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6 candidates will face off for 4 Fox Chapel council seats this fall
A Fox Chapel council incumbent appears to have been ousted in the May primary election. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, council member Fred Leech did not earn enough votes to secure a spot on the Republican ballot in November. There were seven nominees vying...
Primary voters narrow field of Greater Latrobe School Board hopefuls from 7 to 5
Five of seven cross-filed candidates received apparent nominations for four seats on the Greater Latrobe School Board, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s primary. All are Unity residents. Incumbents Heidi Kozar and Cathy Sarraf led the Democratic ticket, with respective vote totals of 1,814 and 1,630 — representing about 21%...
2 of 3 incumbents fall in Franklin Regional school board primary
Two of three Franklin Regional school board incumbents will not appear on the general-election ballot following losses in Tuesday’s primary election. According to unofficial results, incumbent Mark Kozlosky came away with the highest vote total, 16.72% of just under 11,000 votes in the Republican primary, but current board member Paul...
Write-in votes expected to fill Democratic ticket for Trafford council
Trafford’s Republican voters gave the lone incumbent on the GOP ballot one of the four nominations for a seat on borough council in the November election, while the write-in votes on the Democratic ticket were higher than the number of votes for the lone candidate on that ballot in the...
Deputy mayor and newcomer appear to edge out incumbent John Petrucci for spots on Penn Hills council ballot
It appears a political newcomer and an incumbent will seek the two available seats for Penn Hills council in the fall. According to unofficial results from the Allgheny County Board of Elections, Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp received 3,546 votes and political newcomer Joanne M. Fascio received 2,813 votes to defeat...
8 of 9 Norwin board candidates win nominations
Norwin School District voters will get to choose among eight candidates — incumbents and challengers — in the November election because of eight of the nine candidates won either the Republican or Democratic nomination for four seats, according to unofficial results. The vote count represents only those from the Westmoreland...
North Huntingdon ex-commissioner wins GOP nomination in 4th Ward
Voters in North Huntingdon’s Fourth Ward opted to give the Republican nomination to a former commissioner over the incumbent, a reversal of the 2017 race between the same two candidates, according to unofficial results from the May 18 primary. Former commissioner Richard Gray, 63, is leading incumbent Brian Blasko, 35,...
1st-time candidates take top ballot spots in Murrysville council primary
First-time political candidate Jason Lemak came out on top in the Republican primary for Murrysville council when the results were finally announced early Wednesday morning, taking just over 20% of votes cast. Lemak will be joined on the general election ballot by fellow newcomer Jamie Lingg (19.25%) and incumbents Dayne...
Leslie Rossi, creator of Trump House, holds 2-1 margin in 59th District special election
Unofficial returns Wednesday showed Republican Leslie Rossi holding a 2-1 lead in the special election to fill a vacancy in the 59th legislative district, even as the final count for four of 41 precincts in Westmoreland County remained unreported. Unofficial returns from the district that spans 42 precincts in eastern...
Irwin mayoral race results, pending write-in vote count
Write-in votes likely will determine whether Irwin will have two candidates for mayor on the ballot in November. Republican Jeff Clem, a retired prison guard, did not face any opposition in Tuesday’s primary, collecting 268 votes against 69 write-in votes in the unofficial results. Council member Gail Macioce, also a...
Pa. voters backed curtailing Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency powers in a win for Republican lawmakers
Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters have approved two ballot questions that would curtail the governor’s emergency powers, a victory for Republican lawmakers...
Carlynton, Chartiers Valley school board, Scott council primary race results
Unofficial results for the primary election are in. Many races were uncontested — South Fayette School District school board, Bridgeville council, Carnegie council, Heidelberg council and South Fayette commissioners. Incumbent mayors Stacie Riley, Carnegie; Betty Copeland, Bridgeville; and Kenneth Lasota, Heidelberg, also ran uncontested. Carlynton School District Five candidates, all...
6 candidates will challenge for 4 spots on the Gateway School Board in November
Six candidates will face off for four available seats on Gateway School District’s school board in the fall. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, all six nominees received enough votes in the May 18 primary election to secure a spot on the November ballot. Leslie...
Baldwin, Jefferson Hills and Whitehall council primary race results
Races in Pleasant Hills and Baldwin Township were uncontested in the primary election, as were the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board and West Jefferson Hills School Board races. Baldwin Borough council In Baldwin Borough, five Democrats ran for four spots on the November ballot. Allegheny County Office of Elections unofficial results show...
Incumbent leading race for Jeannette City School Board
Jeannette City School Board incumbent Tim Mortimore led voting in both parties in the race for four seats on the board with all precincts reporting. Mortimore received 496 votes from Democrats while newcomer Felesha Beecher had 414, according to unofficial returns. He again topped Beecher with 453 Republican votes compared...
John Joseph Cassidy appears to have won both tickets in Pine-Richland School Board’s Region 3
Newcomer John Joseph Cassidy appears to have unseated incumbent Katarzyna Swope to represent Pine-Richland School District’s Region 3. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Cassidy earned the Republican nomination by a landslide over Swope, by a vote of 873 to 86. On the Democratic ticket,...
Bethel Park residents vote to amend home rule charter
In Bethel Park, primary voters said yes to a referendum on the ballot to amend the municipality’s home rule charter to forgo the residency requirement for the municipal planner. The current home rule charter requires the municipal planner to move into Bethel Park within one year of being hired. While...
Hammers, Mahady, Tyburski and Fanchalsky appear to win district judge races
Westmoreland County voters in November will officially elect new magisterial district judges to preside over courts based in Derry, Penn Township, Unity and Youngwood. But it appeared from unofficial election returns that all four races had already been decided. Each district had contested races Tuesday in which candidates cross-filed to...
Mike Hammill appears to secure Republican nomination for O’Hara Ward 3
Political newcomer Mike Hammill appears to have won the Republican nomination for O’Hara council in Ward 3. According to unofficial results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Hammill earned 105 votes. His opponent, Greg Caprara, received 39 votes. The pair sought the Republican nomination for the fall ballot; there...
Voters poised to elect 1st female lawmaker in 59th District special election to replace Mike Reese
Voters in the 59th Legislative District appeared to be on their way to choosing their first female lawmaker in Tuesday’s special election. Unofficial returns in Westmoreland County with 37 of 41 precincts reporting showed Republican Leslie Rossi with 63% of the vote, compared to about 34% for Democrat Mariah Fisher...
Acting Westmoreland Clerk of Court jumps out to strong lead in GOP primary
Westmoreland County’s Acting Clerk of Courts Megan Loughner held a wide lead in Tuesday’s Republican primary to run for a full four-year term to run the office to oversee the county’s criminal court records. With 288 of the 307 precincts reporting, Loughner, 36, of Unity, had 65% of the votes...
Jobe leads both party races for Greensburg Salem School Board
Incumbent Lynn Jobe appears to have won a tight eight-way race for four Greensburg Salem School Board nominations on both party ballots, with all of the precincts reporting. Jobe received 1,513 Democratic votes, followed by 1,478 for Sara Deegan, 1,282 for incumbent Lynna Thomas, 960 for Autumn Jevicky, 831 for...
Mylant leads Murphy in GOP balloting for Unity supervisor
Republican voters appeared to favor incumbent John Mylant over challenger Doug Murphy in Tuesday’s primary battle for Unity supervisor. Mylant had about 64% of the vote, with all precincts reporting. He had received 1,929 votes to 1,071 for Murphy, according to unofficial returns. Mylant, 58, is completing his second six-year...
Sparse voter turnout for Pennsylvania primary election; votes start being countedVideo
Voter turnout for Pennsylvania’s primary Tuesday was sparse compared to November’s election, but officials say it was bolstered by mail-in voting and statewide ballot questions drawing out third-party voters. Results are slowing coming in for Allegheny County and Westmoreland County races. In Allegheny County, voters requested 124,813 mail-in ballots —...
4 incumbents, 3 challengers seek nomination for Mt. Pleasant Area School Board
Seven candidates, including four incumbents, are seeking nomination to four seats on the Mt. Pleasant Area School Board. All cross-filed on the Democratic and Republican tickets in the May 18 primary. Incumbent board members on the ballot this year include Allison A. Brooks, 37; Brad Coppula, 46; Eric Poole, 43;...
