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Many of the municipal races in Bedford Countyâs primary election remained unresolved on Thursday as county officials continued to tabulate write-in votes.
Debra Brown, director of elections, said she hoped the more than 2,600 write-in votes submitted by voters during Tuesdayâs primary election would be completed by the end of the day Friday, but said they may not be done until early next week.
A number of seats open on borough councils and township supervisor boards did not have candidates listed on either ballot during the primary election, while most of the candidates listed on the ballots were running unopposed in the primary.
Fewer than 10,000 voters in Bedford County cast a ballot during the primary election on Tuesday, according to unofficial results.
While overall vote counts â which totaled 9,587 â were comparatively low to midterm and presidential election years, Deb Brown, director of elections, said there were a high number of write-in votes, which exceeded 2,600.
Kevin Diehl of Bedford received 1,588 votes on the Republican side for Magisterial District Judge Office 57-03-2 and will appear on the ballot in November. There were 438 write-in votes for the position.
Jodi Tew of Bedford was campaigning as a write-in candidate after Diehl successfully challenged a number of signatures on her nominating petition earlier this spring to remove her from the primary Republican ballot.