East Buffalo Township supervisor secures Democratic nomination
LEWISBURG — The incumbent supervisor chair of East Buffalo Township Board of Supervisors secured the nomination for the Democratic ballot in Tuesday's primary election in Union County.
Supervisor Jim Knight received 513 votes for the nomination, according to unofficial election results for Union County. He is running unopposed.
There were 29 write-in votes on the Republican side.
The Union County Election Board is reviewing write-ins. The Board of Elections is meeting at 10:30 a.m. Friday for the official count.
— JUSTIN STRAWSER
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