Towamencin incumbent unseated
Supervisor Mosesso defeated by Marino; current Judge Duffy wins narrow victory on Democrat ballot
Unofficial results are in from several contested races around the North Penn region.
Towamencin
Early results indicate incumbent Republican Supervisor David Mosesso has been unseated by challenger Rich Marino. According to unofficial results posted Tuesday by the Montgomery County Department of Voter Services, Marino totalled 896 votes in Tuesday’s primary election, a 73.7 percent margin against Mosesso, who received 316 votes, or 26 percent of the total.
“I am grateful to all of the people who supported me through this election, and it is my hope that I will be able to repeat those results in November,” Marino said.
“Thank you to those who put in the time to help me spread my message and to all of those who came out and voted,” he said.
Marino will now run against Democrat Pete Murphy in November for a six-year term as township supervisor.
Judges
The voters gave decisive victory to incumbent District Judge Andrea Duffy, who won on both the Democratic and Republican sides of the ballot Tuesday.
According to early county vote totals, Duffy won 854 votes or 65 percent of the vote total on the Republican side, far ahead of challengers Robert A. Saraceni and Annette Long, who received 248 votes and 194 votes respectively.
“The voters listened to a lot of the community work that I’m doing. I’m so grateful to my supporters, and I’m feeling very rewarded for the fact that people listened to my message, of how much of an influence a local judge can be on a community,” Duffy said.
“They got out and voted, and that means the world to me,” she said.
On the Democratic side of the ballot, Duffy also came out ahead, but narrowly, receiving 717 votes, a margin of 45.9 percent, against Saraceni, who received 669 votes, or 42.83 percent. Long finished with 175 votes, or 11.2 percent, of the Democratic primary total, and Long received 194 votes or 14.9 percent of the Republican total.
Long said afterward she was humbled by the vote total she received, but low turnout during a primary may have been too high a hurdle to overcome.
“Having met hundreds
of people and leaving many thousands of pieces of literature at homes, I was unable to overcome the negative, untrue image portrayed of me by an opponent, and sadly I lost the election,” said Long.
“This was certainly an eye-opening experience into the world of politics. This reaffirms my belief that voters need to be educated, take a more active role in our communities, and especially the democratic process,” she said.
The area’s other district judge race will look the same in the fall as it did in the primary. Incumbent Judge Robert Sobeck won the Republican primary, and challenger Suzan Leonard won the Democratic primary, in the race to serve as District Judge 38.1.21.
According to county results, Sobeck earned 98 percent of the Republican vote cast, with 2,040 votes total. On the Democratic side of the ballot, Leonard finished with 2,438 votes, or 75.8 percent of the total, compared with 776 votes, or 24.1 percent, for Sobeck. Neither have responded to requests for comment.
North Penn School Board
According to unofficial results posted by Montgomery County, all five Democrats and all five Republicans have won their primary races and will square off against each other for seats on the North Penn School Board in the fall.
County results indicate
that the Democratic team of Tina Stoll, Christian Fusco, Mark Warren and Jonathan Kassa won Democratic nominations for four-year terms on the school board.
Stoll topped the field with 3,887 votes, with 21.6 percent of the total. Fusco received 3,850, Warren received 3,740 votes, and Kassa took in 3,503 votes, with each ranging from 20.9 to 19.6 percent of the total on the Democratic ballot.
The primary results “validate that the North Penn community is motivated by proactive solutions, not political dogma,” said Kassa.
“The initial results demonstrate this enthusiasm for change. Of the four year candidates, Republicans garnered roughly 15 percent of Democratic ballot votes, while Democratic candidates captured over 30 percent of Republican ballots,” Kassa said.
“Our message and vision matters, the numbers prove this. The overwhelming majority of total votes for Democrats over Republicans for school board director tells a simple primary story: North Penn Neighbors for Progress has a message that has gained significant traction with voters,” he said.
Fusco said he thought primary day was “a phenomenal opportunity to engage neighbors directly,” and said his team are “excited for our prospects in November.”
“We are heartened to see people more engaged than in past primary elections, but we will continue to urge our neighbors to stay involved in helping to define what it means to live in the North Penn School
District,” he said.
On the Republican side, three incumbents and one newcomer will appear on the ballot in November. Patrick McGee received 2,773 votes; newcomer Thomas Mancini received 2,700, and incumbents Frank O’Donnell and Josie Charnock earned 2,713 and 2,241, respectively, all ranging between 18 and 14 percent of the total votes available.
O’Donnell said Tuesday night the results were “as expected,” and the Republican team “worked extremely hard” to recruit voters in the final days.
“Although they all worked extremely hard, I would say most of the credit goes to Josie,” O’Donnell said, referring to Charnock. “I personally want to congratulate the Republican team, and all those who made this election happen.”
McGee said he thought the results on both sides showed how the two teams both worked hard during the primary season.
“I’m very proud of the work our team has done, and eager to continue our discussions with voters from now to November. I feel incredibly fortunate to continue that dialogue, and to make North Penn all it can be,” McGee said.
“I’m proud to have my children in our schools, and to work to keep us moving in the right direction,” he said.
One two-year term on the board was also on the primary ballot, and the voters produced no surprises: Democrat Jenna Ott won 80 percent of the total with 3,572 votes in the Democratic primary, and Republican Michelle Rupp earned 62 percent or 2,246 votes on the Republican side. The two will face off again in November.
Montgomery Township
Voters in Montgomery Township now know who will appear on the Democratic side of the ballot this fall.
Democrat Matthew Quigg defeated fellow Democrat Traci Law in a race to face off against incumbent Republican Rick Miniscalco for a four-year term on the board of supervisors, a seat previously held by Joe Walsh, who resigned to serve as a Montgomery County judge.
“I’m very excited about the prospect of the coming election in November. I look forward to the opportunity to serve the families of Montgomery Township in the coming months, and hopefully the next few years, as we address the challenges and opportunities we face,” Quigg said.
“Traci Law did a fantastic job, and I look forward to working with her, as I know she has a bright fu-
ture ahead of her serving our community,” he said.
According to results posted Tuesday, Quigg received a total of 750 votes, or 63.9 percent of the total,
against 421 votes or 35.9 percent for Law.
“Matt has my full support and I know he will give 110 percent to represent all of the people of the township. I look forward to helping him and the other Democratic candidates win in November,” Law said Tuesday.