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Cognetti wins Democratic nomination for Scranton mayor, Beynon carries Republican race
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti easily defeated a primary election challenger Tuesday to earn a shot at another term in office.
With all 48 precincts reporting, Cognetti walloped former Scranton School Board President Bob Sheridan by 6,264 votes to 1,864 to win the Democratic nomination for mayor, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday.
On the Republican side, Trish Beynon, a construction company accounting executive, defeated Lynn Labrosky, a car repair shop co-owner.
Beynon received 926 votes, Labrosky, 808.
https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2025-05-20/cognetti-wins-democratic-nomination-for-scranton-mayor-beynon-carries-republican-race