Ties decided during lottery
Winners were chosen Friday by lottery for three borough council and other municipal races that ended in ties in the Nov. 3 election.
Butler County Bureau of Election workers drew numbers out of a bag for each name. The lowest number won the position.
For Seven Fields Borough Council, Democrat Dawn Servello won a four-year term. Servello and Republican Joseph A. Scalamogna both were tied for a seat with 198 votes each.
For Bruin Borough Council, Debora Easley was chosen for a four-year term, breaking a three-way tie. Easley, Josh Price and Kevin Smith were tied with one write-in vote each.
For Fairview Borough Council, Nichole Saylor was chosen for a four-year term, breaking a two-way tie with Jeff Shumaker.
The winners who won through write-in votes still must accept or reject the office before Dec. 4.
If they decline, the municipality’s supervisors or borough council have the authority to appoint a person to fill the vacancy, said Shari Brewer, election bureau director.
Appointed officials serve only a two-year term since the position would then appear on the ballot in the next municipal election.
A number of other ties for positions such as auditor and constable also were broken on Friday. The winners of those races are:
- Charles Clark, Adams Township auditor, six-year term
- Coleman Myron, Adams Township auditor, two-year term
- John Haven, Buffalo Township auditor, six-year term
- Vance Hetrick, Buffalo Township auditor, four-year term
- Duane Cerra, Callery tax collector, two-year term
- Jean Mershimer, Cherry Township constable
- Adam Bertoncello, Clay Township auditor, two-year term
- Adam Bertoncello, Clay Township auditor, four-year term
- Debra Murray, Donegal Township auditor, six-year term
- Christopher Murray, Donegal Township auditor, four-year term
- Philip Isaac, Eau Claire auditor, six-year term
- Donna Frieters, Fairview Borough auditor, two-year term
- Andrew Stoughton, Harrisville auditor, four-year term
- Olivia Double, Jackson Township auditor, six-year term
- William King, Middlesex Township auditor, six-year term
- Steven Prokay, Parker Township auditor, six-year term
- Brian Bailey, Portersville constable
- Suzanne Hutchinson, Summit Township auditor, six-year term
- Tony Gagliardi, Summit Township auditor, four-year term
- Tony Gagliardi, Summit Township auditor, two-year term
- Ryan Wagner, Winfield Township auditor, six-year term
