Somerset County election results are in. Here's who voters picked
The slots locally included mayors, borough and township offices, tax collectors and inspectors of elections. Statewide voters got to give their nod to appellate judges candidates. School board directors nominees were also elected.
Final voter turnout numbers will be available in several days, after all eligible votes have been counted, but anecdotal reports indicate turnout was typical for municipal primary elections, according to Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt in a media release.
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The following unofficial results of the primary deal with those positions that had competitors for the positions. There were several slots in the Somerset County primary that had one candidate running for both Republican and Democratic ballots, or only one party's candidate running for an open position, or no candidates running for a position.
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Council - four-year term - four positions
James R. Broderick (R) 156Michael A. Lottig (R) 135Michael E. Fogle (R) 173Matthew F. Will (R) 112Clifford E. Horner (R) 126
Tax Collector - four-year term - one slot
Shannon R. Poole (R) 22Robert J. Grove (R) 461Terry A. Jones (R) 29Peggy J. McClain (R) 474
(will be merging with Larimer Township effective 1/1/2026)
Supervisor - six-year term - one position
Robert B. Sines (R) 48Sandra J. Schmidt (R) 23Roger L. Newman (R) 29
Inspector of Election - four-year term - one slot
Carol L. Hershberger (R) 7Kimberly S. Burkholder (R) 2
Council - four-year term - four positions
Paul Scott Moore (R) 90Richard W. Stern (R) 84Paul Balint (R) 87Karl L. Denison (R) 50Shaun S. Nemeth (R) 76
Tax Collector - four-year term - one slot
Marcia Ann Whipkey (R) 360April J. Mishler (R) 231
Supervisor - six-year term - one position
Allan E. Hay (R) 86Taylor Lour Stout (R) 163
Inspector of Election - four-year term - one slot
Karyn S. Sechler (R) 24Roxann M. Blough (R) 16
Supervisor - six-year term - one position
David A. Zeglin (R) 80Richard C. Shaffer (R) 219
Mayor - four-year term - one slot
Ryan J. Lishia (R) 33Robert L. Cummins (R) 12
Supervisor - six-year term - one position
Michael Rapsky (R) 61Darrell G. Klink, Jr. (R) 286
Supervisor - six-year term - (one position)
Don Miller (R) 396 votesBryan Barron (R) 479David E. Mitchell (R) 165
Mayor - four-year term - (one slot)
Mark Portante (R) 77Michael G. Thomas (R) 160
This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Election results: Somerset County primary voters
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