Potter County Election Preview with Candidate Listings
5 min readThe following is the combined series of a 3-part preview of the upcoming election in Potter County, courtesy of the Potter County Commissioners and Director of Elections Sandra Lewis. This post is stickied, and can be viewed anytime by clicking the graphic at the top of CoudyNews.com.
PART 1 (DEMOCRATIC BALLOT)
Judge of the Superior Court: David N Wecht – Allegheny County
Judge of the Commonwealth Court: Kathryn Boockvar – Bucks County; Barbara Behrend Ernsberger – Allegheny County
County Commissioner (vote for two): Susan Kefover
County Auditor (vote for two): Margo B. Germino
Magisterial District Judge 55-4-03 (covers Galeton and Ulysses boroughs and the townships of Abbott, Bingham, Harrison, Hector, Pike, Stewardson, Ulysses and West Branch): Delores G. Bristol
Magisterial District Judge 55-3-01 (covers Austin and Coudersport boroughs and the townships of Eulalia, Homer, Keating, Portage, Summit, Sweden, Sylvania and Wharton): Annette L. Easton
Magisterial District Judge 55-4-01 (covers Shinglehouse and Oswayo Boroughs and the townships of Allegany, Clara, Genesee, Hebron, Oswayo, Pleasant Valley, Roulette, and Sharon): Theresa Denhoff, Kari A. Stubbs, Barry L. Church
Austin: Councilman (vote for four), Victoria M. Setzer
Coudersport Second Ward: Constable, Joe Leschner
Eulalia: Supervisor (4-yr. term), Wayne (Tink) Walker; Auditor, Beverly Morris
Genesee: Supervisor, Arlen G. Calcote
Hebron: Supervisor, Stephen D. Sturdevant, David Hazel
Keating: Supervisor (2-yr. term), John W. Smith
Oswayo Twp.: Supervisor, Gerald H. Weber
Shinglehouse: Councilman (4-yr. term; vote for four), Ricky E. James
Sweden: Supervisor, Toby Bova
Ulysses Borough: Councilman (4-yr. term; vote for four), Phillip J Weiss
West Branch: Supervisor, Edward Dingman
PART 2 (REPUBLICAN BALLOT)
Judge of the Superior Court: Vic Stabile – Cumberland County, Paula A Patrick – Philadelphia County
Judge of the Commonwealth Court: Paul P Panepinto – Philadelphia County, Anne Covey – Bucks County
County Commissioner (vote for two): James A. Jones, Paul W. Heimel, Douglas Morley
County Sheriff (vote for one): Roy G. Hunt, Kenneth Sauley
County Treasurer: Krista M. Miller
County Register and Recorder: Gary E Kelsey
County Prothonotary (vote for one): Amy Moshier, Kathy Schroeder
County Auditor (vote for two): Pauline Kleintop, Patricia A Nichols
Magisterial District Judge 55-4-03 (covers Galeton and Ulysses boroughs and the townships of Abbott, Bingham, Harrison, Hector, Pike, Stewardson, Ulysses and West Branch): Delores G. Bristol
Magisterial District Judge 55-3-01 (covers Austin and Coudersport boroughs and the townships of Eulalia, Homer, Keating, Portage, Summit, Sweden, Sylvania and Wharton): Annette L. Easton
Magisterial District Judge 55-4-01 (covers Shinglehouse and Oswayo Boroughs and the townships of Allegany, Clara, Genesee, Hebron, Oswayo, Pleasant Valley, Roulette, and Sharon; vote for one): Theresa Denhoff, Kathy J. Garrity, Kari A. Stubbs, Barry L. Church.
Abbott: Auditor, Jean Culp
Allegany: Supervisor (vote for one), Thomas M. Jacoby, Daniel R. Cowburn, David B. Lydic
Bingham: Supervisor, Michael Young
Clara: Supervisor, Frederick D. Strauss
Coudersport First Ward: Councilman (vote for two), Brian A. Wilson, George E. Hults, Todd Alan Husson; Constable, John Northeimer
Coudersport Second Ward: Councilman (vote for one), Gerald Chitester, Brian Wahlers
Eulalia: Supervisor (6-yr. term), James R. Lane
Galeton First Ward: Constable, Christopher J. Brackman
Galeton Second Ward: Councilman (vote for two), Bernard Hoppe
Harrison: Supervisor, Maurice Swede
Hebron: Supervisor (vote for one), Lavern (Barney) Saulter, Jake A. Taylor; Auditor, Betty Saulter
Hector: Supervisor (vote for one), Gerald E. Hanes Jr., James W. McPherson; Auditor, Irene Douglass
Homer: Supervisor, Mark A. Freeman
Keating: Supervisor (6-yr. term), Michael A. Tumas; Supervisor (4-yr. term), Kenneth W. Clark
Oswayo Twp.: Auditor (2-yr. term), Michele M. Filer
Pike: Supervisor, Paul A. Pritchard; Auditor, Carol A. Bartholomew
Portage: Supervisor, Norman D. McAfoose; Constable, Ralph M. Young
Roulette: Supervisor (vote for one), Gary R. Fessenden, Jonathan Huff, Harold R. Howard
Shinglehouse: Councilman (4-yr. term; vote for four), David W. Fox; Councilman (2-yr. term), Lucas A. Resig; Auditor, Alicia M. Antonioli
Stewardson: Supervisor, Ronald Tatrai; Tax Collector (2-yr. term), Jackie Reeder
Summit: Supervisor (vote for one), David L Apple, Bart Ianson; Auditor, Sherry Ianson
Sweden: Auditor, Erin McKeone
Ulysses Twp.: Supervisor (vote for one), Otto A. Orszagh, Richard Erickson
Wharton: Supervisor, Dean Long
PART 3 (SCHOOL BOARD)
Potter County Director of Elections Sandy Lewis has released the following unofficial listing of the names that will appear on the ballot in the May 17 Primary Election for school director positions. School board seats are being filled in all six of the public school districts in Potter County. Candidates for those non-salaried positions are permitted to cross-file (i.e., run for both the Democratic and Republican nominations). Director Lewis can be reached at 274-8467. Here’s a summary of the school board candidates:
Democratic Ballot
Austin Region II (Keating and Sylvania townships): 4-yr. term; vote for one, Sherry L. Clark.
Austin Region III (Portage and Wharton townships): vote for two, Sherri L Lamer.
Coudersport Region I (Coudersport First Ward and Eulalia Township): vote for one, Marcia Lagrua Jones.
Coudersport Region II (Coudersport Second Ward): vote for one, Tamela V. Hults-Spears, Scott D. Bruzzi, Micki Dubots Brown.
Coudersport Region III (Allegany Independent, Hebron, Homer, Summit and Sweden townships): vote for two, Guerline L Laurore, Jennifer Chambers, Clayton Spaeth.
Galeton Region I (Galeton Second Ward); vote for one, Jill M. Cizek
Galeton Region II (Galeton First Ward, Gaines and Elk townships in Tioga County): vote for two, Charles (Chuck) Tameris, Sam Bollock
Galeton Region III (Abbott, Hector, Pike and West Branch townships): vote for two, Richard L. Yonkin Sr.
Northern Potter Region I (Ulysses Borough, Allegany and Ulysses townships): vote for one, Cliff Wood.
Northern Potter Region II (Bingham and Genesee townships): vote for two, Barry K. Hayman, Tammie L Hancock.
Oswayo Valley Region I (North Sharon Voting District and Ceres Township in McKean County): vote for one, Timothy A. Ford.
Oswayo Valley Region II (Shinglehouse Borough): vote for two, Sharyn L. Zias, Kimberley H. Voorhees.
Port Allegany (elected at-large): vote for five, Gary A. Hardes, Daniel F. Kysor, Scott A. Moses, Sean A. Lathrop.
Republican Ballot
Austin Region II (Keating and Sylvania townships): 4-yr. term; vote for one, Sherry L. Clark; 2-yr. term, vote for one, Kathy Fox.
Austin Region III (Portage and Wharton townships): vote for two, Darwin D. Reese, Sherri L. Lamer.
Coudersport Region I (Coudersport First Ward and Eulalia Township): vote for one, Marcia Lagrua Jones.
Coudersport Region II (Coudersport Second Ward): vote for one, Scott D. Bruzzi, Tamela V. Hults-Spears, Micki Dubots Brown.
Coudersport Region III (Allegany Independent, Hebron, Homer, Summit and Sweden townships): vote for two, Guerline L. Laurore, Jennifer Chambers, Drew Robinson, Timothy Watson, Clayton Spaeth.
Galeton Region I (Galeton Second Ward); vote for one, Jill M. Cizek.
Galeton Region II (Galeton First Ward, Gaines and Elk townships in Tioga County): vote for two, Sam Bollock, Charles (Chuck) Tameris.
Galeton Region III (Abbott, Hector, Pike and West Branch townships): vote for two, Richard L. Yonkin Sr., James L. Douglass.
Northern Potter Region I (Ulysses Borough, Allegany and Ulysses townships): vote for one, Cliff Wood.
Northern Potter Region II (Bingham and Genesee townships): vote for two, Tammie L Hancock.
Northern Potter Region III (Harrison & Hector Independent townships): vote for two, Jeanne Sherman, Philip E. Lehman.
Oswayo Valley Region I (North Sharon Township and Ceres Township in McKean County): vote for one, Timothy A. Ford.
Oswayo Valley Region II (Shinglehouse Borough): vote for two, Kimberley H. Voorhees.
Oswayo Valley Region III (Oswayo Borough, Clara Twp., Oswayo Twp, and South Sharon Voting District): vote for two, Mitchel Delong.
Port Allegany (elected at-large): vote for five, Ingrid L. Lapp, Scott A. Moses, Gary A. Hardes, Sean A. Lathrop, Daniel F. Kysor.