ELECTION RESULTS-UNOFFICIAL FINAL TOTALS

WITH ALL PRECINCTS REPORTING IN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY..WE HAVE THESE UNOFFICIAL RESULTS:

IN THE RACE FOR THE 17TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, INCUMBENT TIM HOLDEN DEFEATED CHALLENGER SHEILA DOW FORD, 83 PERCENT TO 17 PERCENT FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, STATE SENATOR DAVE ARGALL HAS WON SCHUYLKILL COUNTY 69 PERCENT, FRANK RYAN 18 PERCENT AND JOSH FIRST AND ALLEN GRIFFITH WITH 7 PERCENT EACH. HOWEVER, IN THE OTHER COUNTIES MAKING UP THE 17TH DISTRICT, JOSH FIRST AND FRANK RYAN MADE UP SIGNIFICANT GROUND. ALL TOTALED, UNOFFICIALLY, ARGALL HOLDS ON TO AROUND A 1-THOUSAND VOTE LEAD.

IN THE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS ENCOMPASSING SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, THE INCUMBENTS, NEAL GOODMAN, JERRY KNOWLES AND TIM SEIP WERE UNOPPOSED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE TICKETS. IN THE 125TH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN BALLOT, MICHAEL TOBASH AND ROBERT LOY ARE VYING TO MEET TIM SEIP IN NOVEMBER. MICHAEL TOBASH HAS 75 PERCENT, LOY 25 PERCENT.

IN THE RACE FOR US SENATE, REPRESENTATIVE JOE SESTAK HAS DEFEATED INCUMBENT ARLEN SPECTER. SESTAK WILL FACE REPUBLICAN PAT TOOMEY, WHO DEFEATED CHALLENGER PEG LUKSIK.

IN THE GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY, DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE DAN ONORATO AND REPUBLICAN TOM CORBETT HAVE BEEN DECLARED THE WINNERS ON THEIR RESPECTIVE TICKETS, AND WILL FACE OFF IN NOVEMBER.