Quaker Valley area contested race winners

Several incumbents retained their seats while others were dethroned in contested Quaker Valley area races Nov. 7.

Here are the winners, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division.

Edgeworth council

Republican incumbent Elizabeth Genter was the top vote getter in a four-candidate race for three four-year seats.

She earned 477 votes followed by Democratic newcomer Rebecca Mahr Cartus with 431 votes and Republican incumbent Gregory Marlovits with 394 votes.

Republican incumbent and current council vice president David Aloe finished fourth with 374 votes. There were 16 write-in votes.

Glen Osborne council

Democratic incumbent and current council president Thomas Huddleston was the top vote getter in a five-candidate race for three four-year seats.

He earned 141 votes followed by Democratic challenger Joshua Marc Lambert with 129 votes and Independent incumbent Bill Monski with 126 votes.

Independent incumbent Ann Fruehauf earned 124 votes and Democratic challenger Michael Borrebach finished fifth with 117 votes.

However, the last two seats may not be officially decided for awhile as there were seven write-in votes.

Leet commissioners

Commission president Martin McDaniel, who earned enough votes to be on both the Democratic and Republican ticket, was the top vote getter in a race of six candidates seeking three four-year seats.

McDaniel received 362 votes followed by Democrat and former commissioner Donna Adipietro with 318 votes and Democratic challenger Martin Zimmel with 316 votes.

Republican incumbent and current vice president Carolyn Verszyla was unsuccessful in getting reelected, finishing fourth with 271 votes followed by Republican newcomer Katherine Longwell with 184 votes and Independent challenger Lynn Truskie with 119 votes.

There were six write-in votes.

Leetsdale council

Democratic newcomer Scott Zahner was the top vote getter in a five-candidate race for three four-year seats.

He earned 232 votes followed by Democratic challenger Benjimen Frederick with 173 votes and Democratic incumbent Roger Nanni with 165 votes.

Republican challenger Debra Canney finished fourth with 160 votes followed by Republican incumbent Jeffrey Weatherby with 146 votes. There were eight write-in votes.

Sewickley council

Democrat incumbent and current vice president Julie Barnes successfully fended off Republican challenger Brian Borres 300 votes to 127 for a Ward 1 seat. There were two write-in votes.

Democrat incumbent and current council president Cynthia Mullins was the top vote getter in a three-candidate race for two four-year seats in Ward 2.

Mullins earned 277 votes followed by incumbent Bridgett Bates, who received nominations from the Democratic and Republican parties, with 263 votes. Republican challenger Lawrence Newman earned 202 votes. There were four write-in votes.

Democratic incumbent Thomas Rostek ran unopposed for his Ward 3 seat. There were 20 write-in votes.

Quaker Valley School Board

Democrat incumbent Gianni Florro successfully fended off Republican challenger William Jasper for a Region 1 seat 916 votes to 722. There were three write-in votes.

Incumbent Geoff Barnes and newcomer Corinna Garcia-Skorpenske were on both Democratic and Republican tickets for two Region 2 seats.

Barnes earned 896 votes followed by Garcia-Skorpenske with 797 votes. There were 60 write-in votes.

Democrats Melissa Walls and Jessica Webster defeated Republican challengers John English and George Smith in a four-candidate race for two Region 3 seats.

Walls received 1,334 votes. Webster received 1,330 votes. English earned 1,212 votes and Smith got 1,123 votes. There were four write-in votes.