Election 2007-Update

MILFORD-The unofficial results of the Nov. 6 elections produced three new conservative faces to appear on the Delaware Valley School District board in December. In county races, a new County Judge, Greg Chelak, was elected unopposed and Pike Republicans recovered from last year’s Democratic landslide. An often heated campaign for five seats on the Delaware Valley School Board yielded victories for all three candidates fielded by the Taxpayers United group. Diane French led all vote-getters, followed by incumbents Sue Casey and John Wroblewski. The two other Taxpayers United candidates, John Kupillas and John Wladar won narrower victories over incumbent Frankie Colletta and challenger Sue Schor. The new board to be formed in December already seats three members, Robert Goldsack, Deborah DuCharme and Ed Silverstone, who in past have regularly formed the minority on tax and new spending issues. In the county races, all three incumbent commissioners, Republicans, Harry Forbes, Richard Caridi, and Democrat Karl Wagner won re-election. Unopposed Republican district attorney candidate Raymond Tonkin was elected. Appointed incumbent County Treasurer, Republican John Gilpin won a four-year term. Appointed incumbent Prothonotary, Republican Denise Fitzpatrick handily defeated Democrat Michael Meachem. Republican Sharon Schroeder defeated Democrat, Andrea Filone for the open Recorder of Deeds/Register of Wills post. Incumbent Auditors, Republicans Ann Seaman and Tom Foran, and Democrat Missy Strub were re-elected. In Dingman Township, appointed incumbent Supervisor, Republican Kerry Welsh defeated challenger Jesse Tashlik for a six-year term in the only contested race. In Milford Township, Republicans Phillip Barletto and Don Quick were elected unopposed for six and four-year supervisors slots respectively. In Milford Borough, Borough President, Republican, Matthew Osterberg was elected unopposed for a new two-year council seat. Two of four, four-year council seats went to incumbent Republicans Robert “Bo” Fean and Norman “Red” Helms. and the other two went appointed incumbent, Democrat Ed Raarup and Republican Linda Fean, who ended in an apparent tie, each winning 156 votes. Linda Fean's and Raarup's seats were initially and incorrectly reported as a tie for one seat. For more on Tuesday's elections, go to http://www.pikepa.org/Elections/2007general.htm