Two former Lancaster City Council candidates have been suspended from the Lancaster City Democratic Committee after signing petitions to support the candidacy of independent Willie E. Shell Sr.
Democrats in Lancaster city took the night in city council and mayoral contests, easily sweeping away third party and Republican challengers and maintaining their full lock on city government.
Republicans flexed their muscles in countywide and in local races outside of Lancaster city, with the GOP on track to win all four Manheim Township commissioner seats on the ballot,