Voters in five school districts in Schuylkill County will have plenty to decide during Tuesday’s Municipal Primary Election.
They’ll be looking at contested primaries for school board directors.
The following districts have contested primaries: Blue Mountain, North Schuylkill, Pine Grove Area, Pottsville Area, and Schuylkill Haven Area.
Here’s a look at the candidates on those ballots and how many seats are up for grabs:
Blue Mountain
There are six candidates Democrat ballot and seven on the GOP ballot vying for just four nominations each in the Blue Mountain School District.
Here are the candidates on each ballot:
Democrat: Michael Sadusky, Roy Heim, Megan A. Troutman-Meisner, Marie Riegel, Janice Blair, Rosanne Zelusky
Republican: Riegel, Troutman-Meisner, Heim, Sadusky, Blair, Zelusky, and Jacob I. Gerhard-Vasquez
North Schuylkill
There are six candidates on the Republican and Democrat ballots and they’re looking for one of five nominations from each party to advance to the General Election in November. All six candidates have cross-filed:
Democrat/Republican: Randy Lattis, Jeremy M. Johnson, Alexandra Trexler, Jennifer Kowalonek, Bryan Slotcavage, Michael A. Kehler
Pine Grove Area
There are just four candidates on the Democrat ballot for 5 at-large seats on the Pine Grove Area school board. However, there are six names that will appear for five nominations for the Republicans.
Democrat: Sascha Primeau, Amanda Daubert, David Lukasewicz, and Kim Pribilla are virtually guaranteed to appear on the November ballot as Democrats.
Republican: They also appear on the Republican ballot along with Walter R. Stump and David Frew. Only five of the six on the GOP ballot will advance to November’s General Election.
Pottsville Area
There are four seats up for grabs this year on the Pottsville Area school board. And five candidates have cross-filed for a party nod:
Democrat/Republican: Stephanie Buchanan, Kyle Crouse, Bob Thomas, Harry Ciavarella, Jerome Trevor Urban
Schuylkill Haven Area
There are four nominations per party available in the Schuylkill Haven Area School District primary race on Tuesday. Five candidates have cross-filed for them:
Democrat/Republican: Gregory Woll, Sandy Hess, Diana M. McGoey, Donald Runkle, Julie Wisner
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