Karpiak, Zolbrod defeat Harden for two seats on Connellsville City Council
CONNELLSVILLE — A Connellsville City Council incumbent and a political newcomer were successful Tuesday in earning two seats on council.
Political newcomer Aaron G. Zolbrod, a local businessman, was the highest vote getter in his general election bid, according to unofficial election results from the Fayette County Election Bureau.
Zolbrod secured his seat on council with 691 votes. His vote total included 361 Democratic votes and 330 Republican votes.
Zolbrod ran as a Republican candidate, however, he was able to appear in Tuesday’s general election on the Democratic ballot as well after securing the second position on the party write-in ballot during the primary election.
Democrat Tom Karpiak, who is currently serving his first-four year term as a councilman, won his bid for re-election with 493 votes, according to unofficial results.
Harden, a local businesswoman and vice-chairwoman of the Connellsville Health Board, fell short in her bid for a seat on council with 430 votes.
Councilwoman Marilyn Weaver, who is currently serving her first four-year term, opted not to seek re-election.
Zolbrod and Harden campaigned together.
Harden did not run in the primary and instead decided to run as an Independent candidate under the party name “Harden for Council.”
In a recent meeting with the 蘑菇视频 Editorial Board, Zolbrod, a businessman, admitted that he and political newcomer Greg Lincoln, who defeated incumbent Mayor Charles Matthews in the primary to secure the Democratic party nomination in the Connellsville mayoral race, ran for political office together.