"Historic Night" for Tredyffrin Democrats

• Watch for much more reaction and analysis from both party's leaders coming later this week on TE Patch.

Democrats swept into office, taking four of the five municipal positiong up for grabs on the Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors and the Tredyffrin/Easttown School Board of Directors.

Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors

Democrats Murph Wysocki and Mark Freed unseated current Republican Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors Chair Michelle Kichline and Trip Lukens in a four way race for at-large seats on the board.  Current Republican Phil Donahue was not seeking re-election to the board.

Of the five races in Tredyffrin Township Evelyn E.J. Richter was the only successful republican candidate.  Richter, who had been an at-large supervisor, representing the entire township.  She ran this time around as a candidate for the Middle District Seat.

Democrat Murph Wysocki, who ran unsuccessfully in 2011 called it "a historic night" for the Tredyffrin Democrat party who will now have a voice on the Board."  Republicans have held a 7-0 lock on the Board of Supervisors through several election cycles. Wysocki was the top vote getter in the four way race for the two at-large seats being contested. 352 votes separated Wysocki from Trip Lukens in a close race that, as is common in Tredyffrin Township, depended on voter turnout.

Unofficial (until certified) Vote Count according to the Chester County Voter Services official website:

At-Large Race for Tredyffrin Board of Supervisors
The top two vote-getters win seats on the Board
(Unofficial until validated)


MURPH WYSOCKI (DEM) . . . . . . . 3,560 or 26.19%
MARK FREED (DEM) . . . . . . . .     3,429  or 25.22%
MICHELLE H KICHLINE (REP) . . . .3,386  or 24.91%
TRIP LUKENS (REP). . . . . . . . .... 3,208  or 23.60%

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . .............  11     or    .08%

Tredyyfrin Middle Ward District Race Results
(Unofficial until validated)

E J EVELYN RICHTER (REP) . . . . . 1,290  or 50.87%
LAURIE A ELLIOTT (DEM) . . . . . . 1,242 or  48.97%
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . .............. 4        or  .16%

T/E School Board of Directors

While the T/E School Board is comprised of members from both Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships, Two seats representing Tredyffrin Township as well as two seats representing Easttown were up in this election cycle.

Democrats Scott Dorsey, who ran unsuccessfully in 2011, and Board President Kevin Buraks who was seeking  re-election both won their races.

Here are the unofficial (until validated) T/E School Board race results as posted on the Chester County Voter Services Wesbsite:

SCHOOL DIRECTOR TREDYFFRIN  REGION I

KEVIN BURAKS (DEM) . . . . . . . 1,502  or   55.59%
PETER J CONNORS (REP) . . . . . 1,195  or   44.23%
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . ............ 5        or .19%

SCHOOL DIRECTOR TREDYFFRIN  REGION II

SCOTT DORSEY (DEM) . . . . . . . 2,303   or 52.68%
RICHARD BRAKE (REP) . . . . . . . 2,064   or 47.21%
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . .............5       or  .11%

SCHOOL DIRECTOR EASTTOWN REGION III
Top two vote-getters win seats

DOUG CARLSON (REP) . . . . . . . 1,058  or  30.19%
VIRGINIA LASTNER (REP) . . . . . 1,056  or 30.14%
MARYANN F PICCIONI (DEM) . . . 729   or  20.80%
JEAN B KIM (DEM) . . . . . . . ...... 661  or  18.86%
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 0