CENTER TWP — Two incumbent township supervisors will move on to the November election, despite several challengers coming close in the primary on Tuesday.

Phillip Wulff and Ed Latuska, according to unofficial results, were the top two vote-getters Tuesday. They will be the Republican candidates for two 6-year terms.

No one ran in the Democratic party primaries for supervisor.

Wulff also was the winner in the race for a 2-year seat on the board, meaning a supervisor spot will likely be vacant going into 2018.

As of Tuesday night, Wulff got 341 votes and Latuska got 293. Don Pringle trailed Latuska with 284 votes. Tom Schiebel, a former supervisor and current chairman of the planning commission, came in fourth with 170 votes.

Wulff is a lifelong resident of the township and is in his sixth year serving as a supervisor. He also has been a member of the Unionville Volunteer Fire Department for 42 years and works as an electrical contractor.

He did not return a call for comment Tuesday night.

Latuska is seeking a fourth term as supervisor. He is the longest-tenured supervisor with almost 18 years on the board. He works as a physical therapist.

He said Tuesday that he was surprised by the closeness of the race, but if re-elected he is looking forward to continuing his work as chairman.

“I would like to continue working with Cambridge Development, the VA, and see if we can develop around the hospital and bring in more business,” he said about the development on North Duffy Road.

He said that he sent out a bulk mailer, but does not believe in placing signs around the township or working the polls on election day.

Wulff also was the top vote-getter for a two-year term. He received 193 votes, edging out Robert Sloan, who received 179 votes.

Sloan, a member of the township's planning commission, only ran for the two-year seat. Latuska got 154 votes and Schiebel got 86 in that race.

Wulff's name will appear on the ballot for both offices in November, though he can only accept one of the positions.

In the event that an election winner declines a position, the board can appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

For Center Township, the appointed supervisor would serve for two years until the next local election, said Shari Brewer, county elections bureau director.