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WILKES-BARRE — City Controller Darren Snyder appeared to have secured a second term Tuesday night with his Democratic primary win.

Unofficial results from the Luzerne County Bureau of Elections listed Snyder with 1,403 votes. He was followed by Charlie “Toot” Majikes with 1,050 votes. Patricia Unvarsky trailed with 887 votes.

There were no Republican candidates on the ballot. The office that handles the duties of audit and control has a budgeted annual salary of $51,083 plus benefits.

In the low key campaign Snyder, 42, a real estate broker with Marilyn K. Snyder Real Estate Inc. in Wilkes-Barre, highlighted his accomplishments that included, savings of more than $1 million in insurance premiums during his first term, the city’s entrance into the Early Intervention Program to stabilize its finances and preempt distressed status under the state’s Act 47 and the identification of additional streets that increased the city ‘s Liquid Fuels Tax revenue from the state.

Majikes, 57, sought elected office for the first time with his run for controller. He worked for Luzerne County for 24 years and retired as a probation/parole officer.

Unvarsky, 63, also was retired. She owned and operated Personal Touch Catering and had previously worked as a medical billing and coding specialist. She sits on the board of the City of Wilkes-Barre Economic Industrial Development Authority. Her husband, Thomas Unvarsky Sr., a retired Wilkes-Barre police officer, works as the city’s parking enforcement supervisor.

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By Jerry Lynott

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