Unofficial results are in, they have to be certified by the Board of Elections, and the 2009 Primary Elections yielded a few surprises.

City Council

The winners, in order of earned votes: Loretta Scott, Carolee Conklin, Matt Haag, Dana Miller, and Jackie Ortiz. Conklin and Miller are incumbents. Losing out are incumbents John Lightfoot and City Council President Gladys Santiago.

Harry Davis has the Working Families endorsement, so he will go on to the General Election.

Rochester School Board

Winners, in order of earned votes: Van White, Jose Cruz, and Cynthia Elliott. White and Elliott are incumbents. Cruz was termed out of the Monroe County Legislature.

Howard Eagle has the Working Families endorsement, so he will go on to the General Election.

OTHER RACES

To recap, the winners of the Democratic Primaries for County Legislature seats are Nora Bredes in LD 18, Saul Maneiro in LD 29, and Carrie Andrews in LD 21. All were the party's endorsed candidates. Andrews got 77 percent of the vote. At this point, she's basically guaranteed to return to her seat. That means Democrats have one less contest to worry about as they try to win control of the Lej this November.

In Irondequoit, incumbent Supervisor Mary Ellen Heyman and Town Board members Gail Bello and Debbie Evans prevailed. They were all endorsed by the party.

In Chili's Republican primary, incumbent Supervisor David Dunning and incumbent Town Board members Tracy DiFlorio and Mary Sperr prevailed. They were the party's endorsed candidates.

THE BLOW-BY-BLOW:

8:35 p.m.

The polls will be closing in less than 30 minutes. Usually name recognition and self-promotion are major factors in a candidate's success. But come election night, where the candidate's name appears on a ballot can be good or bad and it will be interesting to see how that plays out tonight. Among Rochester School Board candidates, Howard Eagle is the first name on the ballot. Nancy Sung Shelton is second, and Van Henri White is third. Incumbent Cynthia Elliott is sixth and Jose Cruz is last.

It's a mixed bag for City Council members, too. Norman Roberts tops the ballot, followed by incumbent Carolee Conklin, and then newcomer Matt Haag. Dana Miller is seventh and City Council President Gladys Santiago is the 14th and last name on the ballot. [TIM MACALUSO]

9:34 p.m.

The first of School Board results are trickling in with White and Elliott leading. There are three seats available on the board and Shelton, Cruz, and Eagle could be vying for that third seat.  

On City Council, Loretta Scott is showing extremely well, followed by Carolee Conklin, Matt Hagg, John Lightfoot, and Dana Miller. [TIM MACALUSO]

9:47 P.M.

So far, not having the mayor's endorsement is not hurting School Board incumbent Van White. He's leading the pack, handily. Then again, Duffy only endorsed two people in a race with three open seats, so maybe it was kind of a "non-endorsement endorsement." Duffy gets to needle White a little bit for supporting candidates not on the "official" line, but doesn't come right out and endorse someone else instead. [FIEN]

9:45 p.m.

None of the districts have reported in on the LD 21 race between endorsed
candidate Carrie Andrews and challenger Jan Bowers. That's a race a lot of
people are watching closely.

With half of the precincts reporting in Irondequoit, incumbent Supervisor
Mary Ellen Heyman has a sizeable lead over challenger Robert Ament.
Incumbent Town Board members Gail Bello and Debbie Evans also have a
significant lead over challengers Christian Redder and William McKee. [JEREMY MOULE]

9:47 p.m.

And with half of the precincts reporting in LD 18, Nora Bredes has 80
percent of the votes to Bob Antonitis's 20 percent. [MOULE]

9:56 p.m.

With 20 percent of the districts in the city reporting their results, patterns are emerging. Loretta Scott is ahead of the City Council pack with 17 percent of the vote, Carolee Conklin 13 percent, Matt Haag with 10 percent, and Dana Miller pulling in a respectable 13 percent. John Lightfoot is trying to keep his seat, but Jackie Ortiz could take it.  

On the School Board, White is out in front with 26 percent of the vote, followed by Elliott with 20 percent, and Jose Cruz at 17 percent. [MACALUSO]

10:01 P.M.

With only one district left to report, it looks like David Dunning will take the Republican primary in Chili. As a lifelong Chili resident, this race is of particular interest to me. Dunning opponent John Ferlicca copped to paying for a background looksee into Dunning's past -- nasty stuff -- and I hope that backfired on him. I was curious, too, to see if voters would still hold Dunning's party switcheroo against him. Sigh. I keep hoping for my little town to get its s*&^ together. [FIEN]

10:05 p.m.

The Irondequoit Democratic Primary got pretty ugly at times, and by the end, both slates were on the attack. But it's over now. The endorsed, incumbent candidates get the Democratic line come November. For supervisor, Mary Ellen Heyman got 70 percent of the vote to Robert Ament's 30 percent. For Town Board, Debbie Evans got 37 percent, Gail Bello got 36 percent, William McKee got 14 percent, and Christian Redder got 13 percent. Those numbers are all rounded and based on 23 out of 25 precincts reporting.

Heyman will go on to face Republican Mary Joyce Daurizio in the General Election. Evans and Bello are up against Republicans Deborah Essley and Paul Marasco. [MOULE]

10:06 p.m.

In the Perinton-based LD 18, Nora Bredes won a commanding victory over Bob Antonitis - she took 80 percent of the vote. Bredes will now take on incumbent Republican Ciaran Hanna in the General Election. [MOULE]

10:15 p.m.

We could be seeing the making of a mayoral candidate in Van White. He is his own man and voters are rewarding his independent streak. [MACALUSO]

10:19 p.m.

John Lightfoot and Jackie Ortiz are literally neck-and-neck for the number five slot -- with only .02 percentage points separating them. Lightfoot has the name recognition, for sure, but also a dark legal history. He'll be sentenced on a parole violation on September 28, stemming from his third drunken-driving arrest. If he wins tonight, the only way he could be removed from his seat is if three-quarters of his colleagues on Council vote to do so. And Lightfoot would get a public proceeding with legal representation before that Council vote. But it won't go that far. There seems to be little stomach on Council to oust Lightfoot. The prevailing sentiment is: "Let the voters decide." [FIEN]

10:25 p.m.

The results are starting to come in for LD 21, and Carrie Andrews is pulling in close to three-quarters of the votes. It's still early, though. [MOULE]

10:33 p.m.

If Jose Cruz takes the third seat on the Rochester School Board, the balance of power could remain with moderate voices. Brennan, who gave up his seat to run for City Council, was frequently the fourth vote on the board -- with Malik Evans, Van White, and Willa Powell. Cruz could replace Brennan. This may help to contain Elliott, who was often outspoken during her first term, but not very effective. If Elliott retains her seat, and it appears that she may, it will mean that Superintendent Brizard will have to clear his calendar for more of her distractions. [MACALUSO]

10:38 p.m.

Wow. Tom Brennan really is not doing well, with 4.3 percent of the vote. Compare that to pack leader Loretta Scott at 16.5 percent. I expected a better performance from Brennan. Maybe a late-inning rally? [FIEN]

10:42 p.m.

A little drama building in LD29: Michael Patterson, who's challenging Democratic Party endorsee Saul Maneiro, was ahead 53 percent to 47 percent, with five out of 15 precincts reporting. But six more precincts came in while I was typing that and the numbers have basically been reversed. And now with one precinct left, Maneiro is still ahead with 55 percent of the vote.

Meanwhile, Andrews has held steady with three quarters of the vote and it looks like she'll beat Jan Bowers. Only two precincts remain. Andrews won't have any competition in the general, since she has both the Independence and Working Families lines and no Republican opponent. [MOULE]

10:44 p.m.

Nancy Sung Shelton would have to pull an upset at this point, and it may not be too late. Even if tonight is not her night, she has done well for a newcomer in the School Board race. With 15.4 percent of the votes and 93 districts reporting their results, she shouldn't have any regrets. She's taken a bite out of Elliott and Cruz. When voters get to know this candidate a little better, they are likely to give her another shot. [MACALUSO]

10:48 p.m.

Maneiro wins the Democratic line in LD 29, but he and Patterson, who has the Working Families Party endorsement, will square off again in the general. [MOULE]

10:49 p.m.

Only seven districts left and Jackie Ortiz is pulling ahead of John Lightfoot in the City Council race. But anything can happen when it's this close. I've seen it a million times. [FIEN]

10:53 p.m.

The number of candidates running for City Council has clouded the water. There are candidates who are definitely leading, but a lot of the lesser-known candidates like Harry Davis, Sherry Crumity, and Anthony Giordano have pulled sizeable numbers of votes away from frontrunners.[MACALUSO]