In Baldwin Borough, voters threw out three incumbent council members and brought back some veterans from the past.

Incumbent Democrats John "Butch" Ferris Jr., John R. Conley and Francis J. Scott all went down to defeat in the Democratic primary, which means they will be out of office at the end of this year.

Shirley Kuchta, who was Baldwin borough secretary for 19 years, won her first election, placing fourth on the Democratic ticket with 1,361 votes.

Former Council President Marian Joseph, who was defeated in 2001, was the top vote-getter on the Democratic ticket, capturing 1,490 votes. Joan T. Etzel, a former Baldwin-Whitehall school director, placed second, with 1,487 votes. Mark S. Nix, a planning commission member, placed third, with 1,432 votes.

The winners of the Democratic primary will face Republican candidates Lindsay L. Pfister, Bernard J. Toth, Ron Wilson and Steve G. Perkovic in the November election in the borough, which is 3-to-1 Democratic.

Pfister got 581 votes, Toth 575 votes, Wilson 558 votes and Perkovic 555 votes.

Perkovic also is running for mayor against incumbent Democratic mayor Alexander Bennett Jr.

Brentwood

Jay Lieb and incumbent Dawn Synborski attribute their success at winning the Democratic nomination for council to knocking on a lot of doors.

They said every borough street was visited by them, family members or their campaign manager, current Councilman Ed Haney. Lieb said he talked about issues such as council's current "tax and spend" philosophy.

Lieb didn't seek the Democratic endorsement and Synborski failed to win the endorsement.

"The borough should be run as a business, not as a political entity," said newcomer Lieb, who frequently attends council meetings.

Former council members Ann Schade and Mary Dytko, who were endorsed, also won nomination.

Ken Lockhart won the Democratic nomination for mayor and Republican Bob Cranmer won his party's mayoral endorsement.

Mount Oliver

John Smith, mayor since 1977, won the Democratic nomination in his first run for a council seat.

"I'm going to see how the other half lives," he said.

He was unopposed, as were the other winners of the Democratic nomination for council: Jim Caylor, Christine Brendel and Peter Talak.

"I'm excited and I'm looking forward to getting started," Caylor said.

Jeff Repasky, a current councilman, won the Democratic nomination as mayor. He was also unopposed.

Council president Martin Palma, who served 40 years, and Jean Miller, who served 20, chose not to run.