Politics & Government
Year in Review: Incumbents Win Town Council Seats
During this year's elections, Robert Creighton and Edward Wehrheim secure their seats for another term.
Smithtown town council incumbents Robert Creighton and Edward Wehrheim defeated their opponents handily in the primaries, leading to their race against Democratic candidates Teresa Haft and Howard Knispel.
The Candidates
Following the primaries, Patch ran lengthy candidate profiles, which documented the hopes and goals of each – from to , , and .
The daunting task of running against two longtime town councilmen got harder for Democratic hopeful Howard Knispel as the candidate said many of his campaign signs went missing.
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Republican incumbents Robert Creighton and Edward Wehrheim have secured another term on the Smithtown Town Council, having beat Democratic candidates Teresa Haft and Howard Knispel with 66 percent of the vote in the election.
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