Heid, Earnshaw Get Nod from Both Parties in East Penn Primary

The very crowded race for East Penn Board of School Directors is now a little less congested following Tuesday’s primary election that saw eight candidates vying for four open seats on the board.

All eight of those candidates were cross-filed as Republicans and Democrats in the primary, which means the top four vote-getters on each party’s ballot will move on to the November election.

As a result, incumbent school directors Alan Earnshaw and Rebecca Heid will be on both the Republican and Democratic tickets in November.

Chris Donatelli and Garrett Rhoads earned the remaining two Republican slots on the November ballot, while candidates Z.W. Munson and Michael Moxley will fill the remaining two Democratic ballot positions in the fall.

Here are the unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary race for East Penn School Board:

Republican Primary

 Donatelli, Chris

1,857

Earnshaw, Alan

1,617

Rhoads, Garrett

1,612

Heid, Rebecca

1,488

Munson, Z. W.

1,403

Arroyo, Wanda Mercado

1,390

Moxley, Michael

1,382

Weaver, Alecia

627

Democratic Primary

Heid, Rebecca

1,151

Munson, Z. W.

1,036

Earnshaw, Alan

1,006

Moxley, Michael

901

Donatelli, Chris

597

Arroyo, Wanda Mercado

527

Rhoads, Garrett

527

Weaver, Alecia

359

The East Penn School District includes Emmaus, Alburtis and Macungie and Lower Macungie and Upper Milford townships.

Board seats are four-year terms.