Voters in Centre County townships and boroughs cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary election for Democratic and Republican nominees for councils and boards of supervisors.
For most races, there was little in doubt from the start, with most uncontested, and in some cases no candidate on the ballot at all. That included five of the six boards and councils in the Centre Region.
The lone exception in the Centre Region was Halfmoon Township, where the Republican race for supervisor had four candidates vying for two nominations. Elsewhere in Centre County, the Republican races for Benner, Howard, Marion, Spring and Walker townships and Milesburg Borough mayor were also contested.
In races where no candidate or fewer than the number of open positions were on the ballot, write-in votes may still determine nominees. To win a nomination for councils or boards, a write-in candidate most have at least 10 votes and have the highest vote total.
Here’s a look at the results from contested races in Centre County, followed by vote totals in uncontested Centre Region elections. As of 11 p.m. on Tuesday, all 87 precincts in the county were partially reported. Results are unofficial until completed and certified.
See full results for all Centre County primary races at the Centre County Elections and Voter Registration website.
BENNER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (1)
Republican
Larry J. Lingle: 301
Therese Hollen: 257
Democratic
No candidate
HALFMOON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (2)
Republican
David Piper: 330
Bruce Helms: 314
Charles Beck: 107
Lorin Nauman: 92
Democratic
Donnan Stoicovy: 268
HOWARD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (1)
Republican
David Etters: 74
Rex Johnson Sr.: 20
Democratic
No candidate
MARION TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (1)
Republican
Donald Moore: 73
Orie Hanley III: 33
Democratic
None
*A 2-year interim term is also up for election. Lisa Barner Hovies ran unopposed on the Republican ballot and the Democratic ballot had no candidate.
SPRING TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (1)
Republican
Frank Royer: 334
Korena DeFurio: 314
Democratic
No candidate
WALKER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (1)
Republican
James Heckman: 268
Wyatt Harter: 158
Democratic
No candidate
MILESBURG BOROUGH MAYOR (1)
Michaela Bressler: 38
Clair Martin: 21
Democratic
No candidate
UNCONTESTED CENTRE REGION RACES
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH COUNCIL (3)
Democratic
Nalini Krishnankutty: 1,459
Gopal Balachandran: 1,430
John Hayes: 1,371
Republican
No candidate
STATE COLLEGE BOROUGH MAYOR (1)
Democratic
Ezra Nanes: 1,535
Republican
No candidate
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL (2)
Democratic
Gretchen Brandt: 928
Eric Bernier: 908
Republican
No candidate
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (2)
Democratic
Omari Patterson: 1,424
Trevor White: 1,267
Republican
David Wolfgang: 697
HARRIS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (1)
Democratic
Christopher Murrell: 671
Republican
No candidate
PATTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (2)
Democratic
Pamela Robb: 1,154
Heidi Miller Kruesi: 1,129
Republican
No candidate
