Petersburg’s Borough Assembly finalized the results of this year’s municipal election on Friday, October 4.
Borough employees opened 10 outstanding ballots, bringing the total number of votes to 1,083, and settling the score for two races that were too close to call after Election Day.
Ballot Proposition #2, which would increase the maximum sales tax, failed by five votes. By the final tally, there were 516 votes in favor of the proposition, and 521 against it.
Alec McMurren and Julie Spigelmyre are the undisputed winners of the library board election. It was a close race between Spigelmyre and runner-up Gina Esposito before the final count. But Spigelmyre ultimately came in with 567 votes, and Esposito with 559.
For the race for two assembly seats, incumbent Bob Lynn won his seat, and came in with the most votes at 647. Newcomer James Valentine won the other seat, with 471 votes. Thomas Fine-Walsh did not keep his seat; and got 376. Tony Vinson got 293 and Marc Martinsen got 107.
The remaining races were uncontested. For the School Board, Carey Case got 800 votes, and Kari Petersen got 841.
On the Hospital Board, incumbent Heather Conn got 883 votes and former Hospital Board member James Roberts won his seat back with 678 votes.
For one seat on the Planning Commission, John Jensen got 66 votes as a write in candidate.
For two seats on the Harbor and Ports Advisory Board, incumbents Daniel Cardenas and Don Spigelmyre kept their seats, with 758 and 851 votes, respectively. No candidates filed for the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
