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November 15

Luzerne County’s new judges: Where they live and where they won

By Sheena Delazio sdelazio@timesleader.com
Staff Writer
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It’s not hard to see why judicial candidate Jennifer Rogers garnered the most votes in Tuesday’s general election.

The Kingston Township resident beat out her six competitors and tallied a win in 27 Luzerne County municipalities, for a total of 41,706 votes. Votes for Rogers were not concentrated in one specific area in the county, and they spanned from the northern to southern portion.

Fred Pierantoni, won in 17 municipalities; Joseph Sklarosky, Jr., in 16 and Dick Hughes in 11.

Though Michael Vough came in fourth with his total number of votes, 35,739, he did not dominate in any municipalities.

Candidate Lesa Gelb, despite her 741-vote win over Molly Hanlon Mirabito, won in only two municipalities, while Mirabito, who ultimately lost her bid for a judicial seat, won in five.

Pierantoni received 39,881 votes; Sklarosky, 39,535 votes; Vough, 35,739; Hughes, 34,995 and Gelb, 34,755.

Election results will be certified by the Bureau of Election today.

County judges serve 10-year terms and their salary is $164,602 per year.

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