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Editor’s Note: The following are unofficial results from disputed Jefferson County races. This has been updated to reflect all constituency reports.
BROOKVILLE – Incumbent Republican Jeff Burkett defeated Democratic challenger Joe Ryan in the Jefferson County district attorney race in Tuesday’s municipal election. With the 37 ridings reported, Burkett received 7,707 votes against 2,388 for Ryan.
For Jefferson County Treasurer, Republican James “Moon” VanSteenberg defeated Democratic challenger James “Jim” Mackie, 7,508-2,636, with all 37 ridings reported.
Brenda D. Shumaker ran unopposed and will remain Jefferson County Coroner.
In the Borough of Falls Creek, Margaret Peggy Weible, Leonard J. Larkin, Keith L. Snyder and Ethan M. Fritz won the four vacant seats on the Borough Council. The total unofficial votes were Weible 141, Snyder 135, Larkin 131, Fritz 126, and Darrell A. Kirsch 83.
In Punxsutawney, seven candidates were vying for four borough council seats for four-year terms. The four with the most votes were Justin Cameron (786), Cynthia Rebuck (580), Devon Luzell (574) and Eric Story (526), ​​followed by Robert A. Cardamone (443), Sharon A. Murray ( 437) and Michele. Bou Lorenzo (344). For a two-year term on the board, Joshua McAfoos won 701 votes to 353 for Murray.
Six candidates were vying for four seats for four-year terms on the Brookville School Board. Christopher Rhodes (2,177), Erin J. Schiafone (1,962), Luc Doolittle (1,892) and Matt Park (1,543) got the most votes with 12 of 12 reporting ridings, followed by Elisha Burns and Adler Fleming.
Jacob Shields defeated Burns to a two-year term at the Brookville School Board, 2152-738.
Jefferson County polling stations recorded higher than expected turnout for Tuesday’s off-year general election, according to Chief Electoral Officer Karen Lupone.
Lupone said that while it was still early to tell, just before 3 p.m. the numbers she was seeing were higher than normal.
“From the figures given to me by some of our election workers, the turnout seems to be a little higher than normal, probably due to some school board races, council races and county races,” Lupone said.
There was only one technical problem with a voting machine in Ringgold. The ballot scanner stopped accepting ballots after only 30 and had to be changed. Lupone said the issue was resolved quickly and everything was back to normal.
Lupone also said the number of postal and postal ballots was significantly lower than in the 2020 general election. She said last year 5,202 were issued and 4,347 returned, while this year , there were 1,672 issued and 1,370 returned.
“They still have until 8pm to get them to our offices for drop-off,†Lupone said.
She also said she still needed election workers to fully staff the precinct, but there were enough for this election.
“We do our best with the people we can get. We even got out of the compound to get enough help, â€Lupone said.
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