Write-in votes counted
The write-in votes have all been counted in Carbon County’s races.
Carbon County Commissioner Tom J. Gerhard received 2,721 write-in votes, but was still 2,382 lower than Rocky Ahner, who finished third in the race.
In the Lehighton Area School Board race, where several candidates ran a write-in campaign, the final results did not change the results of who will be in office.
Byron D. Schnell received 889 write-in votes, while Barbara A. Bowes received 877, and Kerry L. Sittler received 803. In addition, Rusty Beltz received 15 votes; Walter Zlomsowitch, 6; and Keith Schnell, Ronald Rabenold, Loretta Smith and Norman Smith received 1 vote each.
The five winning candidates on the ballots — Wayne Wentz, Larry Stern, Rita Spinelli, Nathan Foeller and Richard Beltz — all had over 1,100 more than the top write-in candidate.
Here are the write-in results in various municipalities in which multiple write-in votes were cast:
• Beaver Meadows Council, two-year term (Vote for 1): Michael Baran, 9; Kevin Hines, Paul Steach, Mike Komischock and Dydyna Tranguch, 1 vote each. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• East Penn Township Supervisor, four-year term (Vote for 1): Dennis Pearson, 31; Gary P. Kuehner, 11; Guy R. Barry, 4; Woodrow Frey, 3; James Lambert and James Montiel, 2 each; Harold Resh, John Strakas and Jeffrey Young, 1 each. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• East Side Borough Council, two-year term (Vote for 1): John Ciepel, 6; John P. Marotta, 2; and Frank A. Migneco, 1. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• Franklin Township Auditor (Vote for 1): Lisa A. Everett, 37; David Thomas, 17; David M. Sebelin and Brian Shaner, 2 each; Meaghan Snyder, Brain Smith Sr., Robin D. Cressley, Angela Stehle, Corey Deem, Betty Wolfe, Shirley Reilly and Brenda Neeb, 1 vote each. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• Lansford Mayor (Vote for 1): Joseph Butrie, 120; Hugh Vrablic, 46; and Robert Silver, 2. Michele Bartek remains the victor with 442 votes.
• Lausanne Township Supervisor (Vote for 1): Edward Klynowsky, 37 votes. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• Lehigh Township Supervisor (Vote for 1): Wayne Wagner, 115 votes. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• Lower Towamensing Township Auditor (Vote for 1): Brett Papay, 8; Alexandrea Wentz and Ken Sutton, 2 each; and Michael Bixler, Jay Mullikin, Dereck Lesko, Donna Horn, Dorothy Strohl, Brooke Klotz and Roy Christman, 1 vote each. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• Mahoning Township Supervisor, six-year term (Vote for 2): Brian Reeser, 31; David W. Pollock, 26; Nevin Frey, 13; Thomas Zimmerman IV and Sue Ann Lewine, 2 each; and James Whitehead, Thomas Fritz, Kim Roberti and Deb McGowan, 1 vote each. Reeser joins Robert Slaw, a Republican, who received 820 votes during the election.
• Parryville Borough Council (Vote for 2): Donald Smith, 29; and Michael James Johnson, Jeff Freeby and Dean Emrey, 1 vote each. Smith joins Jason T. Smith, who received 82 votes during the election.
• Penn Forest Township Auditor, six-year term (Vote for 1): William Miller, 2; Sean Courtney, Patrick Holland, Larry Daiell and Patricia Borger, 2 votes each; Sarah Keiper, Jaclyn Gallagher, Jackie Thomas, Guy Antolick, Philip Noce, Paul Montemuro, Joe Eremus Jr., Mel Lomax and Todd Smith, 1 vote each. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
• Penn Forest Township Auditor, two-year term (Vote for 1): Sean Courtney, 2; Roger Meckes, Jackie Thomas, Joseph F. Gallagher, Cindy Henning, Stephanie Noce, Paul Montemuro, Joe Eremus Jr., Mel Lomax and Larry Daiell, 1 vote each. There were no candidates for the term on the ballot.
