Thursday, November 09, 2017

2017 Election Results- Luzerne County Council

Matt Vough and Chris Perry







My candidate came up a bit short but I am very proud of the race Wendy Cominsky ran. She is someone without money or powerful friends who just wanted to make a difference. She offered solutions to the problems the county faces and worked as hard as any candidate I've ever met. I'm grateful for her friendship and trust. She came darn close and somehow I feel I let her down.

The top 3 vote getters was not a surprise. Incumbents Linda Houck(D) and Harry Haas(R) ran their record and the people rewarded them with another term. Sheila Saidman was top of the poll in the primary and it carried over.

The surprises of the night were Matt Vough (D) and Chris Perry (R). They also worked their tails off and I saw them just about everywhere.

The great thing about this election was the lack of acrimony.  For the most part the candidates seemed to genuinely like each other and want to work together regardless of party



I want to congratulate all the candidates for offering themselves for public office. It takes guts to run and put up with the nonsense like the anonymous cowards who comment on the local newspaper websites.



x Sheila Saidman (DEM)                                      
21,406

x Linda McClosky Houck (DEM)
20,369                                            
  Wendy Cominsky (DEM)
19,365

x Matthew Vough (DEM)
20,386
   John Gadomski (DEM)
18,342
x Harry Haas (REP)
20,319
x Chris R. Perry (REP)
20,125
   Marc Dixon (REP)
19,115
   Stephen J. Urban (REP)
19,758
   Gregory S. Wolovich Jr. (REP)
16,620

          

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