Norristown Area school board

In the Norristown Area, where seven candidates competed for four open seats on the school board, Democratic primary winners Shae Ashe, Jamila Winder, incumbent Matt Rivera and current board President Turea Hutson ran as a slate against Republican primary finalists Kathleen Bello, John C. Holland and John Maxey, who

ran as a Democrat but won enough votes through crossfiling to appear on the ballot for the general election.

With 100 percent of the vote in, the Democratic team of Hutson, Rivera, Ashe and Winder were the top for vote getters in each of the district’s townships.

In Norristown, West Norriton and East Norriton, 9,487 voters, about 25 percent of those eligible, cast ballots, with Rivera leading the pack with 5,727 votes (17.93 percent), followed by Ashe with 5,657 votes (17.71 percent), Winder with 5,492 votes (17.19 percent) and Hutson with 5,439 votes (17.03 percent). Each of the candidates on the Republican ticket received less than 11 percent of the vote.

Methacton school board

In Methacton, eight candidates competed for four seats on the school board. Republican primary winners Candy Allebach, Karen S. Vavra and incumbents Herb Rothe III and Brenda Hackett squared off against Democratic primary winners Liz Drummond, Mary Hull, Ralph Navarrete and Jennifer Cancro, a Republican who was one of the top four vote getters in the Democratic primary and ran on a slate with the Democrats.

The unofficial final tally had Drummond winning the most votes, with 3,944 (14.05 percent), Cancro with 3,935 votes (14.02 percent), Hull with 3,890 (13.85 percent) votes and Navarrete, with 3,876 (13.8 percent).

Turnout in the two townships — Lower Providence and Worcester — that make up the Methacton School District was 31.82 percent, with 7,466 eligible voters taking part. The victory was decided in Lower Providence Township, where the four top vote getters each got more than 14 percent of the 19,790 votes. In Worcester, where 8,287 votes were cast, the margin was much slimmer, with each candidate getting between 12 and 13 percent of the vote.

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In the race for district judge in the region that covers East and West Norriton, Democrat Marc A. Alfarano, an East Norriton Township supervisor, edged out Republican primary winner and Montgomery County Detective Michael Altieri, 3,257 votes to 3,113 votes (51.12 percent - 48.86 percent). Alfarano will be taking over for departing District Judge Ester J. Casillo.

Conshohocken

In Conshohocken, where voter turnout was 35.45 percent, Democrat Yaniv Aronson prevailed over Republican incumbent Mayor Robert Frost, a Republican, 1,165 votes to 1,027, to become the borough’s mayorelect.

Incumbents on borough council, Democrats James Ike Griffin (Ward 2) Anita L. Barton (Ward 4) Jane Flanagan (Ward 5, two-year term) and Republican Robert C. Stokley (Ward 6) all retained their seats.

West Conshohocken

West Conshohocken saw a turnout of 33.49 percent, with 361 people voting. As in Conshohocken, the Republican mayor, Joseph G. Pignoli, was unseated by his Democratic opponent, council Vice President Gregory Lynch, 227 votes to 122.

The three top vote getters elected to borough council were Democrats primary winners Mary Kukowski (23.99 percent), Jose Ignacio Gonzalez (23.44 percent) and Alan Harris (22.67 percent). Democrat winner Jack Cooper also defeated Republican David Frankenfield Jr. for a two-year term on council.

Norristown council at large

Rebecca Smith will become the newest member of Norristown Municipal Council. Smith and Councilman Derrick Perry were the only candidates running for two at-large seats, and they received virtually the same amount of votes — 2,211 for Perry and 2,210 for Smith. Council President Sonya Sanders ran unopposed in Ward 1, as did Valerie Scott Cooper in Ward 3. Both were re-elected.

East Norriton

Democratic Supervisor Kevin McDevitt received nearly 61 percent of the vote in East Norriton to win a extend his tenure another four years while Democratic candidate Joseph Gavanus earned a two-year term as supervisor.

Democrat Ashley DiPiero was also re-elected to the board of supervisors and will serve with Democratic newcomer Amanda Cappeletti. The pair edged out Republicans Ken Chistovich, a former candidate for Norristown Area School Board, and Barry Papiernik in a tight, four-way contest that saw a difference of less than 9 percentage points between the top and bottom vote getters.

Also in East Norriton, Democratic primary winner Kate Gillen unseated current East Norriton Tax Collector Ken Lahner, and Steven Goldblatt rode the Democratic wave to prevail in the race for auditor.

West Norriton

Democrats also took control of the West Norriton Board of Commissioners, winning three seats currently held by Republicans. Judith Eckles, Roseanne Milazzo and Maring Miller received 1,742 votes, 1,776 votes and 1,750 votes, respectively, defeating Presi-