Clinton County Municipal Election Results – Unofficial
LOCK HAVEN — With the official count of votes from Tuesday’s General Election starting today, unofficial results show that not quite one-third (31.95 percent or 7,091) of Clinton County’s 22,193 voters cast ballots.
Considering the weight of the races for Keystone Central School Board, the District I magisterial judge, county treasurer and the myriad of municipal races for township supervisors and borough councils, it was thought more people would cast ballots Tuesday. Remember, the November 2016 presidential election brought out some 75 percent of registered voters here.
Interestingly, almost double the number of Republicans voted straight party ticket (1,078) versus Democrats (620) on Tuesday.
And even we were caught off-guard in not realizing that Clinton County’s own president judge, Craig P. Miller, was up for retention vote. He won that easily, 5,033 to 1,199.
There has been significant change in the voter rolls in Clinton County over the last 18 months.
Republicans now show a near 1,350 voter lead in registrations over Democrats: 10,289 to 8,947. Then there are 2,804 “other” registrants (Independents included), 119 Libertarians and 34 Green Party voters.
Meanwhile, a majority 59 percent of county voters approved the ballot referendum that could ultimately elminate taxes for residential properties while raising income taxes for individuals and sales taxes on products, goods and services sold in Pennsylvania.
The ballot won by a vote of 3,869 to 2,706, or 58 percent to 41 percent margin. Yes, the outcome is probably the start of change as lawmakers and advocates believe the current reliance on property taxes — which account for about 30 percent of local and state revenue in Pennsylvania and are a primary source of school funding — is harmful to homeowners who live on fixed incomes.
The referendum allows the Legislature — which is the only entity that controls ballot questions in Pennsylvania — to pass a law that would permit taxing authorities to exempt residents from paying any tax on their primary residences.
Even if the Legislature passes such a bill, individual taxing authorities — counties, municipalities, and school districts — would have to enact their own exemptions. They would apply only to primary residences; taxes would have to be paid on commercial and industrial properties and on second homes.
Taxing authorities would have to find replacement revenue sources, which likely would require more state legislation.
Some groups of Pennsylvania homeowners have pushed for a bill known as the Property Tax Independence Act, which would eliminate property taxes by raising sales and income taxes.
Among the issues that school officials and other opponents have with the bill is its provision that residents would continue paying property taxes on their school districts’ existing debt, making tax payments unequal and widely variable among the state’s 501 districts.
And it’s possible that school boards will have to cede some control over school funding.
Stay tuned.
Ok, so here are the unofficial results from the election in Clinton County this past Tuesday. The are right off the county ballot report.
We included some write-in tallies if they were 10 votes or more.
We did not include judge of election, tax collector and related positions due to limited space, and we omitted some races already reported this week by The Express:
ALL 34 PRECINCTS COUNTED
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS …22,193
BALLOTS CAST – Total of 7,091;
6,946 electronically; 145 absentees
VOTER TURNOUT: 31.95 percent
Clinton County Coroner
ZACH HANNA (DEM/REP) 6,296
WRITE-IN 37
Magisterial District Judge District I
JOSEPH L. SANDERS III (DEM) 1,791
KEITH KIBLER (REP) 2,302
Magisterial District Judge District II
JOHN W. MAGGS (DEM/REP) 1,986
Magisterial District Judge District III
FRANK P. MILLS (DEM/REP) 675
WRITE-IN 14
Mayor of Avis Borough
ERNEST N. HARTER III (DEM) 142
Mayor of Flemington Borough
GARY L. DURKIN (DEM/REP) 262
WRITE-IN 12
Mayor of Renovo Borough
THOMAS TARANTELLA JR (DEM/REP) 166
WRITE-IN 10
Mayor of Beeck Creek Borough
MELVIN COAKLEY (DEM) 78
WRITE-IN 12
Mayor of Loganton Borough
DAVID P. SHRECKENGAST (DEM) 92
Mayor of Mill Hall Borough
THOMAS H. BOSSERT (REP) 199
Mayor of South Renovo Borough
ROBERT COZZI (DEM) 70
Pine Creek Township Supervisor; 6 year term
BRYAN S. POORMAN (DEM) 195
JAMES E. MOORE (REP) 434
Three Seats on Lock Haven Council; 4 year terms
RICHARD L. CONKLIN (REP) 670
JOEL LONG (DEM/REP) 755
STEVE STEVENSON (DEM) 594
WILLIAM H. MINCER (DEM) 590
Three Seats on Mill Hall Council; 4 year terms
ANTHONY R. WALKER (DEM) 163
RAINELLE M. WALLACE (DEM) 151
SAMUEL G. HOY JR (REP) 160
RICHARD R. HETZEL JR (REP) 132
Three Seats on South Renovo Council; 4 year terms
MATTHEW CARTER (DEM) 74
VINCENT O’CONNOR (DEM) 6
Four seats on Avis Borough Council; 4 year terms
BRIAN S. STOVER (DEM) 125
AMY BROOKS (DEM) 126
MICHAEL R. HERMAN (DEM) 118
WRITE-IN 12
Four seats on Flemington Borough Council; 4 year terms
JO ANNE LAROCQUE (DEM) 150
DAVID E. GRIMM (REP) 210
STEPHEN W. HOY (REP) 193
ALBERT HAP HILL (REP) 183
TRACI A. KUNTZ (REP) 186
One seat on Flemington Borough Council; 2 year term
JO ANNE LAROCQUE (DEM) 155
Four seats on Renovo Borough Council; 4 year terms
ANN TARANTELLA (DEM) 135
RHONDA BALCHUN (DEM) 110
ROBERT SHANK (DEM) 54
PATRICIA A. RAUCH (DEM) 143
DAVID C. KNAUFF (REP) 87
WILLIAM H. FORNWALT III (REP) 88
MERRY ANN OLSHEFSKIE (REP) 50
Four seats on Beech Creek Council; 4 year terms
WILLIAM T. KESSINGER (REP) 104
TIMOTHY L. BITTNER (REP) 101
BLAINE F. KUNES (REP) 100
CRAIG E. LINDSEY (REP) 93
Four seats on Loganton Borough Council; 4 year terms
G. ARTHUR GRIEB (DEM) 65
KENNETH A. BRUNGARD (DEM) 67
KATHY A. MILLER (DEM) 62
ROBERT G. DOUTY (REP) 88
CHRISTOPHER SCAFF (REP) 52
One seat as Allison Township supervisor; 6 year term
PETER SPANGLER (REP) 52
One seat as Castanea Township Supervisor, 6 year term
TERRY W. NEFF SR. (DEM) 188
One seat Dunnstable Township Supervisor, 6 year term
JOHN L. LUCAS (DEM/REP) 238
One seat as Gallagher Township Supervisor; 6 year term
WILLIAM L. MCCOY (DEM) 59
One seat as Lamar Township Supervisor; 6 year term
LARRY D. RHINE (DEM) 202
WADE C. VONADA (REP) 223
One seat as Noyes Township Supervisor; 6 year term
CHARLES GRAW (DEM/REP) 62
JUAN RIVERA (IND) 50
One seat as Porter Township Supervisor; 6 year term
KENNETH L. COURTER SR (DEM) 93
KEVIN R. FRANK (REP) 219
One seat as Wayne Township Supervisor; 6 year term
KATHARINE M. DERSHEM (DEM) 121
BRAD L. ROTE (REP) 216
One seat-Beech Creek Township Supervisor; 6 year term
LEE M. CORMAN (DEM) 101
TIM MUTHLER (REP) 114
One seat as Chapman Township Supervisor; 6 year term
GREG WERTS (DEM/REP) 222
One seat as Colebrook Township Supervisor; 6 year term
PAULINE SIMCOX (DEM) 49
One seat as Crawford Township Supervisor; 6 year term
DEAN A. MILLER JR. (REP) 87
One seat-East Keating Township Supervisor; 6 year term
NO CANDIDATE FILED 0
One seat as Greene Township Supervisor; 6 year term
MATTHEW MILLER (REP) 149
One seat as Leidy Township Supervisor; 6 year term
NO CANDIDATE FILED 0
WRITE-IN 10
One seat as Logan Township Supervisor; 6 year term
NO CANDIDATE FILED 0
WRITE-IN 21
One seat-Pine Creek Township Supervisor; 6 year term
BRYAN S. POORMAN (DEM) 195
JAMES E. MOORE (REP) 434
One seat-West Keating Twp. Supervisor; 6 year term
NO CANDIDATE FILED 0
WRITE-IN 10
One seat as Wayne Township Supervisor; 6 year term
WAYNE LOVE (DEM/REP) 619
WRITE-IN 13
One seat as Grugan Township Supervisor; 6 year term
NO CANDIDATE FILED 0
WRITE-IN 18
School Board Director, KCSD, Region III
BILLIE J. RUPERT (REP) 270
School Board Director, KCSD, Region V
TRACY SMITH (IND) 588
WRITE-IN 14
School Board Director, KCSD, Region II
JENNIFER K. BOTTORF (DEM) 364
GREG MAYES (REP) 323
School Board Director, KCSD, Region IX
JAMES P. KNAUFF (DEM) 388
ERIC PROBERT (REP) 463
School Board Director, KCSD, Revion VII
ROGER ELLING (DEM/REP) 503
School Board Director, JSSB, Region I
CRAIG M. ALLEN (DEM/REP) 418
Two School Board Director Seats, JSSB, Region III
KELLEY WASSON (DEM/REP) 88
HARRY J. BRUNGARD (DEM/REP) 62
School Board Director, JSSB, Region III
HARRY J. BRUNGARD (DEM/REP) 81
Retention: Thomas G. Saylor, Supreme Court
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,797
NO . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,738
Retention: Debra Todd, Supreme Court
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,939
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,651
Retention: Jacqueline O. Shogan, Superior Court
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,805
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,675
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