The race for Luzerne County judge has narrowed to three candidates â all of them women â for the November general election, and if two of them prevail the county bench will have an equal number of women and men in 2022 for the first time in history.
Former Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis won both a Republican and Democratic nomination in Tuesdayâs primary election, unofficial results show.
While that would have been a bigger deal when straight-party voting still existed, Salavantis is still the clear front-runner going into the fall, said Ed Mitchell, a local veteran political consultant.
âSheâs still at an advantage because she got such a good vote from both parties,â Mitchell said. âIâm not going to say sheâs a sure thing because nobody knows what will happen in politics.â
Luzerne County bench poised to become evenly split between women and men judges following Tuesday s election
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A section of staned glass is seen in the Luzerne County Courthouse in this file photo. The Luzerne County Election Board voted Wednesday to place the county district attorney’s race on the November general election ballot instead of waiting until the 2023 primary.
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The Luzerne County Election Board voted Wednesday to place the county district attorney’s race on the November general election ballot instead of waiting until the 2023 primary.
Three board members voted yes: Richard Nardone, Audrey Serniak and Denise Williams.
The two remaining members Kathryn Roth and Missy Thomas abstained.
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The Luzerne County Election Board voted Wednesday to place the county district attorney’s race on the November general election ballot instead of waiting until the 2023 primary.
Three board members voted yes: Richard Nardone, Audrey Serniak and Denise Williams.
The two remaining members Kathryn Roth and Missy Thomas abstained.
Two conflicting legal opinions had been presented to the board.
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Thomas said she did not feel she had enough information to reach a conclusion, and Roth said she was unsure how to proceed, describing the dueling legal analysis as “very confusing.”
Prior first assistant DA Sam Sanguedolce was automatically appointed to fill the post March 25, when Stefanie Salavantis resigned because she is running for county judge. Like Salavantis, Sanguedolce is a Republican.
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