HARRISVILLE — In a tightly contested race, three of the four borough council seats were filled by incumbents and Republicans won all four seats.

Newcomer Mary Ann Hughes and incumbents Charles Cline, Russell Stemmerich and H. Robert Hovis won Tuesday. There were no Democrats on the ballot.

Cline had the most votes with 51, or about 21 percent of the vote. Stemmerich and Hughes had 46 votes each, about 19 percent, and Hovis had 45 votes, about 18.6 percent.

With Tuesday's win, Stemmerich will serve a second term on council.

“I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me and I'd like to keep up what I'm doing for the next four years,” he said. “I believe the residents think I can do that and they must trust me somewhat. I hope I can fulfill their expectations.”

Stemmerich said he would like to keep up with the borough's roads as chairman of the streets committee. He also said he would like to see more developments in the borough's community park.

“We recently purchased more land for the park and there is a lot of work to be done there,” he said. “We hope everyone is happy with it.”

Stemmerich previously said he would also like to keep taxes down in the borough. The borough's millage rate is 134.938 mills.

Cline also will serve in his second consecutive term as council member. He previously said he wanted to help improve the community park, improve the borough's efficiency when it comes to finances and see improvements in the area's beautification efforts and street repairs.

Cline could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Hovis currently serves as council vice president and has been in office for about 14 years. He previously said the park's improvement is a priority.

Hovis could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Hughes put the cherry on top of her campaign by winning her first term on council.

Hughes, who called the borough Butler County's best-kept secret, operates Hughes Penn Gold Ice Cream with her husband, Gary.

She said she wants better communication between borough officials and residents, as well as more community involvement.

Hughes also said she would like to see Slippery Rock University grow and help make the borough a place where more people want to live.

Heather Krenn came in fifth in the four-person race with 37 votes, or about 15.3 percent of the vote. She could not be reached for comment.