Incumbents Lose in Forks Supervisors Race

Incumbent Forks Township Supervisors C. David Howell and Lilly Gioia, both Democrats, failed to retain their seats in Tuesday's primary, according to unofficial totals. And the big winners were Democrat John O'Neil and Republican Dan Martyak, who were nominated for both the six-year and four-year seats.

O’Neil handily won the six-year seat, garnering nearly 521 votes or 69 percent and beating out Howell, who had nearly 234 votes or 31 percent. On the Republican side, Martyak was the winner with 367 votes or 43.67 percent, following by Georgeann Wambold with 252 votes or 30 percent and Andrew Parke with 221 votes or 26.31 percent.

For the four-year seat on the Democtatic side, O'Neil defeated Gioia, 432 to 326. Martyak again won on the Republican side, defeating Parke, 480 to 318.