Monroe votes for judges, school board, supervisors
The race will continue until fall for the judges to fill vacant spots left by Judges Art Zulick and Margherita Patti-Worthington, who are retiring. The top vote-getters on the Democratic ticket are Janet Jackson and Patrick Best. On the Republican ticket, Kelly Lombardo and Alex Marek won a place on the ballot.
With all 55 precincts reporting, the unofficial results in the order they appear on the ballot:
Democrat:
Alexander Marek, 833
Jamie Levy, 3,728
Patrick Best, 4,345
Kelly Lombardo, 2,633
Janet Jackson, 6,174
Republican:
Patrick J. Best, 2,067
Kelly Lombardo, 5,559
Alexander Marek, 3,299
Janet Jackson, 1,890
Jamie Levy, 1,164
For the other races, the unofficial results are in. Some races have candidates on both the Democrat and Republican tickets:
Democrat
• Pleasant Valley School District (vote for 4) — Diane Serfass, 1,025; Denise Hopely, 870; Norman Burger, 790; Janet Dooner, 624; Melanie Zipp, 867;
• Chestnuthill Township supervisor — Jeffrey Weiss, 712;
• Eldred Township supervisor (two year term) — Alyssa Meadows, 120;
• Eldred Township supervisor (six year term) — Michael Kolba, 119;
Republican
• Pleasant Valley School District (vote for 4) — Melanie Zipp, 925; Denise Hopely, 1,140; Norman Burger, 1,131; Janet Dooner, 1,013; Diane Serfass, 952;
• Chestnuthill Township supervisor (vote for 1) — Hector Ramirez garnered more votes than Deborah Modica, with 526 to Modica’s 390.
• Eldred Township supervisor (six year term) — Susan McGinty, 162;
• Polk Township supervisor (six year term) — Carl Heckman, 413;
• Ross Township supervisor (vote for 1) — Greg Gill, 249: Galen Balinski, 135.