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Voters in the Fox Chapel area select some new mayors but retain many other incumbents
Fox Chapel area voters have elected new mayors in Fox Chapel and Aspinwall while re-electing a number of familiar faces for council, school board and other mayoral races. Here are the results from the Nov. 4 election, according to Allegheny County Elections Division records. Fox Chapel Area School Board Incumbent...
Higher-than-expected election turnout boosted by judicial race, officials say
Political leaders on attribute a higher-than-expected voter turnout for Tuesday’s general election to the hotly contested state judicial retention vote. Turnout in Westmoreland County, which featured few contested local races, reached 42%. County election officials had initially predicted turnout would be about 30%. In neighboring Allegheny County, where the Pittsburgh...
Cross-filing backfires for some Allegheny County judicial candidates
Call it the curse of cross-filing. As election results were pouring in Tuesday night, political pundit Joseph Sabino Mistick noticed a trend emerging in the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court race. While all 13 candidates for judge were Democrats, those who were cross-filed — listed on the ballot as both...
Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection, ending her storied career in U.S. House
WASHINGTON — Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’s office but arguably the most powerful in American politics. Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco for nearly 40 years, announced...
Westmoreland voters opt for computers over paper ballots
The biggest winner on Election Day in Westmoreland County was the touch-screen voting machine. County voters overwhelmingly rejected the use of optional paper ballots at the polls, as just 5% of those who cast ballots at Westmoreland’s 306 precincts used pen and paper to vote Tuesday. “It proves me right....
Cheswick sees slate of incumbents hold council seats
Four incumbents on Cheswick Council seeking reelection held onto their seats in Tuesday’s election. The election saw two races — one with five candidates seeking four four-year terms and another with two candidates seeking two two-year terms. Nicholas Pollino earned the most votes in both races but said he’d likely...
West Deer voters retain 2 supervisors, chose a well-known, experienced newcomer
A busy night of races in West Deer resulted in two incumbents getting reelected and one newcomer being named supervisor-at-large. Republican Vince Mercuri, 68, earned 2,237 (50.1%) votes, securing him the supervisor at-large position. He beat Mark B. Schmidt, 70, a Democrat who earned 2,203 (49.4%) votes. “We’re very excited,...
Democrats win all 4 seats on Plum Council
Democrats carried the day in Plum, unseating incumbent Republicans to claim four seats on borough council. Unofficial results show Ryan Delaney as the top voter-getter with 14.5%, followed by James McBride with 13.9%, Raymond Rall with 13.2% and Phoebus Apollo with 12.8%. The Democratic sweep renders incumbents Paul Dern, Steve...
Toney, DiCarolis victors in New Kensington Council election
Democrats Phillip Toney and Nicholas DiCarolis won two seats on New Kensington Council, according to unofficial results from the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau. In the three-candidate race for two seats, Toney had collected 1,800 votes, DiCarolis 1,534. Republican Chase Balla had 1,238. Toney, 70, and DiCarolis, 37, will take the...
Democrats look to build on election wins in Pa., elsewhere as GOP refocuses
Democrats racked up victories in high-profile races across the country Tuesday night, prompting many on the left to view the wins as a repudiation of President Donald Trump and something to build on going into next year’s pivotal midterm elections. Some top Republicans downplayed the results, while others said Tuesday’s...
2 Pennsylvania counties had to replace poll books in the middle of Election Day voting
HARRISBURG — Two Pennsylvania counties had to replace poll books at all polling places in the middle of in-person voting during Tuesday’s election because of what officials described as mistakes made in creating the voter data. Affected voters deciding local races and whether to give three Democratic justices another term...
Irwin voters opt for 2 incumbents, 2 newcomers
Irwin borough council will see two new members join two reelected incumbents, based on unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. One newly appointed incumbent failed to win a full term. Councilman Tyler Baum, a Republican, led all candidates with 23.6 of the vote in his bid for a second four-year term...
Yough voters return all 4 incumbents to school board
Yough voters gave all four incumbent school board directors another term in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results. Jared Filapose of Sewickley, current board president, led the ticket with 23.3% of the vote, followed by Linda Knor of Herminie at 20.3%. Matt Gardner of South Huntingdon, board vice president, received...
Jeannette’s Langdon wins 2 races, will serve as mayor
There is expected to be an opening in Jeannette city government after one candidate won two seats in Tuesday’s election. Michelle Langdon will be notified of her victories for mayor and council once results are certified this month, said Scott Ross of the Westmoreland County Elections Bureau. Langdon will have...
2 newcomers, 2 incumbents secure spots on Mt. Pleasant council
Two new faces will join Mt. Pleasant council, according to unofficial Westmoreland County election results. Newcomer Rudy Brnilovich, a Democrat, and incumbent Andy Davis, a Republican, are slated to represent council’s first ward. Newcomer Nicholas Lucia, a Republican, and incumbent Michael Barrick, a Democrat, will represent the third ward. Brnilovich...
3 incumbents, 1 new face slated for Derry Area School Board
One newcomer and three incumbents are slated to serve four-year terms on Derry Area School Board, according to unofficial Westmoreland County election results. Incumbents Josh Campbell, Nancy Findish and Steve Frye will return to the board alongside newcomer Chad McIntire. Campbell, who received enough write-in votes to capture both Democratic...
3 newcomers, 1 incumbent earn 4-year terms on Penn Hills School Board
Three newcomers and one incumbent have been selected from seven candidates running for Penn Hills School Board. According to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Monica Colbert, Dawn Golden, Reginald Hickman and Nicole Richardson will be sworn in to serve four-year terms in December. Colbert, 52,...
Democrats win 2 seats on Penn Hills Council
Two members have been selected from three candidates running for Penn Hills Council. According to unofficial election results from the Allegheny County Office of Elections, Democrats Kimberly “Kim” Refosco and Ian T. Cartwright will be sworn in this January to serve four-year terms. Refosco, 45, received 9,248 (45.5%) votes, making...
Beighel, Mock, McBride, McIntyre win seats on Gateway school board
Janette Beighel, Anthony Mock and Rick McIntyre will join incumbent Leslie McBride on the Gateway school board, according to unofficial results of Tuesday’s elections. Beighel came away with the most votes, taking just under 19% of 31,036 votes cast, according Allegheny County election officials. “I am unbelievably humbled by receiving...
Former councilwoman leads candidates in Pitcairn election
Former Pitcairn council member Cammeo Farally topped all other candidates in Tuesday’s election in the race for four seats. Farally, a Democrat, took 24% of 1,843 votes cast. Incumbent Democrats Thomas Dick (22%) and William Kornrumph (21%) followed, along with Democrat George Burkhardt, who made his way onto the ballot...
Washington wins Ward 3 council race in Monroeville
Democrats John Washington and Allison Ramsey will join Monroeville council, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s election. Ramsey ran unopposed. Washington bested Republican challenger Gary DeLorenzo, taking just under 55% of 1,533 votes cast. Washington is a self-employed contractor who has lived in Monroeville for the past three decades. “I’m...
Newcomer gets most votes in Baldwin-Whitehall School Board race
Five candidates competed for four open spots on the Baldwin-Whitehall School Board in the Nov. 4 general election. With 38/38 precincts reporting, 29,301 total votes were cast, according to Allegheny County’s unofficial election results. Cross-filed candidates newcomer Ashley Miller (6,538 votes), current board second vice president Amanda Priano (6,036) and...
3 incumbents retain Bethel Park School Board seats
Three incumbents won reelection to Bethel Park School Board, according to unofficial Allegheny County election results. Retaining their seats on Nov. 4 were Democrats Sharon Janosik (7,439 votes) and Buffie Faes (6,904), along with Christina Headley (7,538), who ran as a Republican and Democrat after winning both parties’ nominations in...
Bethel Park mayor reelected, 3 new members voted onto council
Bethel Park’s longtime mayor won reelection Nov. 4, according to unofficial Allegheny County results. Republican Jack Allen garnered 6,926 votes, representing just under 52% of the total cast, in defeating Democrat challenger Jon Lloyd (6,383 votes). Allen was first elected mayor in 2013 after serving on Bethel Park Council since...
Whitehall mayor reelected, 4 new members voted onto council
Whitehall’s longtime mayor won reelection on Nov. 4, according to unofficial Allegheny County general election results. Democrat Jim Nowalk received 3,434 votes, nearly 69% of the total cast, defeating Republican challenger Chris Mooney (1,521). The same candidates squared off for mayor in 2021. Nowalk has held the post since 1993....
