The unofficial results for the 2021 primary election include races for commissioners, supervisors, borough council and an auditor in a number of county municipalities.

In the race for two seats on the Adams Township supervisor board, unofficial election results indicate candidates Stacey Palmer and Darryl Brandon won at the polls Tuesday night.Unofficial information posted by the county that includes mail-in ballots indicated challenger Ronald Nacey fell by two votes to Palmer on the Republican ticket.While Nacey ran for a full, six-year term, Brandon ran to finish the remainder of former supervisor Clay Morrow's term.Morrow died in 2020, at which time his close friend, Brandon, was appointed to fill his spot.Both Nacey and Brandon ran against Palmer, who filed for both races. All three filed as Republicans.According to information posted by the county, Nacey secured 956 Republican votes. Palmer won 958.The same information indicates Brandon won 1,135 Republican votes against Palmer's 792.Palmer said the campaign trail leading to Tuesday night was “eye-opening.”“This was the first time I've ever run for political ofice,” Palmer said. “It was fun and it was interesting.”Nacey said he's appreciative of the people who helped get his name out there for voters.Above all, Nacey said it's important to understand townships are owned by the people.“One person doesn't make the change,” Nacey said. “(They) help the people to make the change.”Unofficial election information posted by the county also records 294 unspecified total write-in Democratic votes, 84 of which were mail-in ballots.Adams Township is a five-supervisor board.A call from the Eagle made to Brandon wasn't returned Tuesday night.

In the Butler Township commissioners' primary, challenger Edward Natali won more of the vote than incumbent Sam Zurzolo and Tim Holt for the Republican party nomination, according to unofficial results.Natali and Zurzolo will both proceed to the November election.Natali, a senior project manager for a steel producer, received 1,554 votes to defeat Zurzolo, who received 1,207 votes and Holt, who received 1,125 votes, for the party nomination to run in the general election for a four-year term.Incumbent Democratic Commissioner Fred Vero ran unopposed.Two seats on the board of commissioners are open in the election.

The unofficial ballot results of Center Township show Phil Heasley edging out Tom Schiebel on the Democratic line, and Don Pringle beating Mike Kaltenbach and Nicholas Angiolieri on the Republican ballot.Heasley won the Democratic line with 425 votes to Schiebel's 167 votes.Heasley said he campaigned for the election by knocking on doors in the township to get information and feedback from residents of all party affiliations. He said it was due to his own group of supporters as well as people he met on the campaign trail that he is moving on to the general election.“I'm just looking forward to moving on in November,” Heasley said. “This should not be a partisan position, this should be who can get things done the most efficiently.”Pringle won the Republican race with 455 votes, while Kaltenbach garnered 410 votes and Angiolieri got 380 votes.Pringle said he was excited to win the primary and thanked his supporters for giving him the chance to possibly represent them in the future.“I'm very excited, and I think it's great for Center Township that we're going to have some new people on the board,” Pringle said. “I cannot tell you how thankful I am for the support of the residents of Center Township, and I look forward to giving them the respect and dignity they deserve.”

In the race for Concord Township auditor, Robert Niggel defeated Ian Manuel, according to unofficial election results.Both on the Republican ticket, Niggel earned 167 votes to Manuel's 92 votes.

Concord Township's unofficial election results show Edward Michael beating incumbent Kandi Nassy for township supervisor.Both running on the Republican ballot, Michael earned 175 votes and Nassy received 87 votes.

In Connoquenessing Township, Larry Spangler defeated two other candidates for the Republican party nomination for a six-year term as township supervisor.Spangler received 327 votes to defeat Brendan Linton, who received 218 votes, and Tom Huff, who received 236 votes, according to unofficial results.No Democratic candidates entered the primary. Incumbent Edward Rupert didn't run for re-election.

In the Donegal Township supervisors race, incumbent Democrat Michael Haid and Republican challenger Dalton Geibel will run for a six-year term in the Nov. 2 general election after winning their party nominations in Tuesday's primary.Haid received 107 votes to defeat Bill Simmons Jr., who received 40 votes, to win the nomination, according to unofficial results.On the Republican ballot, Geibel received 138 votes to win the nomination over Zach Schere, who received 106 votes, and Michael L. Pears, who received 24 votes, according to unofficial results.There were 31 write-in votes cast by Republican voters and 14 Democratic write-in votes.

In Franklin Township, Nathan Wulff will appear as the Republican candidate for supervisor in the November election.According to unofficial election returns, Wulff took the race at 275 votes to 204 for opponent Keith Kaib, who is a sitting member of the township planning commission.“I'd like to thank everyone who came out to support me, for putting their trust in me,” Wulff said Tuesday night. “I'm excited and looking forward to working with them and for them for the betterment of the community.”Kaib said he also is appreciative, even though he lost to Wulff.“I want to thank everyone who supported me and voted for me, and I look forward to continue working at the township on the planning commission,” he said.Wulff, 30, served as chief at the Unionville Volunteer Fire Department, where he is now assistant chief.He is a past president of the Butler County Fire Chiefs Association and a part-time fire instructor at the Butler County Community College.He grew up in Center Township and moved to Franklin Township three years ago.Kaib, 65, has served on the township planning commission for 11 years.

The incumbent Republican in the Jefferson Township race for the lone supervisor's seat will be the party candidate in the November election.Lois Rankin earned a total 503 votes to opponent Lloyd Brewer's 425, according to unofficial election results.Rankin said she thinks her record as a supervisor speaks for itself.“The residents of Jefferson Township know that I've done a good job, and the township is being run very well,” Rankin said Tuesday night. “I thank them all for their support.”Brewer said although he did not win the primary election, he will not drop out of sight.“I'll still be involved,” he said. “I'll still pay attention.”Brewer said he hopes conscientious operation of the township, which is the platform on which he ran, will be a priority.“Win, lose or draw, I hope I've changed things and ethics remain in play,” Brewer said.

Greg Kessler won the Republican nomination for the Lancaster supervisor seat.Kessler secured 347 votes while Meyer received 238.

The open seat on the Middlesex Township board of supervisors went to incumbent Donald Marshall Tuesday night.Marshall ran against former supervisor David McMaster on the Republican ticket. McMaster also ran as a write-in on the Democratic ticket.In Middlesex Township North, unofficial results show Marshall received 282 Republican votes, and McMaster got 138.On the Democratic ticket, 49 unspecified write-ins were recorded.Unofficial results for Middlesex Township South indicate Marshall won 277 Republican votes, and McMaster won 151.Marshall also secured 47 mail-in votes, while McMaster secured 56 mail-in votes, according to unofficial results. This brings Marshall's total to 606 votes, and McMaster's to 345.Thirty-seven write-in votes were cast via mail-in ballots.Requests made by the Eagle for comments from Marshall and McMaster weren't returned Tuesday night.

In Seven Fields, two incumbents and one newcomer advanced to the general election from the Republican primary.Kim Regan-Koch, current council president, came in first with 191 votes; newcomer Jeff Smouse achieved second place with 180 votes; and incumbent Brian Trimble eked out a three-vote margin for third, with 177 votes.Regan-Koch could not be reached for comment, but Trimble attributed both his and her electoral victories to an incumbency advantage.“Just having that experience of how this all works, that's probably a reason people voted for an incumbent,” Trimble said.Kevin Caridad, the only incumbent not advancing to the general election after receiving the fewest votes — 139 — of any named candidate, said he appreciated his time on council.“It was an honor serving the community,” Caridad said. “Congratulations Kim, Jeff and Brian. I will continue to help when asked. Seven Fields will be in good hands.”Angela Nickum, who along with Kim Grasso advanced to the general election on the Democratic line, said she looks forward to the November contest and potentially working with whichever candidates are elected.“It doesn't matter what (political party) you're on,” Nickum said. “We all have the same common goals.