Dutchess County Incumbent Clerk Brad Kendall won another term as Dutchess County Clerk Tuesday night defeating Democratic challenger Mary Hannon Williams 25,203 to 17,252 with 96 percent reporting.
Kendall, 59, ran on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform ballot lines.
Williams, 77, ran on the Democratic and Working Families lines.
The term is for four years and pays an annual salary of $106,000.
