Voters in Mercer County are choosing the people they want as judges and government leaders.

The ballot includes statewide races for Supreme Court Justice.

Judges for Superior and Commonwealth Courts are also up for election. 

Mercer County voters are being asked if they wish to retain Common Pleas Judge Thomas Dobson for another term.

All Mercer County residents going to the polls are voting for Commissioner, Coroner, District Attorney, and Sheriff.

School Board Directors are being chosen in Perry and Grove City School districts.

Council races are on in Clark, Sharon, and Greenville where there is also an election for a Constable.

Candidates for Supervisor are running in Jefferson, Pymatuning, South Pymatuning, Springfield, Sugar Grove, and Wilmington Townships.

Mercer County Municipal Election - November 3, 2015

(Contested races)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Justice of the Supreme Court - 10-year term

(Vote for not more than three)

  • DAVID WECHT, DEMOCRAT
  • KEVIN M. DOUGHERTY, DEMOCRAT
  • CHRISTINE DONOHUE, DEMOCRAT
  • JUDY OLSON, REPUBLICAN
  • MIKE GEORGE, REPUBLICAN
  • ANNE COVEY, REPUBLICAN
  • PAUL P. PANEPINTO, INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL ALLIANCE

Judge of the Superior Court - 10-year term

(Vote for one)

  • ALICE BECK DUBOW, DEMOCRAT
  • EMIL GIORDANO, REPUBLICAN

Judge of the Commonwealth Court - 10-year term

(Vote for one)

  • MICHAEL WOJCIK, DEMOCRAT
  • PAUL LALLEY, REPUBLICAN

County of Mercer

Commissioner - 4-year term

(Vote for not more than two)

  • TIMOTHY M. MCGONIGLE, DEMOCRAT
  • KENNETH R. AMMANN, DEMOCRAT
  • MATT MCCONNELL, REPUBLICAN
  • SCOTT BOYD, REPUBLICAN
  • KAREN A. ANDERSON, INDEPENDENT

Coroner - 4-year term

(Vote for one)

  • STEPHEN J. SHERMAN II, DEMOCRAT
  • JOHN A. LIBONATI, REPUBLICAN

District Attorney - 4-year term

(Vote for one)

  • ROBERT G. KOCHEMS, DEMOCRAT
  • MILES KARSON, REPUBLICAN

Sheriff - 4-year term

(Vote for one)

  • GARY A. HARTMAN, DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN
  • JAMES G. ALLEN, INDEPENDENT

School Board Directors

Perry - 2-year term

(Vote for one)

  • JOHN R. RODGERS, DEMOCRAT
  • DOUGLAS KEELING, REPUBLICAN

Grove City - 4-year term

(Vote for not more than five)

  • ROBERTA M. HENSEL, DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN
  • DARRELL REPPART, DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN
  • JOHN SCOTT SOMORA, DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN
  • PATTY WILSON, DEMOCRAT
  • ARMANDO SCIULLO, DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN
  • CAROLYN OPPENHEIMER, REPUBLICAN

Municipalities

Clark

Council - 4-year term

(Vote for not more than three)

  • TODD CLARY, DEMOCRAT
  • DOUGLAS ROBBINS, DEMOCRAT
  • CLARK W. EBERHART JR., DEMOCRAT
  • DONNA LAPIKAS, REPUBLICAN

Greenville

Council - 4-year term

(Vote for not more than three)

  • PAUL R. HAMILL, DEMOCRAT/REPUBLICAN
  • PAMELA AUCHTER, DEMOCRAT
  • ALFRED PEDEN, DEMOCRAT
  • JONATHAN BAILEY, REPUBLICAN

Constable - 6-year term

(Vote for one)

  • JAMES ALLEN, DEMOCRAT
  • WARREN WRIGHT, REPUBLICAN

Jefferson Township

Supervisor - 2-year term

(Vote for one)

  • JEFFERY S. BRANDES, DEMOCRAT
  • JOHN BURKETT, REPUBLICAN

Pymatuning Township

Supervisor - 2-year term

(Vote for one)

  • GARY R. LOWERS, DEMOCRAT
  • RONALD THOMPSON, REPUBLICAN

Sharon

Council - 4-year term

(Vote for not more than three)

  • MOLLY CORBETT BUNDRANT, DEMOCRAT
  • FRANK CONNELLY, DEMOCRAT
  • BOB LUCAS, DEMOCRAT
  • EDWARD M. PALANSKI, INDEPENDENT

South Pymatuning Township

Supervisor - 6-year term

(Vote for one)

  • MICHAELENE HARRIS, DEMOCRAT
  • BILL KLUMPH, REPUBLICAN

Springfield Township

Supervisor - 6-year term

(Vote for one)

  • DAVID L. SWARTZ, DEMOCRAT
  • GARY L. HARTMAN, REPUBLICAN

Sugar Grove Township

Supervisor - 6-year term

(Vote for one)

  • TIMOTHY F. KALTENBAUGH, DEMOCRAT
  • DEAN GOSNELL, REPUBLICAN

Wilmington Township

Supervisor - 6-year term

(Vote for one)

  • RICHARD A. WILSON, REPUBLICAN
  • ANTHONY F. VITRIL, INDEPENDENT

Official Retention Election

Judge of the Court of Common Pleas - Retention Question

SHALL THOMAS R. DOBSON BE RETAINED FOR AN ADDITIONAL TERM AS JUDGE OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, 35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, MERCER COUNTY?

YES

NO