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Election on Tuesday features races for local offices |
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Written by Publisher
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Monday, 02 November 2009 |
The general election Tuesday features races for two local township supervisor positions and seats on both the Kane and Smethport school boards.
By Ted Lutz
Staff Writer
The general election Tuesday features races for two local township supervisor positions and seats on both the Kane and Smethport school boards.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday.
In Hamlin Township, John Moffett and Bob Okerlund are running for a seat on the Board of Supervisors. The seat is now held by Tom Kreiner, who is not seeking re-election.
Moffett is the Republican candidate and Okerlund is the Democrat on the ballot.
In Highland Township, incumbent Charles Vaughn, a Democrat, is seeking election to another six-year term. Republican Fred Gezik is the challenger. Both candidates are from James City.
There are five candidates for four seats up for election on the Kane School Board.
Edward Kocjancic, Stephanie Eckstrom and Gary Ziegler, all incumbents, are seeking re-election and are listed on both the Democratic and Republican lines on the ballot.
Larry Lamping, another incumbent, is listed as a Republican candidate on the ballot. Veronica English, a challenger for a seat on the school board, is listed as a Democratic candidate.
Three candidates are listed on the ballot for two seats on the Smethport School Board’s region two, which includes Hamlin and Sergeant townships.
Jim Myers of Route 6, Hamlin Township, is listed on both the Democratic and Republican lines on the ballot. John Verolini of Kushequa, the school board president, is listed on the Republican line. John Kriner of Hamlin Township is listed on the Democratic line.
Kane Mayor Doug Caldwell, a Republican, is running unopposed for another term.
Kane Councilmen Dennis Drost, Jim Salvamoser and John Gentilman, all Democrats, are unopposed for re-election.
The Kane borough ballot also includes a two-year term for councilman. The seat had been held by Councilman Robert O’Rourke, who resigned.
Lowell Gillespie has been appointed to fill the vacancy, but the appointment came too late for his name to appear on the ballot. He is hoping to retain the seat by receiving the most write-in votes. He will need a minimum of 10 votes to win the election.
In the Kane borough election, Richard Fergus of 8 Chestnut St. is seeking the position of constable. A Republican, he is the lone candidate on the ballot for this position, which now is vacant.
Marianne Rook holds both the Democratic and Republican lines on the ballot as she seeks re-election as the Kane borough tax collector.
Robin LeViere, a retired State Police trooper, is ready to be elected as the next mayor of Mt. Jewett. He holds both the Democratic and the Republican lines on the ballot.
Incumbent Mayor Tom Geer is not seeking re-election.
Don Martyna and Brad “Chip” Lannen, both Republican incumbent members of the Mt. Jewett Borough Council, are seeking election without opposition.
There are two other council seats up for election, but no candidates are listed on the ballot. Voters also are asked to fill these seats with write-in votes.
Linda Berry, who was appointed to council when Councilman Pete Crowley resigned, is seeking to fill one of the write-in spots. The other council seat up for election now is held by Councilman Paul Ewing,who is not seeking another term.
Write-in candidates need a minimum of 10 votes to win election to council.
In Wetmore Township, Bill Ryding is expected to be elected as a new member of the Board of Supervisors. He holds both the Republican and Democratic lines on the ballot.
Ryding won a three-way primary race for the Republican nomination for supervisor over incumbent Dave Peterson and Jim Airgood.
In Hamilton Township, including Ludlow, Nora Yasurek is expected to win re-election to a seat on the Board of Supervisors. She holds the Democratic line on the ballot. No challenger is listed on the Republican line.
Election workers in area municipalities also are on the ballot Tuesday and all are unopposed. Many election jobs and positions of auditor and constable have no candidates on the ballot in several municipalities.
To win election as write-in candidates, election judges need a minimum of 10 votes, while election inspectors need a minimum of five votes. Both Democrats and Republicans have election inspectors in every polling place.
McKean County Court Judge John Pavlock, the former county district attorney who was appointed to the bench, is running unopposed for election. He is listed on both the Republican and Democratic lines.
Raymond Learn, who is listed as the Republican candidate, is running unopposed for the district attorney’s position formerly held by Judge Pavlock.
Other McKean County officials also are running unopposed for re-election. Listed on the Republican line on the ballot, these county officials include Brad Mason, sheriff; Bonnie Moore Howard, prothonotary and clerk of courts; Thomas Ball, county controller; and Nancy Evans, treasurer.
McKean County Jury Commissioners Betty Comes (Republican) and Lois Easton (Democrat) also are running unopposed.
Voters also will be electing a state Supreme Court justice, four Superior Court judges and two state Commonwealth Court judges. Voters also will be asked to retain or reject two other state judges.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 09 November 2009 )
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