Results from May’s Democratic and Republican primaries were certified Monday.
Westmoreland County commissioners, serving as the election board, unanimously voted to close the books on the spring primary.
The election saw voters from the two major political parties nominate candidates for key state offices — including governor — and positions on the fall ballot for U.S. Congress, state House and state Senate.
Only a handful of top-of-the-ballot races this spring were contested.
A majority of May’s races involved selecting members to the Republican and Democratic committees from each of the county’s 306 voting precincts.
Election Bureau Director Scott Ross said 304 of those races ended in ties that were broken late last week through random drawings. All of the tied races involved write-in candidates.
The political parties will determine if the committee winners are eligible to serve.
“Our job is to count the votes. It’s up to the parties if those people are seated,” Commissioner Ted Kopas said.
In all, more than 7,600 write-in votes were cast this spring in Westmoreland County, where just less than 24% of registered Democrats and Republicans cast ballots.