Incumbents win most council seats in Monroeville, Pitcairn

Two Monroeville Council incumbents won reelection in their wards as Democrats, and a Republican defeated a former council member for another seat, according to unofficial Allegheny County results.

In Ward 2, Eric Poach earned another four-year term by defeating Timothy J. Lionelli, 810 votes to 538. Bob Williams faced no opposition in continuing to represent Ward 6, receiving 818 votes.

William E. Krut won the Ward 4 race with 594 votes, with James C. Johns Jr. receiving 525.

Johns served on council before declining to seek reelection in 2019, when Steven Wolfram was unopposed in running for the Ward 4 seat. This year, Johns defeated Wolfram for the Democratic nomination in the primary.

In Pitcairn, incumbents James M. Rullo (324 votes) and Deborah Marto (318) won reelection to four-year terms on borough council, running on both the GOP and Democratic tickets. Rullo serves as council president.

The county’s unofficial results had incumbent Democrat Lisa Petrosky defeating Republican Ian Seibel for another four-year seat, 283 votes to 277. Write-in votes totaled 19.

For a two-year term on Pitcairn Council, Republican William R. Kornrumph won by receiving 277 votes compared with Democrat George L. Burkhardt’s 251.

Monroeville voters narrowly approved an amendment to the municipal home rule charter, 3,849 to 3,772. The referendum question stated:

“Shall Article VII, Section 701, titled Municipal Manager, of the Monroeville Home Rule Charter be amended by increasing the management experience required, modifying qualifications required, and removing the residency requirement for individuals hired into the position of municipal manager?”

Mayor Nick Gresock supported the amendment as the municipality seeks a successor to Timothy Little, who is retiring.

“Experienced municipal managers are a limited and specialized group,” Gresock said. “The passing of this referendum will allow more flexibility in Monroeville’s search for qualified applicants.”