The first wave of precincts have been counted in Chester County – 20 out of 226 – with Republicans taking a firm hold on the county row offices.
In an encouraging sign, President Judge Paula Francisco Ott is drawing nearly 17 percent of votes cast in her Superior Court race, the most among the nine candidates. A state-wide update will follow soon.
At the county level, the Republican ticket of Ann Duke for Treasurer, Val DiGiorgio for Comptroller, Frank McElwaine for Clerk of Courts, and Steven Dickter for Coroner all lead their opponents – Kipp Stone, Jim Reilly, Mike McGann, and Megan Lynott – by nearly two-to-one margins.
In the West Chester school board race, the Republican ticket is currently leading the Democrat ticket – precincts that have reported so far include East Goshen 2 and 9, West Goshen North 1, North 2, Middle 2, South 1 and South 4, Westtown 3, and West Whiteland 3. None of the borough precincts have reported so far.
Republicans John Wingerter (1,331 votes), Heidi Adsett (1,300), Sean Carpenter (1,290), and Maria Armandi Pimley (1,281) currently lead Democrats Susan Tiernan (1,134), Susan Carty (1,107), Lisa Samuel (1,053) and Deborah Liczwek (1,027) in the school board race that has seemingly drawn the most attention.
Another race that Unplugged is following is the battle for the District Court 15-2-07 seat vacated by retiring District Judge Stanley Scott. Lori Novak Donatelli, the wife of an Upper Uwchlan supervisor who is running on the GOP side, currently leads her Democrat Gloria Satriale, the wife of the outgoing Chester County Coroner, by a margin of 188-45; the only precinct that has reported in this race is Uwchlan 1.
Satriale, like Donatelli, is a registered Republican – both candidates cross-filed in the primary election, with Donatelli winning the Republican primary and Satriale winning the Democrat primary. Both candidates are practicing attorneys.
The district also includes Upper Uwchlan and West Pikeland.
More detailed analysis and results to follow – if my internet connection decides to cooperate, and so far that hasn't been the case…
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