HUNTER SMITH/THE EXPRESS Special “I Voted!” stickers with Clinton County’s America250 logo are pictured during Tuesday’s primary election.

LOCK HAVEN — Though sweltering temperatures dominated Tuesday, the 2026 Primary Election in Clinton and Centre counties within The Express’s coverage area were relatively quiet.

With no opponents to be seen, many running to be placed on the ballot in the November General Election cruised easily into a spot for Pennsylvania House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives in this region.

Here are the unofficial results shared by the Clinton and Centre County Voter Registration offices:

STATE REPRESENTATIVES

In Clinton County, incumbent 76th District Representative Stephanie Borowicz will face off against Democratic challenger Sara Eggler in the fall.

Borowicz received 2,441 votes on the Republican ballot during Tuesday’s Primary, with 2,045 ballots cast during election day and another 396 submitted by mail.

Eggler received 1,745 votes on the Democrat ballot, with 934 votes cast on election day and another 811 via mail-in ballot.

The 76th District consists of all of Clinton County and a portion of Union County.

In Centre County, incumbent 82nd District Representative Paul Takac made his way onto the ballot to face off against Republican challenger Kirsten McTernan. Neither candidate had a challenger in the Primary election.

According to unofficial results, Takac received 4,497 votes while McTernan received 2,644 votes.

The 82nd District consists of a portion of Centre County including Benner, Boggs, Burnside, College, Curtin, Harris, Howard, Liberty, Marion, Union and Snow Shoe townships along with Howard, Milesburg, Snow Shoe, Unionville and a portion of State College.

Two other seats in Centre County were featured on the ballot: the 77th District and the 171st District.

The 77th District, consisting of Halfmoon, Huston, Patton, Rush, Taylor and Worth townships, a portion of Ferguson Township and Philipsburg, Port Matilda and a portion of State College, is represented by incumbent Scott Conklin, a Democrat. Both candidates ran unopposed in the Primary.

Conklin, who received 4,655 votes during the Primary, will face off against challenger Michelle Schellberg, who received 2,501 votes on election day. Both candidates ran unopposed in the Primary.

The 171st District, consisting of Bellefonte, Centre Hall, Penn, Potter, Spring, Walker, Gregg, Harris and a portion of Ferguson Township, Millheim, Bellefonte and Centre Hall in Centre County and Armagh, Brown, Decatur and Union townships in Mifflin County, is currently represented by incumbent Kerry Benninghoff, a Republican.

Benninghoff, who received 2,524 votes in the Primary, will run against Democrat John Zangari, who received 2,220 votes, in the November election. Both candidates ran unopposed in the Primary.

These seats are just five of 203 seats across the Commonwealth to be up for election, with the entire House of Representatives included on ballots in every district of the state.

US REPRESENTATIVE

In the race for the 15th District United State Representative, incumbent Glenn “GT” Thompson will look to secure another congressional term. He’ll be on the ballot along with Democratic challenger Ray Bilger. Neither had a challenger during the Primary on Tuesday.

The Express was waiting for unofficial results for both candidates throughout the 15th district, the largest in the state which includes all or a portion of 18 counties, as of press time on Wednesday night.

Following his move onto the ballot for the general election in November, Bilger, a veteran of the United States Air Force, issued a statement to The Express which emphasized the change he said he’s seeing in the district.

Bilger’s statement noted his continued allegiance to the country and not a particular party.

“We need to toss the party politics aside and we need to realize what our problems are and solve our problems by focusing on that,” Bilger said. “That’s what we’ve done in the military all of our lives.”

VOTER TURNOUT

Voter turnout in Clinton County remained low again, as is often the case during Primary Elections, and during off years without a number of local races.

According to unofficial results, 4,440 registered voters out of 19,385 in the county either voted in person on Tuesday or utilized mail-in ballots. That represents 22.90 percent of total voters, according to the results.

Of that number, 1,789 Democrats — 29.50 percent — voted during the Primary.

Unofficial numbers also indicated only 19.90 percent of Republican voters, or 2,651, cast a ballot for the Primary.

In Centre County, 24.37 percent of voters came out to the polls. According to unofficial results, that is 20,315 voters out of 83,360.

According to results, 28.34 percent of Democrat voters either voted in person on Tuesday or via mail-in ballot which equates to 11,752 voters out of 41,462.

Results indicated 20.44 percent of Republicans cast ballots on election day which is 8,563 out of 41,898 voters.