Voters elected newcomers Bonnie Ritchie to the school board and Dan Powers to the borough assembly, in addition to returning six incumbents to public office in the Oct. 7 municipal election.

Ritchie and incumbent Liz Roundtree won the two open seats on the school board. Each was elected to a three-year term.

Ritchie (244 votes) and Roundtree (157 votes) came out on top against three other candidates: Jayme Howell (131 votes), who ran as a write-in candidate; Brittani Robbins (91), who tried to return to the board after losing her reelection bid last year; and David Wilson (83), who lost his bid for a fourth term on the board.

The borough assembly certified the election results Oct. 9 after the canvass board met earlier that day to review mailed-in, questioned and other ballots and to present a final count to the assembly.

A total of 391 votes were counted, down from last year’s 544 ballots when a bond issue for repairs to the Public Safety Building and a ballot proposition to pay assembly members attracted more interest in the election.

In assembly races this year, Powers won election to a three-year term, as did incumbent David Powell. They were unopposed: Powers received 333 votes to 289 for Powell.

Powers will start work with the next assembly meeting Oct. 21.

Incumbent Phillip Mach won a three-way race for a one-year term on the assembly. He received 228 votes to 81 for Robbins and 62 for Wilson.

Robbins and Wilson were running both for a seat on the assembly and the school board.

Robbins is in the last year of a three-year term on the assembly.

The Oct. 7 ballot also included three seats on the port commission — all uncontested. Incumbents Antonio Silva was elected to a one-year term, with incumbents Winston Davies and John Yeager each elected to serve another three-year term.

Silva received 361 votes, more than any other candidate on the ballot. Though 391 ballots were counted, voters are not required to select a candidate in every race.