The straw polls have ended for the Republican Committee of Lancaster County and two candidates have emerged victorious.
In the race for judge of the court of common pleas Leonard G. Brown III won with 65% of the vote. The final tally in the race was Leonard G. Brown III with 188 votes and Merrill M. Spahn Jr. with 101 votes.
In the race for Lancaster Prothonotary Katherine Wood-Jacobs won the straw polls with 61% of the vote. The final results for Lancaster Prothonotary had Katherine with 175 votes and Jonathan Lutz with 110 votes.
The straw polls are non binding and are a way for candidates to gauge their support prior to the countywide endorsement convention. The endorsement convention will be held on February 15th at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center.
Other candidates seeking endorsement also went through the straw poll process even though they were unopposed.
County Commissioners (2)
- Dennis Stuckey
- Scott Martin
District Attorny
- Craig Stedman
County Treasurer
- Craig Ebersole
County Sherriff
- Mark S. Reese
Clerk of Courts
- Joshua Parsons
Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans Court
- Mary Ann Gerber
Coroner
- Dr. Stephen Diamantoni
