Incumbent Dems Win In Bristol, Falls Races

LEVITTOWN, PA — Three incumbent Democrats held off a challenger in Tuesday voting for the Bristol Township Council and, with no Republican opposition, will return to office.

Meanwhile, a Democratic incumbent on the Falls Township Board of Supervisors also pushed back a primary challenge and will be on the ballot facing a Republican opponent in November.

In Bristol, Patrick Antonello, Joseph Glasson and Maryann Wagner were the top vote-getters on the Democratic ballot, besting challenger David Taylor. In unofficial results, Wagner got 1,432 votes, Glasson won 1,363 and Antonello finished with 1,349. Taylor finished with 902 votes.

The three will return for four-year terms on the council, since no Republicans qualified in the race.

In Falls, Democratic incumbent Jeff Boraski fended off a primary challenge and will appear on the November ballot. Boraski got 1,246 votes in unofficial results, compared to 625 for challenger Toni Battiste.

In November, he'll face Republican Joan Graves, who got 813 votes running unopposed on the GOP ballot. They'll compete for a six-year term on the board.

Boraski voted with the rest of the board to oppose Elcon's plans for a waste disposal facility in the township — easily the board's most high profile vote in recent memory. Graves also opposed Elcon's plan.