On Friday, voters in the Village of Sagaponack rallied to steer their board of trustees in a new direction. Two challengers, David McMillan Jr. and Mark Landis, were elected, ousting the incumbents, Marilyn Clark and Lisa Duryea Thayer.
According to the official vote tallies, Mr. McMillan was the top vote-getter of the trustee candidates, with 76 votes. Right behind him was Mr. Landis with 68 votes. Ms. Duryea Thayer received 59 votes, while Ms. Clark received 58.
Mayor William Tillotson was unopposed in the mayoral election, and he received 106 votes. There were also nine write-in votes for mayor. There were no write-in votes for trustees and 8 ballots were deemed void or invalid.
Mayor Tillotson, Mr. McMillan, and Mr. Landis all ran together under the banner of the Piping Plover Party. Mayor Tillotson opted to back the challengers as opposed to the incumbents in a bid, ultimately successful, to shake up the village board.
