SUNBURY - The final and official vote totals for the Nov. 8 general election were reported Wednesday by the Northumberland County Board of Elections.
The totals, which include election day voting at the polls, 475 absentee ballots and 22 provisional ballots are as follows (with winning candidates listed in bold type):
Northumberland County Commissioner - Rick Shoch, 8,156; Vinny Clausi, 7,675; Stephen Bridy, 5,930; Frank Sawicki, 5,722; Merle Phillips, 5,640.
Controller - Tony Phillips, 12,349.
Treasurer - Kevin Gilroy, 9,157; Sandy Winhofer, 7,562.
Sheriff - Chad Reiner, 10,277; Timothy Zerbe, 6,526.
District attorney - Tony Rosini, 15,359.
Retention of Judge Saylor - Yes, 12,460; No, 3,400.
Mount Carmel Area School District tax shift referendum - No, 1,726; Yes, 1,288.
Coal Township commissioner (four-year terms) - Gene Welsh Jr., 1,504; George Zalar, 1,147; Bernie Rumberger, 937; Paul Leshinskie, 844; Walter Quade, 629.
Coal Township commissioner (two-year term) - Gerard Waugh III, 1,422.
Kulpmont Borough Council - Philip Scicchitano, 559; Nicholas Bozza, 497; Stephanie Niglio, 475; James Cipriani, 218; Robert Bechtel, 201.
Mount Carmel Borough Council - Leroy Chico Moser, 885; Joseph Lapotsky, 718; Gary Hixson Jr., 619; Edward Ososkie, 568; Scott Bolick, 449.
Shamokin City Council - William Milbrand, 785; R. Craig Rhoades, 670; Betsy Richardson, 585.
Ralpho Township supervisor - Daniel Williams, 796; William Wetzel, 664.
Shamokin Area School Board - Charles Shuey, 2,630; Bernard Sosnoskie, 2,511; Jeff Kashner, 2,456; Ronald McElwee, 2,453; Robert Getchey, 2,449; Mark Anonia, 1,898.
Mount Carmel Area School Board - Thomas Ditchey, 1,884; Michael Brinkash, 1,828; Robert Muldowney Jr., 1.828; Mike Rovito, 1,752; Raymond Kraynak, 1,454; Judith McCollum, 1,299.
Southern Columbia Area School Board - Timothy Vought, 862.
Line Mountain School Board, Region III - David Bartholomew, 345.
Line Mountain School Board, Region III (2-year term) - Denise Clouser, 325.
Magisterial District Justice 08-2-01 - Hugh Jones, 4,179.
Magisterial District Justice 08-3-03 - John Gembic, 3,627.
Magisterial District Justice 08-3-02 - Robert Bolton, 3,153.
Magisterial District Justice 08-3-04 - Benjamin Apfelbaum, 2,740; Kymberly Best, 2,025.