Incumbent Ian C. Murray won another term as supervisor of the Town of Saratoga on Nov. 3, beating Democrat Paul F. Murphy 1,344 to 1,139 in unofficial results. The town, which includes Schuylerville and Victory, is separate from the city of Saratoga Springs.
Murray ran on the Republican and Conservative lines, and Murphy ran only on the Democratic line, according to the county’s ballot certification. The county’s election night report does not print the party for single-line candidates, so PagPol confirmed Murphy’s line from the certified ballot.
Quick Facts
- Office
- Town of Saratoga supervisor
- Winner
- Ian C. Murray (Republican, Conservative)
- Runner-up
- Paul F. Murphy (Democratic)
- Result
- 1,344 to 1,139 (54.1% to 45.9%)
- Margin
- 205 votes, 8.3 points
- Status
- Unofficial; absentee, military and affidavit ballots not yet added
- Takes office
- Jan. 1, 2027
THE RESULTS
Murray won 54.1 percent of the votes cast for candidates, a margin of 205 votes, or 8.3 points. The town cast 2,533 ballots, according to the county’s unofficial results, with all 204 county election districts reporting on election night.
Saratoga: Supervisor
Bars split by party line. Unofficial.
Ian C. Murray ✓Republican, Conservative
1,344 (54.1%)
Paul F. MurphyDemocratic
1,139 (45.9%)
Write-ins
2
Left blank (undervotes)
46
RepublicanConservativeDemocraticWrite-ins and blanks
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026; party lines from the county's Sept. 8, 2026 ballot certification
Ian C. Murray beat Paul F. Murphy, 1,344 to 1,139. Write-ins: 2. Left blank: 46. Overvotes: 2.
Saratoga is one of the county’s smaller towns by turnout, so a few hundred votes can decide its races. The absentee, military and affidavit ballots still to be added are not expected to be numerous enough to change this result before certification.
HOW THE VOTE BROKE DOWN
Murray’s Republican line drew 1,159 votes and the Conservative line added 185. Murphy’s 1,139 votes all came on the Democratic line, so Murray’s Conservative votes provided most of his margin. Voters cast two write-ins, and 46 ballots left the race blank.
On the same ballots, town voters chose Republican Jennifer D. Johnston over Democrat Russell J. Kirkwood for town justice, 1,226 to 1,123. That 103-vote race was tighter than the supervisor contest and one of the three closest local races in the county.
The bridge between the village of Schuylerville and the village of Victory, both in the town of Saratoga. (Photo: Tyler A. McNeil, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
HOW IT COMPARES
The chart ranks every contested town race in Saratoga County by the gap between winner and runner-up. The town of Saratoga had two contested races this year, and both were decided by less than 9 points.
Winning margin in every contested town race in Saratoga County
Percentage points between the winner and runner-up, share of votes cast for candidates. Unofficial.
Ballston supervisor2,274 votes
47.0 pts
Northumberland highway supt.677 votes
36.0 pts
Moreau supervisor1,388 votes
22.5 pts
Wilton supervisor966 votes
12.6 pts
Clifton Park county supervisor1,527 votes
8.7 pts
Saratoga supervisor205 votes
8.3 pts
Malta supervisor581 votes
7.6 pts
Greenfield town justice258 votes
7.5 pts
Clifton Park town/county supervisor823 votes
4.7 pts
Saratoga town justice103 votes
4.4 pts
Milton supervisor147 votes
1.9 pts
This raceOther contested races
Source: Saratoga County Board of Elections, unofficial results, 204 of 204 precincts, Nov. 3, 2026
Margins are from the county’s unofficial election night count and can shift as absentee, military and affidavit ballots are added.
The Town of Saratoga supervisor casts 5,808 of the Board of Supervisors’ 235,509 weighted votes, according to the county’s weighted-vote schedule. That reflects the town’s population, which is smaller than most of the county’s suburban towns.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Murray’s new term begins Jan. 1, 2027. The county board, led this year by Phil Barrett, will pick its 2027 chairman at its January organizational meeting, where three new supervisors from Clifton Park and Hadley will also take their seats.
For results in every Saratoga County race, plus the officials who represent each town, visit PagPol’s Saratoga County page or subscribe to the Saratoga County newsletter. PagPol will update these results when the county adds absentee, military and affidavit ballots and certifies the count.
