Positions on all five Centre County school boards were on ballots for Tuesday’s primary election and provided for some of the county’s few contested races.
State College, Bald Eagle, Bellefonte, Penns Valley and Philipsburg-Osceola area school districts each have four board seats up for election this year. For Philipsburg-Osceola, two of the seats are in Centre County and two in Clearfield County. No candidate filed to run for P-O’s two Centre County seats.
School board elections can work differently by district. State College and Bellefonte positions are all at-large, while Bald Eagle and Penns Valley have at-large and region seats and Philipsburg-Osceola’s board is elected entirely by regions. In most cases, candidates cross-file on the Democratic and Republican ballots for the primary.
Here’s a look at the results from each of the school board races. As of 11 p.m. on Tuesday, all 87 precincts in the county were partially reported. Results are unofficial until completed and certified.
See full results for all Centre County primary races at the Centre County Elections and Voter Registration website.
STATE COLLEGE AREA SCHOOL BOARD
Democratic (4)
Deborah Anderson: 5,004
Jesse Barlow: 4,838
Jackie Huff: 4,620
Rebecca Arnold Desmarais: 4,271
Jennifer Black: 4,161
Kirsten McTernan: 808
Mihaly Sogor: 539
Republican (4)
Kirsten McTernan: 2,121
Mihaly Sogor: 1,876
Deborah Anderson: 1,080
Jesse Barlow: 996
Jennifer Black: 908
Jackie Huff: 870
Rebecca Arnold Desmarais: 788
BELLEFONTE AREA SCHOOL BOARD
Democratic (4)
Joe Yech: 1,258
Kristin Lyons: 1,007
Nate Campbell: 888
Jon Guizar: 766
Jack Bechdel II: 330
Republican (4)
Kristin Lyons: 1,561
Nate Campbell: 1,463
Jon Guizar: 1,329
Joe Yech: 1,003
Jack Bechdel II: 635
BALD EAGLE AREA SCHOOL BOARD
Region 1 – Democratic (2)
Mary Ann Hamilton: 126
Timothy Nilson: 111
Region 1 – Republican (2)
Timothy Nilson: 173
Mary Ann Hamilton: 168
Region 2 – Democratic (1)
Mark Kresovich: 191
Region 2 – Republican (1)
Mark Kresovich: 576
Region 3 – Democratic (1)
Tina Greene: 160
Region 3 – Republican (1)
Tina Greene: 200
PENNS VALLEY AREA SCHOOL BOARD
At large – Democratic (2)
Kendyl Wittenrich Paolini: 578
Douglas Roth: 381
Daniel Decker: 200
Mike Pase: 116
At large – Republican (2)
Daniel Decker: 776
Douglas Roth: 594
Mike Pase: 505
Kendyl Wittenrich Paolini: 214
Region 2 – Democratic (1)
VIncent Nicosia: 187
Region 2 – Republican (1)
VIncent Nicosia: 288
Region 3 – Democratic (1)
Amber May: 198
Region 3 – Republican (1)
Jessica Shawver: 205
Amber May: 46
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA AREA SCHOOL BOARD
Region 3 Centre- Democratic (1)
No candidate
Region 3 Centre – Republican (1)
No candidate
Region 5 Centre – Democratic (1)
No candidate
Region 5 Centre – Republican (1)
No candidate
Region 7 Clearfield – Democratic (1)
No candidate
Region 7 Clearfield – Republican (1)
Shawna Baney Shaw: 205
Region 8 Clearfield – Democratic (1)
Richard Wood: 97
Region 8 Clearfield – Republican (1)
Richard Wood: 139
