2019 primary election: Who are the candidates for offices in Franklin County?
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:
- *Dave Keller, 950 Leidig Drive, Chambersburg
- *Bob Thomas, 171 Lincoln Road, Chambersburg
- John Flannery, 15351 Lowry Drive, Greencastle
- Julia Lehman, 1806 Alexander Ave., Chambersburg
Democratic candidates:
- *Bob Ziobrowski, 581 S. Seventh St., Chambersburg
- Sheri Morgan, 431 Leitersburg St., Greencastle
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.
- District A: Jim Bard, Charlie Suders
- District B: Mark Buterbaugh, Geno Torri, David Lovett (this is the only Franklin County race)
- District C: Fred Scott, Dwayne Burt, Susan Spicka, Tracy Montoro
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.