Only 187 of the 753 eligible voters in West Easton made it to the polls yesterday. Our 24.83% was only slightly better than the county-wide turnout of 22.97%.
Weather may have played a part in the low turnout, when compared to past election years in the borough. Rain and cold temperatures ruled much of the day.
It was also an “off-year” election with no major Federal or State offices up for grabs.
The biggest contests that garnered voter interest may have been those of County officials. The County Executive and 5 County Council seats were in contention. The incumbents were decimated in those races.
NorCo Executive John Brown was defeated, as were 4 on his Council. The only incumbent to survive was Councilwoman Peg Ferraro, who finished 5th, retaining her Council seat by only 300 votes. It was one of her worst showings among many successful re-election bids.
John Brown lost West Easton by the narrowest of margins. He obtained 81 West Easton votes, while Lamont McClure received 82.
Disclaimer: On January 4, 2016, the owner of WestEastonPA.com began serving on the West Easton Council following an election. Postings and all content found on this website are the opinions of Matthew A. Dees and may not necessarily represent the opinion of the governing body for The Borough of West Easton.
