Lansford Borough Council will take on a new look, while changes are also in store for several municipalities in the Lehighton area.

Voters in those respective municipalities certainly made their presence felt during Tuesday's 2015 General Election.In Lansford, five of the seven seats were up for grabs, as seven candidates vied for four four-year seats, and two others competed for a single 2-year term.For the four-year seats, Democrat Jared Soto garnered the most support Tuesday with 458 votes, followed by Democratic incumbent Joseph Butrie (368), Republican John Turcmanovich (351), and Democrat Matthew Walsh (315). They were able to best Republican Bruce Markovich (311), Democrat Bernice Moser (266), and Republican Catherine O'Brien (240).There were 108 write-in votes that won't become official until later in the week.For the two-year term, Democratic incumbent Rose Mary Cannon nabbed 315 votes to narrowly defeat Republican Roy Stenger, who got 283 votes.There were 54 write-in votes that won't become official until later in the week.For the constable position, Democrat G. Bottomley Jr. received 523 votes as he ran unopposed.In the Lehighton area, there were several contested races to be decided by the voters in municipalities in the Lehighton area on Tuesday.Three supervisors' races, in East Penn, Franklin and Mahoning townships; and a borough council race in Lehighton all had challenged races.East Penn TownshipThe voters in East Penn Township elected three members to the board of supervisors, all for six-year terms.Republican William G. Schwab earned the most votes with 287, followed by Republican Alice Berger (270) and Democrat Guy Barry (209). They bested Democrat Randy Pfeiffer, who received 183 votes.Republican Richard T. DeLuca won 328 votes for the two-year term, which saw 163 write-in votes. Steven Heckman launched a write-in campaign for the two-year term.No one ran for either the six-year term as auditor or six-year term as constable.Franklin TownshipOver in Franklin Township, voters elected a candidate to fill a six-year supervisor's term.Republican Barbara Beltz won 513 votes to easily outdistance Democrat Bill Hill (360).There were two other positions on the ballot, auditor and constable, both for six-year terms, but there were no candidates for those positions.Mahoning TownshipA three-person race for two six-year terms on Mahoning Township's board of supervisors was contested.Democratic incumbent Frank Ruch earned re-election with 443 votes, and was followed by Republican Brian Reeser (436). Democrat Sue Ann Lewine finished last with 374 votes.Delroy Ruch Jr. a Republican, ran unopposed for a six-year term as auditor.Charles Pollock, also a GOP member, ran unchallenged for the six-year term as constable.Lehighton boroughSeven candidates ran for four four-year terms on Lehighton Borough Council.Two incumbents won re-election, while two newcomers rounded out the other top vote-getters.Republican incumbent Darryl W. Arner was the top vote-getter with 552 votes, followed by Democratic incumbent Grant R. Hunsicker (503), Republicans Lisa Perry (462), and Jared McEvoy (410).They bested Republican John J. Kreitz (395), who lost his bid for re-election, as well as Democrat Connie Ahner (371) and Democrat John Wayne Bird (360).Lehighton voters also elected Thomas Sitarchyk to a six-year term as constable. Sitarchyk appeared on both ballots, having won both Democratic and Republican nominations in the primary.Parryville boroughThere were no contested races in Parryville Borough.Only one name appeared on the ballot, Republican incumbent Michael Grant, who gained 66 votes to grab one of two four-year terms on the borough council.There were eight write-in votes.The other nomination was vacant, as were ballot positions on both parties for the six-year term as constable that was up for grabs.Weissport boroughThere were no municipal races in Weissport Borough.The voters were scheduled to elect two council members to four-year terms, although the lone candidate was Democrat Arland F. Moyer Jr, who received 54 votes.There were 22 write-in votes.James Osborne, a Democrat, ran unopposed and was elected to a six-year term as constable.---A four-person race for two six-year terms on the Penn Forest Township board of supervisors was the only contested race on the municipal ballots in the Jim Thorpe area on Tuesday.Penn Forest TownshipRepublican incumbent Judith Knappenberger finished as the top vote-getter with 614 votes in her bid for re-election, while Democratic incumbent Warren Reiner got 522 votes to win his bid for re-election.They bested Libertarians William L. Miller Jr (274) and Ted A. York (175).Anton Leppler, a Republican, ran unopposed for the six-year term as constable.Two auditors' positions, for four and six years, were also slated to be filled by the voters, although there were no candidates for the positions.There were no challenged races in either Kidder Township or Jim Thorpe borough.Kidder TownshipThere were two six-year terms on the Kidder Township board of supervisors.Bruce Berger, who won both a Democratic and Republican nomination in the May primary and appeared on both ballots, received 307 votes, while Republican Barbara Smith Franzosa got 184 votes.There were 26 write-in votes.Republican Curtis A. Ashner ran unopposed for a six-year term as constable.No one ran to be elected to the township's board of auditors, where terms of two, four and six years are available.Jim Thorpe boroughThe voters in Jim Thorpe elected three council members for four-year terms.There were only three candidates for the positions.Kyle J. Sheckler earned the most votes with 982, followed by Jay T. Miller (908), each of whom won both Democratic and Republican nominations in the primary and appeared on both ballots.Democratic incumbent John T. McGuire won re-election with 818 votes.James McHugh is the new constable in the borough as he received 1,001 votes after he successfully won both Democratic and Republican nominations as a write-in candidate in May for the position, which is a six-year term.---One single race existed on the municipal ballots in lower Carbon County.That challenge took place in Lower Towamensing Township, where two candidates ran for a six-year term on the board of supervisors.In the other three municipalities, Bowmanstown and Palmerton boroughs, as well as Towamensing Township, everyone who ran for positions did so without opposition.Bowmanstown boroughBowmanstown voters elected three people to four-year terms on the borough council, as there were only three candidates.Republican Pamela J. Leiby finished as the top vote-getter with 114 votes, followed by Republican Norman A. Engle Jr. (93) and Democrat Kara Scott (90).Republican Salvatore Lizzio received 110 votes as he ran unopposed for a six-year term as constable.Lower Towamensing TownshipDemocratic incumbent Jesse Mendez earned 235 votes in his bid for re-election, besting Republican Jay Mullikin (199).Democrat Lamar Fronheiser earned 299 votes as he ran unopposed for a six-year term as constable.Township voters also elected two auditors, for two and six-year terms. There were no candidates for the posts.Palmerton boroughPalmerton voters elected three people to four-year terms on the borough council, as there were only three candidates.Republican Terry Costenbader received the most votes with 473, followed by Democrat Jeremy Barbosa (462) and Democrat Holly Hausman Sell (460).Democrat Gavin Oplinger received 514 votes as the lone candidate for the six-year term as constable.Towamensing TownshipThere was only one candidate on the Towamensing Township ballot.Republican Thomas F. Newman received 425 votes as he ran unchallenged for the six-year term on the board of supervisors.There were 65 write-in votes.Three other offices up for grabs, four and six-year terms as auditors, and a six-year term as constable, had no candidates.----There was only one challenged race in northern Carbon County, that being a two-year term for the Weatherly mayor post.Meanwhile, seven northern Carbon County municipalities all had uncontested races.Weatherly BoroughDemocrat Tom Connors earned 326 votes to outdistance Republican Norman B. Richie (232) for the four-year term as mayor of Weatherly.Borough voters also elected two council members to four-year terms.Democrat Joseph M. Cyburt received 387 votes, while Republican George E. Miller Jr got 326 votes after being the only two candidates for the terms.A six-year term as constable was also on the ballot, although there were no candidates for the position.Banks TownshipThe voters elected two members to terms on the board of supervisors.Democrat Richard Porpiglia received 230 votes as he ran unopposed for a six-year term. There were 10 write-in votes.Meanwhile, Democrat Charles J. Schalles earned 239 votes as he ran unopposed for a two-year term. There were seven write-in votes.Democrat David J. Bodnar Jr. received 244 votes as he ran unopposed for a six-year term as a township auditor, while Democrat Bruce Knepper garnered 248 votes as he ran unopposed for a six-year term as constable.Beaver MeadowsVoters in Beaver Meadows filled four four-year terms on the borough council.There were only three candidates for the posts.Democrat Anthony A. Rusnock was the top vote-getter with 144 votes, followed by Democrat A.J. Mitcho, Jr (134) and Republican Kevin F. Hines (128), as they appeared as the only three candidates for the posts.No one ran for the two-year term on council, three auditors' positions for two-, four- and six-years, nor the six-year term as constable.East Side BoroughThere were no challenged races in East Side Borough, as there were only four candidates for four four-year terms to be filled on the borough council.Democrats Rudolph C. Schoch, Francis Becker, and Helen Stockinger received 40 votes apiece, while Democrat John P. Marotta got 35.Borough voters were also slated to elect someone to a six-year term as constable, although no one sought the office.Lausanne TownshipThere were no candidates on the Lausanne ballot.Voters were slated to elect a supervisor, auditor and constable, all for six-year terms, and also an auditor for a four-year term.Lehigh TownshipThere was only one candidate on the Lehigh Township board of supervisors ballot.Republican Larry D. Skinner received 88 votes for a six-year term on the board after he ran as the only candidate on the Lehigh Township ballot.There were no candidates for either the auditor or constable's positions, both six-year terms, that were also on the ballot.Packer TownshipPacker Township voters only saw two names on the township's municipal ballot.Republican William Swinesburg earned 199 votes in his quest for re-election to a six-year term on the Packer Township board of supervisors.There were 59 write-in votes.Republican George J. Bozar III, sought the six-year term as constable.There were no candidates on the ballot for a four-year term as township supervisor or a six-year term on the board of auditors.District JusticeIncumbent Magisterial District Judge Joseph D. Homanko Sr. received 1,704 votes as he ran unopposed for re-election to another six-year term. His name was on both the Democratic and Republican ballots.The district includes all of Beaver Meadows, East Side and Weatherly boroughs, and Banks, Kidder, Lausanne, Lehigh and Packer townships.