Voters turned out Tuesday in Waynesboro to choose longtime Mayor Richard Dick Starliper in the Republican primary.
Barring a write-in or third-party candidate, Starliper will win his fifth term in the November election.
The incumbent, who has served 16 years, held off challenges from Janeen McChesney and Douglas Carranza in the Republican primary.
Starliper took 56% (428) of all votes, with McChesney finishing second with just over 26% of the votes, and Carranza finished with almost 18%. There were no Democratic candidates. I was out and about meeting people all day at the polls, and I appreciate all of the support from the voters in the Borough of Waynesboro and for their confidence in me to serve another four years.
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Candidate filed under wrong party
Joe Burkot will appear on the Democratic ballot as a candidate for Mercersburg Borough Council, but he is actually a Republican.
Burkot s nomination petition identified him as a Republican, but it was accidentally placed with the Democratic petitions after he turned it in, according to Byer, the county deputy clerk. It was as simple as it got placed in the wrong box, she said.
There is no time to fix the ballots. Byers only learned of the error in the first week of May, when Burkot brought it to her attention. The ballots were already printed and the vote-counting machines were already programmed.
Waynesboro s longtime mayor faces a challenge in the May 18 primary election.
The winner of the primary will effectively win the office, barring a write-in campaign, because there is no Democratic candidate.
In Waynesboro, the mayor s primary responsibility is to oversee the police department. The elected official also serves as the key ceremonial figure for the borough.
We asked each candidate the same five questions. Their submitted answers are below, with only light editing for clarity.
Dick Starliper
Why are you running for mayor of Waynesboro?
I am running for mayor to continue the work that we are doing. In my opinion, we have the best police dept in the county. Also, the public relations with the community has been outstanding and I wish to continue the same.