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Local election winners on why every vote counts

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack, Julie Williams
Published December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM EST
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(foreground) Don Cotter, (background) Marvin Stepherson and Alex Scialdone with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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The phrase "every vote counts" rang true in several local political races this November.

In the race for Canandaigua town supervisor, a 12-vote margin determined the winner. The newly elected Webster town supervisor won by 65 votes. And in the third legislative district of Monroe County, the race was decided by a 24-vote margin.

This hour, we talk to election night winners who understand the value of getting out the vote.

Our guests:

  • Don Cotter, supervisor-elect of the town of Canandaigua
  • Alex Scialdone, supervisor-elect of the town of Webster
  • Marvin Stepherson, Monroe County legislator-elect

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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Julie Williams
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.
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