recent candidates forum.

Photo Credit: Tom Auchterlonie

The results, which are from the Putnam County Board of Elections show that Bartolotti defeated his opponent, Lithgow Osborne, with 15,744 votes (63.44 percent) to 9,065 votes (36.53. percent).

Bartolotti, who works as a deputy in the county clerk's office, won with the Republican, Conservative and Independence ballot lines. Osborne had the Democratic and Working Families Party lines.

At a recent candidates forum, the pair disagreed sharply on whether or not the clerk's office should have released gun permit data to The Journal News. Previous coverage of the forum is available here.

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