Bob Sheridan

In Lackawanna's county seat, Mayor Paige Cognetti must get by the Republican nominee and maybe two independent candidates to win re-election

Turnout for municipal primary elections is typically low. Tuesday's election was no different in Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties. WVIA Producer/Director Alexander Monelli captured the day.

In the most watched race in Lackawanna County, Cognetti wins the right to face Republican winner Beynon and maybe two third-party candidates in the Nov. 4 municipal election.

Las contiendas por la alcaldía de Scranton y el Concejo del Condado de Luzerne probablemente acapararán la atención en el noreste y el centro-norte de Pensilvania, ya que los demócratas y republicanos eligen a los candidatos en las elecciones primarias del martes.

Democratic and Republican voters will choose candidates for the Nov. 4 election, but all voters can weigh in on ballot questions in Bradford and Lycoming counties

One Democrat, two Republicans and two independents want to unseat Cognetti in Lackawanna County's top primary election race

Democrats and Republicans quizzed separately on municipal priorities at the University of Scranton.

The mayor, a Democrat, will face a primary election challenge from a former Scranton school director. If she wins the primary, one of three Republicans and maybe a former Democratic councilman await in the fall election.