Most row offices will be on Forest County ballot

Forest County voters will cast ballots in the May 21 primary election for all but one of the county row offices.

Jean Ann Hitchcock, director of elections for the county, said all municipalities and the Forest Area School Board have notified the county as to what offices are up for election this year.

Candidates may circulate nomination petitions from Feb. 19 to March 12. The petitions are available at the county election office in the courthouse at Tionesta.

Forest County

Commissioners (3) – Voters will nominate two Republicans and two Democrats in the primary election. Three will be elected in November.

The incumbents are Republicans Basil Huffman and Norman Wimer and Democrat Robert Snyder Jr.

District attorney – The incumbent is Republican Barbara Litten.

Coroner – Wimer is the incumbent.

Treasurer – Republican Stacey L. Barnes was named to the row office in late 2018 to succeed Pamela Millin, who retired after 30 years.

Register/Recorder/Prothonotary – Republican Dawn M. Millin is the incumbent.

Auditors (3) – Voters will nominate two Democrats and two Republicans in May. Three auditors will be elected in the fall. The incumbents are Republicans Louise Fedora and Carolyn Mealy and Democrat Deborah Wagner.

The only row office not on the ballot this year is for sheriff. The incumbent is Bob Wolfgang and his term will not expire until 2021.

There is one other county-wide contest on the 2019 ballot and it is for the district judge’s post that serves all of Forest County. The incumbent is Daniel Miller.

Municipalities

In Tionesta Borough, voters will nominate candidates for three four-year council seats. The mayor’s post, held by Judith McDaid, is not up for election this year.

Each of the county’s eight townships will feature one six-year supervisor’s post on the spring ballot. In Barnett and Jenks townships, voters will also consider candidates for a four-year supervisor’s job.

The townships will also have ballot spots for six-year auditor posts with some listing four-year and two-year auditor jobs.

School board

Forest Area School District includes Regions A, B and C with candidates nominated from those specific regions.

Region A has one open school board seat while Region B and Region C each have two open slots.