Amid ongoing vote counting, Democrat Ezra Nanes, director of business development in account management at AccuWeather, declared victory in the primary election for the State College mayoral position in a statement Wednesday night, saying he is deeply honored.
With 26.09% of Centre County turning out to vote and roughly 2,000 votes yet to be counted, Nanes has received 1,568 votes, compared to Democrat Jim Leous s 815 votes, according to the latest election data update Tuesday night. This equates to 65.8% of votes for Nanes and 34.5% for Leous.
Leous, who is finishing his third term on the State College Area School Board, called Nanes Tuesday night to offer congratulations and support, according to the statement.