Election 2021

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

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

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

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

Six candidates are running for a six-year term on the Derry Township Board of Supervisors in the May 18 primary election. 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