ELECTION RESULTS

Below is the unofficial count, in percentage, of votes from the Butler County Bureau of Elections for all contested and countywide races in the county’s 89 precincts. (D) represents filed Democrat; (R) filed Republican; and (C) is cross-filed.

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Judge's race goes to Robinson

1 competitor may consider write-in campaign for fall

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Mustello on top in 11th District race

Defeats Doctor in contest to replace Ellis

Marci Mustello appears to be headed to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after defeating Democrat Sam Doctor and winning about 57 percent of the vote in a special election Tuesday.

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Jennifer Gilliland and parents

Judge candidate Jennifer Gilliland Vanasdale chats with her mother, Sandy Gilliland, right, father, Don Gilliland, left, and Joe McCloskey, the former CYS director who assisted with Vanasdale's adoption, at her Main Street campaign headquarters Tuesday.

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Middlesex voters end ban on liquor

A referendum to end a decades-old ban on liquor licenses passed overwhelmingly in Tuesday's election, bringing the prohibition on the sale liquor in township restaurants and businesses to an end.

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Crowded field in Mars school race advances

ADAMS TWP — A crowded field for seats on the Mars School Board will stay so after Tuesday's primary election, with nine of the 10 candidates filed moving on.

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Ferrari wins prothonotary nod

Republican will face Smith in fall

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Pittman leads race in 3 counties to fill seat

Post formerly held by White

Republican Joe Pittman received more votes in Butler, Armstrong and Westmoreland counties than Democrat Susan Boser to represent the 41st state senate district, but results from Indiana County were not available Tuesday night following the special election.

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Prothonotary retiring after decades of record-keeping

Walters took office in 1984

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Prothonotary's office keeps records for civil court cases

Breakout box for the story on Glenna Walters, the current prothonotary, retiring.

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Republicans retain 3 legislative seats

HARRISBURG — In addition to Joe Pittman, who beat Democrat Susan Boser in the 41st Senate district, voters also picked Republicans to fill two other open seats in the state Legislature in heavily Republican districts in south-central and Western Pennsylvania.

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S. Butler voters fill 5 slots

South Butler School District election returns

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Butler School board head loses in primary

The president of the Butler School Board did not make it through Tuesday night's primary, but all other incumbents advance.

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Walter, Dandoy advance to Nov.

Republican Butler City Councilman Michael Walter and Democrat Bob Dandoy won their party nominations in Tuesday's primary to run for two seats on council in the Nov. 5 general election.

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Liquor question helps bring voters to polls

Referendum in Middlesex

MIDDLESEX TWP — For some, it wasn't the issues — a Mars school board race and a referendum on whether to allow liquor licenses in the township — that drew them to the polls for Tuesday's primary election. It was family.

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ELECTION ROUNDUP

More than 125,000 Butler County residents cast votes in Tuesday's primary and special elections, according to Butler County Board of Elections figures.

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Bruin Borough council will drop from 7 to 5

Judge OKs petition to downsize board

Judge agrees to shrink Bruin council by 2 members

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Zelie pool opening delayed, but it will stay open longer

The opening of the Zelienople Pool will be delayed.

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LOCAL

BUTLER TWP — State police will conduct a free child passenger safety seat check at Sam's Club, located at Moraine Pointe Plaza, from 9 a.m. to noon June 1.

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School board censures member over racist post

MCMURRAY — A school district has censured a longtime board member over a racist Facebook post that was published on his personal page.

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Emergency responders offered grants

Emergency responders can apply for state grants for training and equipment from the Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Fund Grant Program.

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Student charged for allegedly making threat on Snapchat

Snapchat threat leads to charges against 15-year-old high school student

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Body found in Howard St. home, woman may have been dead week

Authorities say a 38-year-old woman may have been dead for a week before her body was found Tuesday at her home in the 200 block of Howard Street.

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POLICE REPORTS

These items have been collected from various police departments.

2:18 p.m. Friday — Philip P. Heupel, 32, of Butler allegedly exposed himself to a therapist at Butler Health Systems Family Services on North Washington Street.

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N.J. officers put on leave amid probe of violent arrest

DOVER, N.J. — Three New Jersey police officers are on paid administrative leave as authorities investigate a violent arrest that was caught on video.

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