With all precincts partially reporting, the three candidates from the Central PA United progressive slate are leading the way in the Democratic primary for State College Borough Council.
Three borough council seats are up for election this year.
Penn State law professor and former public defender Gopal Balachandran (1,534 votes), Penn State adult student and restorative justice advocate Divine Lipscomb (1,323) and theater company and school owner Richard Biever (1,105) are the top three vote-getters in the race as of 11:25 p.m. on Tuesday.
According to the Centre County Elections Office, all in-person votes have been tabulated from each of the county’s 87 precincts, but countywide about 2,000 mail ballots remain to be counted. Processing of those ballots will resume at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
Balachandran, Lipscomb and Biever have run a joint campaign under the Central PA United PAC, which is dedicated to “people-funded campaigns” and candidates with diverse life experiences.
The trio leads current Councilwoman Katherine Yeaple (1,061), current Mayor Ronald Filippelli (894) and former Councilwoman Catherine Dauler (808) in the race for the Democratic nominations.
RICHARD BIEVER 1,105
RONALD FILIPPELLI 894
B DIVINE LIPSCOMB 1,323
GOPAL BALACHANDRAN 1,534
KATHERINE YEAPLE 1,061
CATHERINE DAULER 808
Write-In Totals 13
Jacob Werner was the only candidate to file on the Republican ballot and with 466 votes is assured a spot in the November election. Republicans also cast 245 write-in votes, though the names are not yet available. Democratic candidates could potentially win Republican nominations with write-ins.
JACOB R WERNER 466
Write-In Totals 245
Check back with StateCollege.com on Wednesday for updates on this race.
Election results are unofficial until certified by the Board of Elections. The deadline to certify is June 7.
