Frescatore, Charlton Take Lead For Warminster Supervisor Seat

WARMINSTER, PA — Polls have been closed for a week across Pennsylvania and in Warminster for the 2021 general election, with the last votes in Bucks County being approved on Tuesday afternoon. Warminster voters had a choice between four candidates to fill two seats in the race for township supervisor.

Democratic candidates Kathy Frescatore and Mary Owens, and Republican candidates Vitaliy Velenchuck and Janice Charlton, were vying for two supervisor spots.

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With all of Warminster's 17 precincts having counted votes, two candidates — Owens and Velenchuk — were exactly tied for a supervisor seat last week. Republican Charlton led the other candidates by at least 400 votes, and seemed likely to secure a seat.

Now, after the Board of Elections met to decide whether to count some final ballots on Tuesday afternoon, Frescatore and Charlton appear to have taken the seats.

Unofficial Results from the Bucks County Board of Elections:

• Kathy Frescatore (D), 4,541
• Mary Owens (D), 4,277
• Janice Charlton (R), 4,828
• Vitaliy Velenchuck (R), 4,364

Bucks counted 40.8 percent voter turnout in this election, or 193,694 ballots cast out of 475,049 registered voters.

Owens and Frescatore both campaigned around goals of financial stability and infrastructure management. Charlton aimed to give a voice to Warminster's "regular people," and Velenchuck hoped to give back to his community.

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