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Scranton mayor, Luzerne County Council, and judge races highlight regional primary election Tuesday
Races for Scranton mayor and Luzerne County Council will likely grab the spotlight in northeast and north-central Pennsylvania as Democrats and Republicans choose candidates in the primary election Tuesday.
In eight counties, Republicans and Democrats will also nominate candidates for common pleas court judge vacancies or new judgeships. Seven of the eight have contested common pleas races.
Statewide, voters will choose nominees for state Superior and Commonwealth court vacancies.
Each is contested on the Republican side, but neither on the Democratic
https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-05-18/scranton-mayor-luzerne-county-council-and-judge-races-highlight-regional-primary-election-tuesday