Municipal 2023 Primary Elections Expected to Offer Few Surprises

Cove voters heading to the polls on May 16 won’t have much to think about when it comes to municipal offices, as the number of candidates don’t outnumber the open seats in most local municipalities, so barring a write-in victory, the results seem to be a foregone conclusion.

Freedom Township has two seats on its Board of Supervisors up for election with incumbent Republicans Timothy James and Nate Caldwell facing no opposition and no Democrats seeking a spot on November’s ballot. Current Republican Tax Collector Kim Bender and first-time candidate Democrat Shenel Krebs are unopposed for their...