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Franklin County candidates face contested races for school board, borough council, mayor

Amber South
Chambersburg Public Opinion

Franklin County voters will head to the polls on Election Day for municipal contests, Nov. 2. 

Below are the candidates who will appear on the ballot in contested races for school board, borough council and mayor. Names are listed exactly as they will appear on the ballot. One winner will be selected in each race, unless otherwise noted.

Voters will also elect township supervisors, magisterial district judges, election judges and inspectors, constables, tax collectors, auditors, county treasurer and state judges. The full sample ballot for your precinct will be available under the Voter and Elections tab at franklincountypa.gov. 

Greencastle-Antrim school board candidates

Four, four-year seats

  • Cameron Schroy - D
  • Charles C. Ford - D
  • Pat Parson - D
  • Lindsey Mowen - D
  • Hal Myers - R
  • Eileen Dickinson - R
  • Rich Davis - R
  • Janon Gray - R

One, two-year seat

  • Pat Parson - D
  • Christopher Tyler Bonillas - R

Waynesboro school board candidates

North End: One, two-year term

  • Kim Miles - D
  • Rachel Fortney - R

Kim Miles is also the only candidate for the North End's four-year term.

Chambersburg Borough Council candidates

One seat open in each ward

First Ward

  • Heidi Frye - D
  • Allen B. Coffman - R

Second Ward

  • Amer Chaudhry - D
  • Tom Newcomer - R

Third Ward

  • Barbara Beattie - D
  • Dom Brown - R

Fourth Ward

  • Dennis Schmaltz - D
  • Larry B. Hensley - R

Fifth Ward

  • Brendan Bittle - D
  • Weston Waytow - R

Greencastle Borough Council candidates

Four, four-year seats

  • Wade G. Burkholder - D
  • Andrea Rose - D
  • Albert Miller - D
  • Jan Shafer - D
  • Andrea C. Rose - R
  • Albert W. Miller - R
  • Jan M. Shafer - R
  • Allen Mairose - R

Mercersburg Borough Council candidates

Four, four-year seats

  • Donald E. Stoner Jr. - R
  • Tim Stanton - R
  • Paul Sipes - R
  • Raymond Minton - R
  • Joseph Michael Burkot - R

Waynesboro Borough Council candidates

First Ward

  • John D. Poniske - D
  • Dade Royer - R

Chambersburg mayoral candidates

  • Marvin Worthy - D
  • Kenneth Hock - R
  • James Kinton - Libertarian

Mercersburg mayoral candidates

  • Michael Pedersen - D
  • Roger L. Defibaugh - R

Amber South can be reached at asouth@publicopinionnews.com.