James, Rapp win reelection bids; North Shenango Township ballot question loses
Unofficial election returns show incumbent state Reps. R. Lee James and Kathy L. Rapp winning their reelection bids, a ballot question in North Shenango Township was defeated, and Crawford County experienced a record voter turnout above 77 percent.
James and Rapp, both Republicans, easily won reelection to new two-year terms in Pennsylvania's General Assembly.
In the 64th District, James, a Republican from Oil City who holds the seat, topped Ron Johnson, a Constitution Party member also from Oil City. It would be James' seventh term.
With all precincts in Crawford and Venango counties reporting, unofficial totals have James with 25,315 votes to Johnson's 3,790. The 64th District includes the Titusville area and southeastern Crawford County and all of Venango County. In Crawford County, James received 4,206 votes to Johnson's 626.
In the 65th District, Kathy L. Rapp, a Republican from Warren who holds the seat, defeated Erin Willman, a Democrat from Warren. It would be Rapp's 11th term.
With all precincts in Crawford, Forest and Warren counties reporting, unofficial totals have Rapp with 20,915 votes while Willman has 7,889. The 65th District includes northcentral and northeastern Crawford County, including Cambridge Springs and Saegertown, and all of Warren and Forest counties. In Crawford County, Rapp received 6,640 votes while Willman received 2,019.
A ballot question in North Shenango Township on expanding the number of seats on the township's board of supervisors apparently went down to defeat.
The question asked if two additional supervisors should be elected to serve on the board. The board currently has three seats.
Unofficial vote totals had 120 no votes to only 92 in favor.
Turnout for Tuesday's election made a new record in Crawford County.
Unofficial vote totals show, 77.41 percent of registered voters in the county voted Tuesday as 42,691 out of 55,148 cast ballots.
The Crawford County Board of Elections reported no major problems at the county's 61 precincts. The board of elections is expected to begin adjudication of write-ins on mail-in and absentee ballots this morning at approximately 9.
Adjudication is a review of a ballot to determine voter intent.
