Several incumbents were ousted in county row office races as GOP newcomers won key races Tuesday, including Tim Carson of Scottdale, who ended a long political tradition for one family who has held a Westmoreland County office for almost 50 years. Read more
Two incumbents and two challengers appear to have secured four-year seats on the Greater Latrobe school board, according to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results. Read more
Three newcomers and the incumbent board president appear to have earned four-year seats on the Derry Area school board, according to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results from the county election bureau. Read more
A longtime Unity Township supervisor looks to have captured another six-year term, according to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results. Read more
Days after Kelly Tua Hammers was confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to fill the remaining two months of the term of retired Derry Magisterial District Judge Mark Bilik, voters gave her the nod past December as the lone candidate running for the post in Tuesday’s election. Read more
Two incumbents and one newcomer appeared to have earned four-year seats on Ligonier Borough Council, according to Tuesday’s general election results. Read more
One newcomer and one incumbent were elected as Ligonier Township supervisors, according to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results. Read more
Derry Borough’s interim mayor was elected as its mayor, according to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results. Read more
Don Kepple looks to be the next Derry Township supervisor, according to unofficial county general election results. Read more
One incumbent and three newcomers appear to have earned four-year seats on the Ligonier Valley school board, according to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results. Read more
The City of Latrobe appears to have a new mayor and two new city council members, according to Tuesday’s unofficial general election results. Read more
Donald L. Gilbert Jr. is running for a seat on the Ligonier Valley school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Kellen Detar is running for a seat on the Ligonier Valley school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Joslin “Josi” Bennett is running for a seat on the Ligonier Valley school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Mary Gamble is running for a seat on the Ligonier Valley school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Mariah Fisher is seeking re-election to Ligonier Borough Council in the Nov. 2 general election. Fisher was first elected to council in 2017. Read more
Amy Altman McChesney is seeking to succeed retiring Mark Bilik as district judge in Derry Township in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Derry attorney Kelly Tua Hammers is seeking to fill the seat of retiring Mark Bilik as district judge in Derry Township in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
John Peck, longtime district attorney in Westmoreland County, is seeking re-election for an additional four-year term. Read more
A quality engineer and Six Sigma green belt for Pace Industries Airo Division with 21 years of experience in statistical problem solving and project management, Rick Rupert is seeking the Derry Township supervisor post in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Mark Burkardt is seeking re-election as Unity Township tax collector in the Nov. 2 primary election. Read more
Steve Frye is running for a seat on the Derry Area school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Nancy Findish is vying for a seat on the Derry Area school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Erica Stouffer is vying for a seat on the Derry Area school board in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Erik Ross is running for a four-year term as Ligonier Township supervisor in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Dan Resenic is running for Ligonier Township supervisor in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Roxanne Shadron is running as a write-in candidate for Ligonier Township supervisor in the upcoming Nov. 2 general election. Read more
David Vitula is vying for a four-year term as Unity Township tax collector in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Don Kepple is looking to be elected as the next Derry Township supervisor in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Eric Bartels is running for mayor of the City of Latrobe in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Jim Kelley is seeking re-election to Latrobe City Council for a second four-year term in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Latrobe’s mayoral race is now set with Republican Eric Bartels and Democrat Sandra McCune winning uncontested nominations during Tuesday’s primary election. Read more
A longtime Unity Township supervisor earned the Republican nomination during Tuesday’s primary election. Read more
All three incumbents and two challengers appear to have secured nominations for four seats on the Greater Latrobe School Board. Read more
Three four-year Latrobe City Council seats are up for grabs as one current council member secured a nomination during Tuesday’s primary election. Read more
The current board president took the first step Tuesday to potentially secure a new four-year term on the Derry Area School Board. Read more
Democrat Don Kepple and Republican Rick Rupert are primed to face off in November’s general election for a six-year term on the Derry Township Board of Supervisors. Read more
A former Derry Borough Council president and a current Derry Area School Board member appear primed to square off for the borough mayoral post in November’s general election. Read more
Tamara Mahady and Kelly Tua Hammers will be unopposed on November ballots for their respective Magisterial District Judge races after earning both Democratic and Republican nominations based on unofficial results of Tuesday’s primary election. Read more
In the only contested countywide race in the May 18 primary election, Acting Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts Megan Loughner appeared to have secured the Republican nomination to seek a full term in office in the fall, based on unofficial election results. Read more
Republican Leslie Baum Rossi, of Unity Township, appears to have won election as the next representative for Pennsylvania’s 59th Legislative District, based on unofficial election results from Tuesday’s special election. Read more
Ligonier Borough Mayor Ormond K. “Butch” Bellas held off a challenge from political newcomer Alex Raine in Tuesday’s primary to secure the Republican nomination to seek re-election as mayor for a fourth term in the Nov. 2 general election. Read more
Incumbent Ligonier Township Supervisor Daniel Resenic and newcomer Erik Ross each cruised to Republican nominations to run for six- and four-year terms on the board of supervisors based on unofficial election results from Tuesday’s primary. Read more
Six candidates will compete for four seats on the Ligonier Valley School Board in the Nov. 2 general election, based on unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary. Read more
Westmoreland County voters can head to the polls to cast their ballots in today’s primary election or deposit completed mail-in ballots in the drop box at the Westmoreland County Courthouse in Greensburg until 8 p.m. Read more
Six candidates are running for a six-year term on the Derry Township Board of Supervisors in the May 18 primary election. Read more
Two current members of Ligonier Borough Council are running unopposed in the May 18 primary election to earn their respective parties’ nominations to compete in November for four available four-year terms on borough council. Read more
Republican voters in the May 18 primary election will choose between a pair of candidates seeking their party’s nomination for Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts while one Democrat will run unopposed in his party’s primary. Read more
Three Derry Township women will compete in the Democratic and Republican primary elections May 18 to replace retiring Magisterial District Judge Mark Bilik, who oversees court cases in Derry Borough, Derry Township, and New Alexandria. Read more
With six- and four-year terms on the Ligonier Township Board of Supervisors up for election this fall, only two candidates filed petitions to appear on ballots for the May 18 primary. Read more
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