Michelle Kunes

LOCK HAVEN — Incumbent Clinton County Treasurer Michelle “Mick” Kunes will move on to the November General Election following Tuesday’s Municipal Primary.

According to preliminary election results, Kunes — who has served in the role for 14 years — leapt past challenger Leslie D. Clukey, earning 1,968 votes. Of that number, 1,705 were cast on Election Day and 263 were by mail-in ballot.

“I would like to say a big thank you to the voters and supporters of Clinton County for their continued support in the primary election, and a huge thank you to all of my family and friends for everything that they have done,” Kunes said in a statement to The Express.

Clukey received 1,363 total votes, according to preliminary results. Of that number, 1,165 were cast in-person and 198 via mail-in ballot.

Clukey thanked those who voted for her in the Primary Election.

“I greatly appreciate and am grateful to my family, my campaign committee, and all the volunteers who gave their time, energy, and resources to support my campaign,” Clukey said in a statement to The Express. “As a first time candidate for office, I sought an opportunity to serve our community. Preliminary election results indicate that I did not receive the Republican nomination for the Clinton County Treasurer slot in the November election.”

There’s the potential Kunes could face a challenger on the Democratic ticket. Though no candidates were officially listed, 548 write-ins were recorded. A candidate may be included on the November ballot if they receive at least 100 write-ins.

Clukey said her team will be watching the final certification of these results, along with others.

Write-in results are tallied at a later date following the Primary.

Other county-wide election information included:

CORONER

Incumbent Coroner Zach Hanna secured his spot on the November ballot. Hanna is looking to secure a fourth term in the position.

According to preliminary results, Hanna received 1,771 total votes. Of that number, 1,041 were cast in-person on Election Day and another 730 were submitted via mail-in ballot.

No candidates were listed on the Republican ticket, though 173 write-ins were recorded, according to preliminary results.

VOTER TURNOUT

Municipal Primary Elections can often see a lower turn-out compared to presidential election years — such as 2024.

This year, according to preliminary numbers, voter turnout was at 23.57 percent.

In total, the county has 22,379 registered voters. Of that number, 6,131 are registered Democrats; 13,260 are registered Republicans; and 2,988 are listed as non-partisan.

According to preliminary numbers, 5,275 voters turned out to vote either in person on Tuesday or via mail-in ballot.

Of that number, 1,854 were Democrats and another 3,421 were Republicans.

Voter turnout for each party was similar in its percentages — with Democrats seeing 30.24 percent while Republicans saw 25.80 percent.