Maris takes Democratic nod for state House, will oppose incumbent Borowicz in November

LOCK HAVEN, PA – A Renovo grandmother was successful in her first political try on Tuesday, winning the Democratic nomination for the state House from the 76th district. Unofficial results from Clinton and Union counties show Denise Maris with 2,236 votes to 1,386 for Elijah Probst, a Lock Haven University student.

With the win, Maris, director of human resources at the Susque-View Home, will go against two-term Republican Rep. Stephanie Borowicz who was unopposed on the GOP ballot.

The election night tally showed Maris with 1,236 votes from Clinton County Democrats and 1,000 from Union County; Probst with 1,114 in Clinton and 272 from Union County. Borowicz compiled more than 7,700 votes between the two counties.

In a post-election statement to the Record, Maris said, “First I want to thank the Clinton County Democratic Women and the Clinton County Democratic Committee and Union County Democratic Committee for all their support. More importantly, I want to thank all the voters who came out today to show their support. I am honored and humbled that you have chosen to vote for me.”

“It started with petitions, numerous meetings and lots of discussions with voters. I also want to thank Elijah Probst for running a great campaign and I hope we can join forces to take this all the way to Harrisburg. Defeating an incumbent is always difficult but we are up for the challenge. Be rest assured that my intention is to represent each and every resident within our wonderful 76th District. Thank you all once again. Let’s do this.”

The competitive statewide races were on the Republican side on Tuesday and Clinton County Republicans were strong in their support for the party’s successful candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, state Sen. Doug Mastriano. He received 2,590 county votes to 924 for Lou Barletta, 553 for Bill McSwain and 324 for Jake Corman.

County Republicans supported David McCormick with 1,645 votes for their party’s US senatorial nomination to 1,452 for Mehmet Oz and 1,279 for Kathy Barnette. McCormick was holding a narrow lead late Tuesday night.

Current Lt Gov. John Fetterman ran well in Clinton County in his successful bid for the Democratic nomination for the US senate: 1,568 votes to 575 for Conor Lamb.

Complete, unofficial results from both Clinton and Union counties are available at their respective websites.

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