It’s official. Bradford City Council will have two new
councilmen come January.
According to official results released Monday from the Nov. 8
general election, McKean County Director of Elections Judy Ordiway
said incumbent Councilman Tom Shay and newcomers Tom Riel and Bob
Onuffer – the first Democrat to win a seat on the panel in 30 years
– will join current members Mayor Michele Corignani and Councilman
Dan Costello on the board.
Councilman Ross Neidich was defeated in his bid to return to the
panel, coming in last out of a field of four men seeking three open
seats on the board. In the primary election, Councilwoman Kathy
Graff was defeated, while Onuffer ran unopposed on the Democratic
side.
The official tallies were compiled on Friday, Ordiway said.
Ordiway said Shay, a Republican, was the top vote-getter for
city council with 795 votes, followed by Riel with 785 and Onuffer
and Neidich with 720 and 713, respectively.
Meanwhile, for Bradford Area School Board, Pasquale J. Vigliotta
received the most votes with 2,150, followed by the Rev. J. Arthur
Cox with 2,009; Rita Dincher with 1,889; and Joe “Jose” Troutman
with 1,695.
There were four people seeking four open seats on the board. Dr.
August Freda lost his bid for re-election in the May primary
election.
The only person to not cross-file for the election was Troutman,
who ran on the Republican ticket.
Elsewhere, McKean County President Judge John Cleland garnered
5,350 votes running unopposed for another 10-year term as judge for
the McKean County Court of Common Pleas.
Cleland had the opportunity to either face a retention vote or
open the race to anyone who wanted to run against him. Cleland ran
on both the Republican and Democratic tickets.
Also, Republican Brad Mason ran unopposed for sheriff, gaining
4,302 votes; current sheriff Donald Morey chose not to seek
re-election.
Prothonotary/Clerk of Courts Bonnie Howard captured 4,152 votes;
Controller Tom Ball, 3,897; Treasurer Nancy Evans, 4,171; and Jury
Commissioners Wanita Lane and Betty Comes, 1,574 and 3,710,
respectively. Lane was on the Democratic ticket, while Comes was on
the GOP ballot.
Elsewhere across the county, Kane Mayor Doug Caldwell fought
back a challenge from Democrat Albert Renzi by a tally of 461 to
279.
For Kane Borough Council, four candidates were looking to fill
three open seats on the board for a four-year term. Filling those
seats were James Salvamoser with 415 votes; Dennis Drost with 410;
and John Gentilman with 300. Leah Guido, with 268 votes, did not
make the board.
Meanwhile, Republican Michael Merry was the lone candidate for a
two-year term.
For Hamlin Township supervisor, Bill Kilmer defeated Donald
Compton for the position by a margin of 90 to 66.
In the race for Eldred Borough Council, the four-year term seat
had Carol Ann Burdick with 89 votes and Dale Rounsville with 84
votes – there were two open seats on the board for the four-year
position.
Also, the race to fill two open seats for two-year terms had
Randy Shay with 79 votes; Carol Ann Burdick with 74 tallies and
Lisa Unverdorben Mong with 31 votes – there were three people vying
for two open seats.
In the race for Ceres Township supervisor, no candidate filed
but H. Perry Austin received 32 write-in votes, Ordiway said. There
was just one open seat on the board.
Lastly, for Port Allegany Borough Council, four open seats were
up for grabs. Capturing those seats were Everett Robbins with 230
votes; David Fair with 181 votes; Judy Taylor, 175; and William
Burleson Jr. with 155 tallies. Roland “Bud” Simons garnered 97
votes.
In Elk County, St. Marys City Council had three seats up for
grabs, according to Kimberly Frey, director of elections.
Gaining those seats were Sean D. Gabler with 1,873 votes; Thomas
Farley, 1,826; and Dick Dornisch, 1,773.
Also, District Attorney Bradley Kraus, running unopposed,
garnered 6,270 votes. In the race for Highland Township supervisor,
a write-in campaign was waged.
Capturing the four-year seat was Jack Vanderneck by a vote of 42
to 25 over Martin “Jake” Niklas. Taking the six-year seat was Paul
Burton Sr. with 58 tallies.
Lastly, in Jones Township, the referendum over instituting a 1
mill property tax to fund a local library failed by a vote of 119
to 115, according to Frey.
In Cameron County, the race for sheriff went to Allen H. Neyman
with 956 votes over James Fragale with 844 tallies. Neyman
currently serves as Emporium Borough’s police chief, according to
Brenda Park Munz, the secretary to the Cameron County
Commissioners. The commissioners serve as the election board in the
county.
Meanwhile, Emporium Mayor Bruno Carnovale received 626 votes
running unopposed for the position.
For Emporium Borough Council, there were three open seats, with
LuAnn Reed capturing 467 votes; L. Maxwell Narby, 451; and Don
“Stretch” Reed with 379 gaining the nod. Anthony “Butch” Gennocro
garnered 357 votes.
Lastly, the race for prothonotary went to Mary Grace Olay with
1,208 votes over Brenda Park Munz with 581.
In Potter County, the official results were still being
tabulated Monday, according to Elections Director Sandy Lewis. The
results should be available sometime later this week.
There, Magisterial District Judge Delores Bristol was the
apparent winner in the race with fellow judge Lisa Burton,
according to unofficial results. Also, attorney Dawn Fink will be
the new District Attorney after current DA Jeff Leber failed to be
re-elected after he did a write-in campaign against Fink.
Fink beat Leber in the primary, but supports of Leber tried to
establish she did not have legal residency in the county when she
ran for DA
