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Election Day unfolded with few surprises in Harrisburg, as most city offices were uncontested for the general election.
With all precincts reporting, incumbent Danielle Bowers and newcomers Crystal Davis and Lamont Jones won three, four-year seats on Harrisburg City Council. The Democrats were unchallenged as no Republicans ran in the race.
Likewise, incumbent Treasurer Dan Miller faced no Republican opposition and won another four-year term.
The Harrisburg school board race also was not competitive, as Democrats Ellis R. Roy, James Thompson, Doug Thompson Leader, Terricia Radcliff and Autumn Anderson all won four-year terms running unopposed.
For magisterial district justice, Matthew Pianka won the race for District 12-1-02, with almost two-thirds of the vote. He was unopposed on the ballot but faced opposition from Autumn Fair, who ran a vigorous write-in campaign.
For District 12-1-04 newcomer Mikaela Sloan won running unopposed, as did incumbent MDJ Hanif Johnson in District 12-1-05.
In Dauphin County, with all precincts reporting, several races were very close and should be regarded as unofficial pending final, certified results.
For county commissioner, incumbent Democrat George Hartwick led the four-candidate field, followed by incumbent Republican Mike Pries. The contest for the final, four-year seat was neck-and-neck, with Democratic challenger Justin Douglas holding a slight edge of just 43 votes over Republican incumbent Chad Saylor.
For county treasurer, Republican Nick DiFrancesco had a relatively narrow lead over Democrat Fred Faylona of about 800 votes out of 62,290 total votes cast.
For clerk of courts, Democrat Bridget Whitley held a considerable lead over Republican John McDonald. For recorder of deeds, incumbent Republican Jim Zugay was narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Tami Dykes by about 750 votes.
In other county races, the Republican incumbents—District Attorney Fran Chardo, Sheriff Nick Chimienti, Controller Mary Bateman and Register of Wills Jean Marfizo King—all won, running unopposed.
This story was based on unofficial results from the Dauphin County Elections Bureau. We will update the story if warranted. To view all results for the municipal primary in Dauphin County, visit the election bureau website.
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