Lackawanna County Democratic Party

Ryan Runco is an independent candidate for Lackawanna County commissioner in a Nov. 4 special election, but two voters say he filled flawed nominating papers and should be removed from the ballot.

The Lackawanna County Democratic Party wants the state Commonwealth Court to overturn a county court ruling that allows the Nov. 4 special election to happen.

The special election is Nov. 4. Voters will also choose in a special election for clerk of judicial records.

Brenda Sacco, the confirmed replacement for ex-Lackawanna County commissioner Matt McGloin, said Wednesday she won’t run in the Nov. 4 special election for commissioner if there is one.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday morning approved Lackawanna County and County Commissioner Bill Gaughan's request for an emergency order preventing the appointment of a new commissioner to replace Matt McGloin, who resigned in February.

Lackawanna County common pleas court judges chose Brenda Sacco on Thursday to replace ex-Commissioner Matt McGloin and former congressional aide Lauren Bieber Mailen as the new clerk of judicial records.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin's resignation in February touched off a complex, monthslong replacement battle that has been one of the dominant Northeast Pennsylvania political stories of 2025.

Lackawanna County and County Commissioner Bill Gaughan asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to block county common pleas judges from choosing former Commissioner Matt McGloin's replacement on Thursday.

The Lackawanna County Board of Elections wants a special election Nov. 4 to replace Clerk of Judicial Records Mauri Kelly, who retired Tuesday.

The Lackawanna County Democratic Party wants the county court of common pleas to prevent a special election to choose a replacement for former Commissioner Matt McGloin, who resigned in February.