Write-in votes fill out ballots in Northampton County township, borough races
Dozens of primary contests set stage for November election
Here are unofficial results from the May 16 primary for district magistrate, borough and township contests in Northampton County. These updated results include write-in vote totals, which were released this week. Borough and township write-in candidates needed at least 10 votes to get on the ballot in the November election. Nominees are highlighted in boldface.
Magisterial District Judge District 03-1-04
Democrat
Vivian Zumas - 2,940
Republican
Vivian Zumas - 1,245
Magisterial District Judge District 03-2-04
Democrat
Alan Mege - 1,535
Republican
Alan Mege - 1,080
Magisterial District Judge District 03-2-11
Democrat
Nick Englesson - 737
Republican
Nick Englesson - 232
Magisterial District Judge District 03-2-12
Democrat
Richard H. Yetter III - 690
Republican
Richard H. Yetter III - 255
Magisterial District Judge District 03-3-02
Democrat
Douglas H. Schlegel Sr. - 1,221
Republican
Douglas H. Schlegel Sr. - 1,443
Magisterial District Judge District 03-3-03
Democrat
Alicia Rose Zito - 1,572
Republican
Alicia Rose Zito - 2,150
All district judges are incumbents.
Boroughs
Bangor
Council at-large (vote for 3)
Democrat
Marc Sperling - 153
Republican
Rosemarie Capone - 162
Barry Schweitzer - 162
Forrest Meyers - 141
Bath
Council (4-year term; vote for 4)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Samantha L. Angst - 110
Frank Hesch III - 100
Emanuel T. Mirabito - 95
Write-In: James Angst - 11
Chapman
Council (4-year term; vote for 4)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
No candidate
East Bangor
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Peter Zazulak - 28
John R. Couch - 24
Council (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
No candidate
Freemansburg
Council (4-year term; vote for 4)
Democrat
Colleen Gallagher - 97
Homer G. Lorrah - 92
Jim Smith - 87
Justin “Peanuts” LaBar - 85
Republican
No candidate
Glendon
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
Donna Breidinger - 30
Jeffrey M. Muschlitz - 26
Michael Veres - 25
Republican
Kurt Ostrander - 9
Kathryn J. Harstine - 7
Hellertown
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
Liz Thompson - 427
Lynley Solt - 291
Michael T. McKenna - 288
Larry Sutton - 280
Republican
Andrew Hughes - 268
Write-In: Liz Thompson - 13
Write-In: Larry Sutton - 12
Council (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Liz Thompson - 156
Larry Sutton - 153
Michael T. McKenna - 104
Lynley Solt - 82
Republican
No candidate
Nazareth
Council 1st Ward (vote for 2)
Democrat
Michael Kopach - 159
Kayla Green - 159
Republican
No candidate
Council 2nd Ward (4-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Laureen Pellegrino - 93
Carl Fischl - 78
Republican
No candidate
Council 2nd Ward (2-year term; vote for 1)
Jeffrey Corpora - 104
Republican
No candidate
Council 3rd Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
Daniel R. Chiavaroli - 114
Republican
Write-In: Albert Smith - 17
Northampton
Council 1st Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
Judith A. Haldeman - 140
Republican
Thomas Gehringer - 100
Council 2nd Ward (vote for 1)
Write-In: Julia Kutzler - 10
No candidate
Republican
Julia Kutzler - 69
Council 3rd Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Trevor Stone - 140
Council 4th Ward (4-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Jason Donohue - 27
Anthony S. Lopsonzski Sr. - 24
Council 4th Ward (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
No candidate
North Catasauqua
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
Michele Hazzard - 182
Adam R. Landis - 172
Jessica Cope - 167
Republican
Scott Holmes - 114
Mark S. Gioielli - 86
Pen Argyl
Council 1st Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
Tammy Kemp - 14
Republican
No candidate
Council 2nd Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
Janell Connolly - 51
Republican
Steven A. Goffredo - 110
Council 3rd Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
John Apgar - 35
Republican
No candidate
Council 4th Ward (4-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Joann Anderson - 23
Republican
Charles J. Kandl Jr. - 12
Portland
Council (4-year term; vote for 4)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Karen Pfeiffer - 25
Stephanie Steele - 24
Wendy H. Klug - 22
Council (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
No candidate
Roseto
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
Joseph C. Angelini - 81
Carl Renna - 69
Republican
Mark A. Goffredo Jr. - 91
Kenneth Tillman - 75
Stockertown
Mayor (2-year term)
Democrat
Rosemarie Wenzelberger - 53
Republican
No candidate
Council (4-year term; vote for 4)
Democrat
Cynthia M. Hower - 48
Kathleen Zdonowski - 45
Rosemarie Wenzelberger - 36
Write-In: Katie Santiago - 6
Republican
A. Joseph Gosnell - 40
Amy J. Richard - 31
Council (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Katie Santiago - 56
Republican
No candidate
Tatamy
Council (4-year term; vote for 4)
Democrat
Pamela Pearson - 64
Daniel Dewey - 57
Republican
Robert C. Wagner - 48
Deborah E. Frace - 46
Michael Lester - 45
Joe Torrisi - 44
Walnutport
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
Michael Gaston - 94
David Stankovic - 91
Harold C. Greene - 90
Republican
No candidate
West Easton
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
No candidate
Wilson
Council 1st Ward (vote for 2)
Democrat
James McGowan - 113
Scott Palinkas - 84
Republican
No candidate
Council 2nd Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
No candidate
Council 3rd Ward (vote for 2)
Democrat
Russell J. Lipari - 151
Republican
No candidate
Wind Gap
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
George F. Hinton Jr. - 125
Townships
Allen
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Paul J. Link - 302
Gary Behler - 356
Republican
No candidate
Supervisor (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Gary Behler - 236
Paul J. Link - 158
Republican
Jason Frack - 244
Bethlehem
Commissioner at-large (vote for 1)
Democrat
Michael Hudak - 1,101
Luke Verdes - 1,091
Republican
Steven Greco - 724
Paul D. Weiss - 541
Commissioner 1st Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
DeAnn L. Lawrence - 515
Republican
Arthur J. Murphy - 170
Wayne Buller - 169
Rodman J. Law - 29
Commissioner 3rd Ward (vote for 1)
Democrat
John K. Gallagher - 529
Republican
Yuri Kulischenko - 292
Bushkill
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Julianne Bender - 601
Carolyn Hill - 522
East Allen
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Georgiann Hunsicker - 279
Forks
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Dean Turner - 1,173
Republican
Huntington Keim - 646
Hanover
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Susan A. Lawless - 1,051
Jean E. Versteeg – 889
Republican
Jay Finnigan - 594
John “Jack” Nagle - 565
Supervisor (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Stephen Gross - 1,114
Republican
Barry Check - 628
Lehigh
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Write-In: Michael Jones - 50
Write-In: Phillip Gogel - 38
Write-In: Cindy Miller - 28
Write-In: Richard Rehrig - 24
Republican
Cindy Miller - 567
Michael Jones - 470
Phillip Gogel - 418
Richard C. Rehrig - 323
Supervisor (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Write-In: Janet Sheats - 26
Write-In: Lewis D. Gogel - 13
Republican
Janet Sheats - 585
Patrick Vanderploeg - 289
Lower Mt. Bethel
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Sandra Newman - 168
Samantha Burns - 125
Christopher M. Cook - 119
Republican
Write-In: David Ascani - 109
Write-In: Christopher M. Cook - 88
Write-In: Sandra Newman - 30
Write-In: Samantha Burns - 14
Lower Nazareth
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Nancy Teague - 451
Robert Hoyer - 303
Elizabeth Williamson - 248
Republican
Amy L. Templeton - 451
Write-In: Robert Hoyer - 48
Write-In: Nancy Teague - 14
Lower Saucon
Council (4-year term; vote for 3)
Democrat
Priscilla deLeon - 1,053
Victoria Opthof-Cordaro - 974
Laura Ray - 962
Republican
Sandra Yerger - 661
Mark Inglis - 650
Susan Blair - 638
Kathy Pichel-McGovern - 576
Moore
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
David Shaffer - 797
Palmer
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Charles Bellis - 1,074
Baron Vanderburg - 905
Republican
Charles Diefenderfer - 431
Kristopher Grube - 297
Colin M. Burke - 96
Andrew Rossi - 285
Phil Taverna - 63
Plainfield
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Matt Glennon - 355
Write-In: Jane Mellert - 9
Write-In: Ken Fairchild - 9
Write-In: Randy Lieberman - 6
Write-In: Ken Field - 5
Write-In: Ken Fields - 2
Republican
Jane Mellert - 233
Nolan Kemmerer - 325
Ken Field - 243
David B. Johnson Sr. - 117
Kenneth Fairchild - 238
Supervisor (2-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Matt Glennon - 356
Republican
Ken Field - 286
Jane Mellert - 212
David B. Johnson Sr. - 95
Upper Mt. Bethel
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
Write-In: Jason M. Albert - 267
Write-In: Cori Eckman - 250
Ed Nelson - 124
Republican
Cori Eckman - 723
Write-In: Jason M Albert - 439
James E. Potter - 420
Write-In: Ed Nelson - 27
Upper Nazareth
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 2)
Democrat
William Bartlett - 495
Write-In: Scott Sylvaninus - 77
Republican
Bill Whyte - 228
Scott Sylvainus - 228
Charlene G. Petrozelli - 188
Washington
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
No candidate
Republican
Carl Tolino - 283
Williams
Supervisor (6-year term; vote for 1)
Democrat
Write-In: Mike Bryant - 30
Republican
Mike Bryant - 289