It appears a political newcomer and an incumbent will seek the two available seats for Penn Hills council in the fall.

According to unofficial results from the Allgheny County Board of Elections, Deputy Mayor Catherine Sapp received 3,546 votes and political newcomer Joanne M. Fascio received 2,813 votes to defeat incumbent John Petrucci who received 2,436 votes in the primary election.

No Republicans ran for their party’s nomination to fill the two council seats but 411 write-in votes were cast.

Only 10 write-in votes are needed to get on the ballot in November, according to county election officials.

People who receive enough write-in votes to run in the general election must accept the party’s nomination and be qualified to run before their names are placed on the ballot.

Sapp, an incumbent, said she hopes to address the lack of diversity in the Penn Hills police department and grow the municipality’s fund balance.

She would also like to keep Penn Hills residents apprised of what’s happening in the muncipality to help them “understand how and where their money is being spent.”

Fascio said she aims to encourage more citizen participation in what is happenng in Penn Hills.

“There are many good, concerned people in Penn Hills, and we need to seek them out, sustain healthy conversations and encourage their involvement in solutions.”

Fascio has more than 30 years of experience working for and with the county and state.

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