Democratic candidates swept the five State College Area School Board seats up for election on Tuesday.
“Slate for State” candidates Amy Bader (incumbent), Gretchen Brandt (incumbent), Anne Demo, Dan Kolbe and Aaron Miller won four-year terms on the the nine-member board. With all precincts countywide at least partially reported as of 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, they held sizable margins over United for SCASD PAC’s Republican candidates Nathan Bish, Barry Fenchak, John Krajcovic and Michelle Young and Republican Megan Layng.
Ten candidates also vied for five Bellefonte Area School Board seats. The four Win 4 Bellefonte candidates and Republican nominees Jennifer Barnhart, Patrick Vincent Buck, Tim Kessling and Kimberly Weaver (incumbent) held the top four vote totals, while Democratic incumbent Donna Smith had slim lead for the fifth seat over Republican Darrell Sharp.
In Penns Valley, four at-large school board seats were up for election in a tight race among eight candidates. Democratic incumbents Domer Smeltzer and Scott Butler and “The Valley’s Voice” Republican candidates Dan Hall and Kim Kellerman-Domin held the top four spots in a race. Butler led Valley’s Voice Republican candidate Molly Miller by just two votes for fourth place.
Daniel Pick (D/R) was the only candidate on the ballot for the Penns Valley School Board Region 1 seat.
In Bald Eagle Area School District, elections for one Region 1 seat, two Region 2 seats and two Region 3 seats were uncontested.
For Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District, only the District 2 position was contested in Centre County, with Republican Alexander Boumerhi garnering 380 votes to Democrat Tiffany Crain Warlow’s 167.
Results are unofficial until certified.
STATE COLLEGE AREA SCHOOL BOARD (5 SEATS)
CandidateVotesAmy Bader (D)13,804Gretchen Brandt (D)13,476Anne Demo (D)13,390Aaron Miller (D)13,113Daniel Kolbe (D) 13,063Michelle Young (R)7,289Barry Fenchak (R)6,818John Krajcovic (R)6,781Megan Layng (R)6,689Nathan Bish (R)6,646
BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL BOARD (5 SEATS)
CandidateVotesJennifer Barnhart (R)4,419Kimberly Weaver (R)4,372Tim Kessling (R)4,273Patrick Vincent Buck (R)4,071Donna Smith (D)3,467Darrell Sharp (R) 3,449Julie Fitzgerald (D)3,397Paul Dombrowski (D)3,002Joe Yech (D)2,930Denelle Korin (D)2,669
PENNS VALLEY AREA SCHOOL BOARD (4 AT-LARGE SEATS)
CandidateVotesDomer Smeltzer (D)2,082Dan Hall (R)2,018Kim Kellerman-Domin (R)1,959Scott E. Butler (D)1,913Molly Miller (R)1,911Michael F. Pase (R)1,888Celesta Powell (D)1,754Nickelaus Engle (D)1,622
PENNS VALLEY AREA SCHOOL BOARD (1 REGION 1 SEAT)
Candidate VotesDaniel S. Pick (D/R)1,455
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