Politics & Government
Upper Nazareth Supervisors Race Not Over Yet
Upper Nazareth Township Supervisor James Augustine, defeated in the Republican primary, got enough write-in votes as a Democrat to run in November.
The race isn't over yet.
Upper Nazareth Township Supervisor James Augustine, defeated in his bid for the Republican nomination in the May 21 primary election, got enough write-in votes as a Democrat to run in November.
Steve Ytkin, a 14-year township resident, knocked out Augustine to win the Republican nod for one of two seats on the board. Supervisor Chairman Mike Rinker took the other spot with 120 votes.
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Ytkin, a former planning and zoning board member, received 104 votes with Augustine getting 81 votes.
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But Augustine did receive more than 10 write-in votes as a Democrat to get his name on the ballot to oppose Rinker and Ytkin in the November general election, the Northampton County voter registration office has confirmed.
There were 22 write-in votes on the Democratic side in the primary election.
"I don't represent any particular Democrat or Republican cause," he told the Easton Express-Times. "I look forward to continuing to provide sound management of the township's financial resources."
Augustine, 37, is an assistant district attorney for Northampton County. He has lived in Upper Nazareth Township for three years.
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