Longtime Hempfield Supervisor Doug Weimer appeared to have won his fifth term on the board in a tight race, according to unofficial election returns.
He and Becky Durbin appeared to be headed to victory to fill two open six-year terms. Weimer and Durbin ran as a team for the general election after winning the Republican primary.
Weimer, 55, led the field with 27% of the votes, followed by Durbin, 53, with 26%, according to unofficial returns.
“We’re so happy that the citizens of Hempfield had faith in us,” Durbin said. “We’re excited to all work together.”
Weimer said he’s looking forward to continuing work on projects that he’s started as an incumbent. Weimer and Durbin paired up because they said they have common goals.
“I’m honored to continue to serve and that we have the trust” of residents, he said.
It was a close race with about 870 votes separating the field with all precincts reporting. There were 22,750 total votes in the race.
Candidates Paul Kosko and Jerry Fagert were close behind with 24% of the vote and 23%, respectively, according to unofficial returns. Kosko, 64, and Fagert, 65, ran as a team on the Democratic ticket.
Kosko, a Republican, got on the Democratic ballot through write-in votes during the primary. Fagert claimed he was forced to change his registration from Republican to Democrat because of issues within the local Republican committee.
Fagert served as a township supervisor from 2011 to 2017, when he lost a reelection bid.
Both men said they favored looking at regionalization of both police and fire services by working with neighboring municipalities.
A township supervisor makes $5,000 annually.
