It was the only contested local race here, with Wilson facing a challenge from Roger Y. Allen. Wilson received 335 votes, or about 61.8%, to Allen’s 207 votes, or about 38.2%, according to unofficial election night results. There were no write-in votes in the results.

The percentages were rounded to the nearest tenth of 1% and do not reflect any undervotes — ballots where voters left this race unmarked. These figures include ballots cast during the early voting period, on Election Day and absentee ballots that have been returned by Nov. 4.

Essex County Deputy Democratic Commissioner Jennifer Fifield said there were 23 outstanding absentee ballots for the town of Wilmington after polls closed. Absentee ballots can be received by boards of elections through the mail up to Nov. 12, provided that the ballot was postmarked no later than Nov. 4. There were also three absentee ballots that were received on election night, but have not yet been counted.

Given the current 128-vote margin in the supervisor’s race, the outstanding and yet-to-be-counted absentees are not enough to close the gap.

Wilson ran on the Democratic Party line and Allen’s name appeared on the Republican party and independent “High Peaks” party lines.

“I couldn’t be more pleased,” Wilson said. “I’m happy to see that we got people out to the polls and in a year where there’s a lot going on nationally, to have people focused on the local elections was really good.”

Wilson said major goals this term include updating the sidewalks in the hamlets, figuring out how to move ahead with the community center — which he said was old and needs renovation — and working with town Highway Superintendent Ryan Hall to develop a town-wide road and culvert resilience plan to handle the impact of more severe storms and improving communication with town residents.

Hall was also reelected Highway Superintendent on Tuesday, running unopposed.

Wilson said something he’s learned over the years as a supervisor is that the most critical — and expensive — components of running the town are the ones that are easy to get lost in the weeds.

“All that really boring, unglamorous stuff is what really makes a town run well, efficiently and that the taxpayers’ money is really spent wisely.”

Because of a new state law shifting most of the elections in odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, this supervisor term will only last for three years instead of the usual four.

Even-year elections will start next year. Because of this, four-year terms elected this year will only get a three-year term and their seats will end in 2028. This cuts their term by one-quarter.

Going forward, the seats will resume their usual four-year length, continuing to be up for election in even-numbered years.