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2019 primary election: Who are the candidates for offices in Franklin County?

Amber South
Chambersburg Public Opinion

The 2019 municipal election is Tuesday, May 21. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

Below are all the candidates who filed petitions with the county elections office. 

Judge for the Franklin/Fulton County Court of Common Pleas

Franklin County prosecutor Ian Brink and county solicitor Mary Beth Shank are running for the seat that will be available upon President Judge Carol Van Horn's retirement. 

Magisterial District Judge 39-3-04

Serves Orrstown, Shippensburg (West End), Greene Township and Southampton Township

*T.R. Williams, cross-filed, Southampton Township

Kristin Diller Nicklas, cross-filed, Greene Township

Franklin County Commissioners

Republican candidates: 

Democratic candidates:

 

Franklin County Sheriff

*James Brown, R, Hamilton Township

Dane Anthony, R, Antrim Township

Franklin County Coroner

*Jeff Conner, R, of St. Thomas Township has served as coroner for 19 years and is seeking a sixth term.

Franklin County row offices

Prothonotary:*Tim Sponseller, R, 11 Kenwood Road, Chambersburg

Register and recorder:

  • *Linda Miller, R, 248 Charleston Drive, Chambersburg
  • Damien Buhrman, D, 1069 Laurich Drive, Chambersburg

Clerk of courts: *Todd Rock, R, P.O. Box 351, Mont Alto

Controller: Harold Wissinger, R, 150 Harvest Lane, Chambersburg

School boards

Chambersburg school board: 

Each member of the nine-member board represents a region of the district. Four are up for election. 

Region 5

Thomas A. Dolan, R, 3435 Glen Eagle Drive, Chambersburg

*William J. Lennartz Jr., cross-filed, 3312 Muirfield Drive, Chambersburg

Region 7 

*Joan Smith, R, 1055 Lincoln Way East, Chambersburg

Region 8 

*Alex Sharpe, R, 630 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg

Region 9 

*Kevin D. Mintz, cross-filed, 449 S. Fourth St., Chambersburg

Fannett-Metal school board

Five of nine seats are up for election. 

  • *Catherine Adams, cross-filed, 13459 Path Valley Road, Willow Hill, Pa.
  • *Shelly Boggs, cross-filed, 16626 Dry Run Road South, Dry Run, Pa.
  • *Bonnie Cornelious, cross-filed, P.O. Box 133, Willow Hill
  • *Jason Goshorn, cross-filed, 17750 Dry Run Road West, Spring Run, Pa.
  • *Walter Hoffmann, cross-filed, P.O. Box 6, Amberson, Pa.

Greencastle-Antrim school board

Seven of the 10 seats are up for election. Two have two-year terms, and five have four-year terms.  

  • *Tracy Baer, R, 14175 Rocking M Lane, Greencastle
  • *Shannon Blanchard, cross-filed, 148 N. Carlisle St., Greencastle
  • H. Carter Davidson, cross-filed, 504 Brookview Drive, Greencastle
  • *Lindsey J. Mowen, R, 9295 Lindale Ave., Greencastle (two-year term)
  • *Mike Still, R , 464 Tall Cedar Lane, Greencastle
  • Shannon Yates, R (i), 244 Scarlet Circle, Greencastle

Shippensburg school board: 

The nine-member board is broken down into three districts: A (Hopewell, Southampton and Shippensburg Townships and Newburg in Cumberland County), B (Southampton Township, Shippensburg West End, Orrstown in Franklin County) and C (Shippensburg borough section of Cumberland County. Two of the three seats in each are up for election this year. 

Tuscarora school board 

Five seats of the nine-member board are up for election. 

  • *Brandy Linn, cross-filed, 8621 Fort McCord Road, Chambersburg
  • Allen Piper, R, 1438 Hade Road, Chambersburg
  • *Donnie Piper, R, 10576 Reeder Road, Mercersburg
  • Paul Richardson, cross-filed, 5240 Warn Spring Road, St. Thomas
  • Clifford Smith Jr., R, 11670 Mercersburg Road, Mercersburg

Waynesboro Area school board

Seven of the board's nine seats are up for election. There are three voting regions, with three members in each. 

North End region (two four-year terms)

*Patti A. Strite, R, 317 Park St., Mont Alto

North End region (one two-year term)

*Curtis B. Wengert, R, 25 Constitution Ave., Mont Alto

Washington Township region (two four-year terms)

*Karen Herald, cross-filed, 11232 Weatherstone Drive, Waynesboro

Linda Zimmerman, cross-filed, 11883 Crestwood Circle, Waynesboro

Waynesboro Borough region (one four-year term)

*Cynthia Sullivan, cross-filed, 113 Garfield St., Waynesboro

Borough councils

Chambersburg Borough Council

Each ward has two seats which alternate election years. 

First Ward 

*Alice Elia, D, 1447 Wilson Ave., Chambersburg

Jeremiah D. Snyder, R, 238 Norland Ave., Chambersburg

Second Ward

Julie Raulli, D, 304 S. Sixth St., Chambersburg

Third Ward

Dom Brown, R, 335 Channing Drive, Chambersburg

Harold W. Fosnot Jr., R, 116 Lantern Lane, Chambersburg

*Kathy Leedy, D, 191 Eisenhower Drive, Chambersburg

Fourth Ward

*Sharon Bigler, D, 359 High St., Chambersburg

Fifth Ward 

*Herb Dolaway, D, 1135 Brokwood Drive, Chambersburg

Raymond H. Dryburgh, R, 1121 Stanley Ave., Chambersburg

Greencastle Borough Council

Six seats up for election. One is a two-year term. 

  • *Joel E. Amsley, R, 270 E. Baltimore St., Greencastle
  • *Wade Burkholder, D, 235 E. Baltimore St., Greencastle
  • *H. Duane Kinzer, R, 463 Baltimore St., Greencastle
  • Jeremy Layman, D, 141 N. Carlisle St., Greencastle

Mercersburg Borough Council

Three four-year terms

Anthony Frisby, R, 27 N. Main St., Mercersburg

*Jeffery L. Main, R, 31 Locust Drive, Mercersburg

Mont Alto Borough Council

One two-year term and three four-year terms. 

James A. Eck Jr., D, 317 Verdier St., Mont Alto

Waynesboro Borough Council

First Ward (one four-year term; one two-year term)

*Michael Cermak, R, 135 E. Second St., Waynesboro

*Dade Royer, R, 20 Pen Mar St., Waynesboro

Second Ward (one four-year term)

Jon Fleagle, R, 319 Fairmount Ave., Waynesboro

Third Ward (one four-year term)

Patrick E. Fleagle, R, 109 Ridge Ave., Waynesboro


Township supervisors

Antrim Township Supervisors

One six-year term. 

*Richard Baer, R, 14175 Rocking M Lane, Greencastle

Fannett Township Supervisors

One six-year term.

Dan Shaffer, R, 24173 Path Valley Road, Dry Run

George Rotz, R, 20602 Path Valley Road, Dry Run

Greene Township Supervisors

One six-year term. 

*Shawn Corwell, R, 478 Allen Drive, Chambersburg

Guilford Township Supervisors

One six-year term. 

Ted Bittinger, R, 1352 Stanley Ave. East, Chambersburg

Hamilton Township Supervisors

One two-year term:

Joe Pyne, R, 7970 Fort McCord Road,

*Ron Yeager, R, 82 Jamesler Drive, Chambersburg

One six-year term:

Jeff Rockwell, R, 1200 Boyer Mill Road, Chambersburg

Lurgan Township

One six-year term

George Durf Jr., R

Metal Township Supervisors

One six-year term. 

Dale L. Hall, R, 13084 Path Valley Road, Fannettsburg

*Anna Swailes, R, 19056 Swailes Road, Willow Hill

Montgomery Township Supervisors

One six-year term. 

Nehad Salamon, R, 12610 Licking Creek Court, Mercersburg

Gregory A. Weller, R, 12721 Fort Loudon Road, Mercersburg

Peters Township Supervisors

One six-year term.

Marshall C. Stuff, R, 8460 Kings Lane, Mercersburg

Quincy Township Supervisors 

One six-year term. 

*Bob Gunder, R, 8292 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro

Alan Peck, R, 4897 Manheim Road, Waynesboro

Southampton Township supervisors

Randy Brenize, R

*Greg Richardson, R

St. Thomas Township Supervisors

One six-year term.

Randy Shindle, R, 6072 Valley Camp Road, St. Thomas

Warren Township Supervisors

One six-year term.

Michael Cook, R

Washington Township Supervisors

Two six-year terms.

Daniel B. DeDona, R, 12436 Mentzer Gap Road, Waynesboro

*C. Stewart McCleaf, R, 11953 Green Ridge Drive, Waynesboro

 

Special election: 33rd Senatorial District

A special election for a vacated Senate seat will take place at the time of the primary. The winner will serve through 2020 in the seat previously held by Richard Alloway II, who retired in Feb. 28. 

Douglas Mastriano, R, Franklin County

Sarah Hammond, D, York County

 

Corrections:

  • Kristin Nicklas, candidate for magisterial district judge, cross-filed.
  • The Southampton Township Supervisors race and candidates Greg Richardson and Randy Brenize were inadvertently left off this list. 
  • David Lovett was left off the list of candidates for Region B for Shippensburg school board.