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Bethel Park man secures Democratic write-in nomination for 40th state House race
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State Rep. Natalie Mihalek will have a Democratic challenger in the November election.
Peter Kohnke of Bethel Park easily surpassed the 300 write-in votes he needed from Democrats during the April 23 primary to get on the ballot to run for the 40th state House District seat.
The district, which Mihalek has represented since winning her first election in 2018, includes Peters Township in Washington County and Bethel Park and the southern area of Upper St. Clair in Allegheny County.
Democrats urged their voters to write-in Kohnke’s name since the party did not have anyone receive enough nominating signatures to get on the primary ballot. According to unofficial vote totals, Kohnke received 534 votes in Allegheny County and 326 write-ins from Washington County voters, giving him nearly three times the number needed to qualify for the Nov. 5 general election.
Mihalek, R-Peters, received 5,757 votes from Republicans – 3,755 in Allegheny County and 2,002 in Washington County – in the uncontested primary.