VOTING - ELECTIONS
2023 ELECTIONS
Montco Elections results page
https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/2033/Election-Results-Website
Nov 7 2023
General Election
Municipal Results
BEST VIEW This PDF found on
that Montco page is the best view of the local
elections.
https://webapp07.montcopa.org/election/2023UnofficialGeneralElectionSummaryReport.pdf
Here is another view
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/d629d99d8872493aa211e2d842e1460e/
ABINGTON RESULTS WARD BY WARD
Ward 1
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Tom Hecker (D) — 1,060
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Lisa Mallon (R) — 512
Ward 3
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Drew Rothman (D) — 1,003
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Joe Cotroneo (R) — 427
Ward 5
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Ayanna Laney-Martin (D) — 737
Ward 6
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Jeffrey R Browne (D) — 756
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Maria JB DellaMonica (R) — 476
Ward 7
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Stuart Winegrad (D) — 1,178
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Paul E Morse Jr (R) — 260
Ward 9
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Kathy Lacey (D) — 508
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Dennis C Zappone (R) — 680
Ward 11
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John L Spiegelman (D/R) — 1,030
Ward 13
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Bill Bole (D) — 785
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Ellen Thornton Staerk (R) — 630
Ward 15
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Thomas Bowman (D) — 723
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James Bottone (R) — 329
Abington School Director
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Melissa Mowry (D) — 12,631
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Shameeka Browne (D) — 12,132
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Rachel Hartman (D) — 12,354
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Elizabeth Eisenhart (D) — 12,171
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Cathy Spaulding (D) — 11,742
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Joseph J Rooney (R) — 5,803
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Paul E Morse Jr (R) — 5,492
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RoseAnn McKenry (R) — 5,512
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Arthur Baehr (R) — 5,226
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Sonora B Rooney (R) — 5,192
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Nov 7 2023
General Election Statewide /Countywide results
https://electionreturns.pa.gov/General/CountyResults
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2023 May official primary election
results
https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/39284/Official-Election-Summary-Report-2023-Primary-
Do you
find the layout of this reporting as obtuse as I do.
In prior years we had multiple views
and you could choose your preferred view. This view
is bizarre
2023 May primary election results Montco and Statewide
https://www.montcopa.org/2023/Election-Results-Website
Remember Montco Results are
not always he same as Statewide results / Someone can
win in Montco but lose
Statewide !!!
Here are all the Montco election links
-https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/4309/2023-Election-Information
Here’s where you can find info on past elections
https://montcopa.org/1653/Past-Election-Information
Here’s where you can
find the
Registered Voters for each Polling place :
Enlarge
map and find
all the polls in your Ward to get Ward statistics
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a560279ebf2844b2ba267d6f50602668/page/Voting-Districts/.
2023 PRIMARY ELECTION - May 16,
2023
Petitions were circulated
February 14th to March 7 for the Primary
Montco Voter Services page has all the info
https://www.montcopa.org/753/Voter-Services
Here are all the Democratic Candidates
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2023-election
and
https://www.facebook.com/AbingtonRockledgeDemocratsARDC/
Here are all the Republicans running
https://atrogop.org/
or
https://www.facebook.com/ATROGOP/
Here
are the people running as of 3-23
https://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/38194/2023-Unofficial-Primary-Candidate-List-
County slots
that were in the 2023 race
*
County Commissioner
s (2)
* Court of Common Pleas
* Clerk of Courts
* Controller
* Coroner (Annamarie Scannapieco is running)
* District Attorney
* Prothonotary
* Recorder of Deeds
* Register of Wills
* Sheriff
* Treasurer
Find your polling place here - Type your
address in the box at the upper right corner
https://abingtonpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Minimalist/index.html?appid=79e8bc03f5ca475bb493cb63c14efb65
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Find a
list of All registered voters for purchase here - to
learn what the blaance of r's vs D's in each ward is.
The full voter list costs $20
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/PurchasePAFullVoterExport.aspx?Langcode=en-US
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Find Drop Box
locations near you -
closest one has been at the
Montgomery County Willow Grove Annex
102 N York Rd • Willow Grove,
PA 19090
Check back - they will update soon, if they're
not there yet
https://www.montcopa.org/3587/Secure-Ballot-Drop-Box-Locations
Montgomery County Voters can return their ballots to
any location on that list
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Check for the Deadline
for
Vote by mail options -They are still also available
for this election, if you prefer to use that option,
please go to Montco Voter Services
https://www.montcopa.org/753/Voter-Services . A
request to vote by mail must be made by
a certain date
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Before dropping mail-in or absentee ballots into the
drop-off box, voters must make sure their completed
ballot is placed inside the smaller, secrecy
envelope first.
Then, put the sealed secrecy
envelope into the official return envelope and
complete the voter declaration on the back. Ballots
that are not in both envelopes cannot be counted per
Pennsylvania Election Code.
Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Election Code,
voted ballots may only be returned by the individual
voter and not by any other individuals.
If a voter has an illness or disability that will
prevent them from dropping off their ballot,
they
can designate an agent to pick up or drop off their
ballot. The agent can only pick up or drop off
ballots for voters who are in the same household,
and the ballot can only be picked up at an Office
Location. The first page should be signed by the
agent, and the second page should be signed by the
voter. Click here to access the Certification of
Designated Agent form.
https://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/29132/Designated-Agent-Form-for-Absentee-or-Mail-In-Ballots
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All drop box locations are monitored using CCTV
video surveillance.
Anyone depositing a ballot that
does not belong to them without a Designated Agent
Form will be referred to the District Attorney’s
Office.
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Only ballots issued by Montgomery County can be
returned to a Montgomery County Drop Box.
If you live in another county, you must return your
ballot to that county's Election Board.
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Questions? Go to
Montco Voter Services
https://www.montcopa.org/753/Voter-Services
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ELECTION DATES AND DEADLINES
All
dates in this calendar are subject to change without
notice.
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LAST ELECTION --- done and gone
THE
2022 GENERAL ELECTION was
November 8, 2022.
WHO
and WHAT'S UP FOR A VOTE IN THE 2022 FOR ELECTION?
https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_elections,_2022
U.S. Senate
U.S. House Rep
PA State Senate
PA State House Rep
Special state legislative
PA Governor Tom Wolf is not
able to run for re-election due to term limits.
PA Lieutenant Governor
Committee people in all Wards
These dates, which
are the same all across PA are subject to change -
so keep checking back .... and Primaries could be
pushed out til June if the redistricting is
not done.
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF ELECTIONS AND NOTARIES
_______________________________________________
https://www.vote.pa.gov/About-Elections/Pages/Upcoming-Elections.aspx
Remember to keep checking here for changes
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CURRENT CANDIDATES
Democrat Candidates
Looks like a 2021 link but it has the 2022
candidates
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Republicans Bios
https://atrogop.org/2022-republican-primary-candidates/
CANDIDATES NEEDED
STart NOW FOR A
change IN leadership IN ABINGTON IN 2024
In 2023 Elections will be held for the ODD
numbered Ward Commissioners - Now
is the time to step forward and make a name
for yourself stopping the current Comprehensive Plan
over-development and restoring the speaking rights
and undoing other assaults to democracy and
transparency that Abington has suffered under the
current administration. A great
way for your neighbors (the voters) to get to know
you - and you to get to know them ......... by
serving your community even before you are elected,
putting yourself in a good place fahead of the pack
when it is time to run. Contact me for the
details you need
lel@abingtoncitizens.com . Our races
should be about issues .... not about money, power
politics, or lever-pulling.
A little over 30% of voters generally vote. After
more than 16
years of working with residents in Abington it is
clear that most feel their vote doesn't count.
And this Board has been the posterchild for why that
is. But most individuals have no idea
how to make change -- and aren't interested in
disrupting their lives to start a grass roots
movement. But we can all begin to discuss this
- and to look for people interested in running -- as
a candidate of the people - not the parties.
The Timeline for the 2022
elections -
Upcoming Elections (pa.gov) gives you an idea of
when anyone interested should be prepared for a run in 2024.
2023's timeline will be similar. If
you are interested in being a candidate, begin to let the people who will be your
constituents and your supporters know that they will have a choice in the
next election. If you are hoping to find a
candidate who will step forward, and not have one
found and chosen by the "party" who will do the
"party's bidding" now is the time to
begin looking for him or her. Ask at the gym -
or at your child's sports activity. Get the
conversation going and find out who's interested. The filing
deadline will likely be in early March 2023
Most candidates don't start
meeting their potential constituents ad asking for
votes until petition signing begins -- and they
are EXHAUSTED from trying to hold down their
jobs and to meet as many people as possible before
the big day. It doesn't have to be like that.
Start now and by the time the election rolls around
you will have the community connected by email and will
be able to reach out with a single click to get help
in your campaign. And - you can have a FOREVER
impact on Abington by getting our voices heard over
those that want to ruin our beautiful suburban
community - and end up holding the bag on the costs,
too .
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Looking back
2021 ELECTIONS
NOV 2, 2021
ELECTION RESULT LINKS
2021 Election
https://www.montcopa.org/3711/2021-Elections
https://montcopa.org/1653/Past-Election-Information
Remember Montco Results are not the same as
Statewide results – so someone can win in Montco but
lose
Statewide
Scroll this page for statewide
https://electionreturns.pa.gov/# Click on the county image for County results only
Here’s my favorite view – and this includes the
local races
https://webapp02.montcopa.org/election/2021UnofficialGeneralElectionSummaryReport.PDF
Here’s where all the views are found
https://www.montcopa.org/2033/Election-Results-Website
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2022
Shapiro and Fetterman prevailed
THE 153RD LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
ABINGTON
WARDS 5-1, 5-2, 8-1, 8-2, 10-2, 14-1 & 15-2 ARE NOT
IN THE 153RD DISTRICT
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past election results archived
https://montcopa.org/767/Archived-Elections
Past Election Results
https://montcopa.org/1652/Past-Election-Results
Past Election Information
https://montcopa.org/1653/Past-Election-Information
MORE ELECTION LINKS
SEE EVERYTHING ON MY BALLOT
:
Montco Sample Ballots
http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/sampleballots/
Voter Services Montgomery County, PA (montcopa.org)
VOTE 411
https://www.vote411.org/ from
the League of Women Voters. If you click "Find
What's on my Ballot" and enter your address, you can
find information on the races and ballot questions,
if there are any
including arguments for and against each.
WHO'S RUNNING
Dems Bios found here
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Wards up for
election ................ bio
Ward 2 Ken Brodsky
D................
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Ward 4
Jimmy DiPlacido D ...........https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Ward 5 Julia Vaughn D ...............
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
(was installed to replace Luker - election is for
for the remaining-2 years )
Ward 6 Mike Thompson
D .......
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Ward 6 Joseph R Papa R
Ward 8
Lori Henry D ..................
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Ward 10 Jessica Carswell
D ..........https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Ward 12
Matt Vahey D ..............
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Ward
12 Krystle Gerhardt
R
Ward 14 Lori Schreiber D ............https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Tax Collector
Jay Blumenthal D...............
https://www.abingtondemocrats.com/2021-election
Tax Collector Virginia Malloy
R ...............https://atrogop.org/virginia-malloy-candidate-for-tax-collector/
School Board Candidate
..... bio
Yaasiyn Muhammad D......
https://www.educatorsforabington.com/
Angelique Frazier D............
https://www.educatorsforabington.com/
Brian
Allen D......................
https://www.educatorsforabington.com/
Leah
Fesi D........................
https://www.educatorsforabington.com/
Paul E
Morse, Jr. R ..........
https://atrogop.org/paul-morse-candidate-for-abington-school-director/
Robert J Wolf R .............
https://atrogop.org/rob-wolf-candidate-for-abington-school-director/
or http://robwolfforabington.com/
Jocelyn Jones Pickford R ..
https://atrogop.org/jocelyn-pickford-candidate-for-abington-school-director/
Joan Stanvec, III R .........
https://atrogop.org/john-stadvec-iii-candidate-for-abington-school-director/
Judge Maria McLaughlin D... for PA Supreme
Court
Judge Tamika Lane D………. for PA
Superior Court
Kevin Brobson R
................. for PA Supreme Court
Megan Sullivan R ..............
for PA Superior Court.
Judge Lori Dumas D ……….
for PA Commonwealth Court
Stacy Marie Wallace R
........
for PA Commonwealth Court
Drew Compton R
............... for PA Commonwealth
Court
Judge David Spurgeon
D……. for PA Commonwealth Court
Ms. Nicole
Phillips D…….….. for Montgomery County PA
Common Pleas Ct.
Richard Haaz
R .................
for Montgomery County PA Common Pleas Ct.
Joanne Olszewski D
.............. for Jury Commissioner
Mary
Broderick Woods R ...... for Jury Commissioner
Dave Conway D .......... for Abington Township
Constable
Ryan Ehnts D .............. for
Abington Township Constable
Bob
Kumer R
.............. for
Abington Township Constable
FOR NEARLY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, go to
one of these robust voting links
VotesPa.com
https://www.votespa.com/Pages/default.aspx#
PA Voter Guide https://www.pa.gov/guides/voting-and-elections/
Vote 411
https://www.vote411.org/ from the League
of Women Voters
Last day to
register to vote is 10-18-21
MAIL-IN BALLOTS MONTCO HAD A PROBLEM
WITH MAIL IN BALLOTS If
you got one that was printed on just one side , it
is faulty - please get it replaced . If your
proper 2 sided mail in
ballot was requested and received - you
might be better off taking them right to a drop -box
location, unless you choose mail them
very early. The mail has been ....well.... less
reliable as of late. So act sooner rather than
later.... particularly if planning to use the mail.
Drop Box info (just below this )
Ballot Box locations open 24 hours
until 8 pm on NOV 2
https://www.montcopa.org/3587/Secure-Ballot-Drop-Box-Locations
POLLING LOCATIONS
If If voting in person - please note that some polling locations have
changed
Find yourself on the map located here
and your location will show up on the left
https://abingtonpa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Minimalist/index.html?appid=79e8bc03f5ca475bb493cb63c14efb65
If that link doesn't
work, go to this page
https://www.abingtonpa.gov/residents/voting-districts
or try the County/State site
https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx
5-18-21
PRIMARY RESULTS
Unofficial Results
This link registers just the Montco votes
Please note: statewide candidates may win in Montgomery County, but be defeated
in the statewide count
https://webapp02.montcopa.org/election/2021UnofficialPrimaryElectionSummaryReport.PDF
Here
are the PA results
https://electionreturns.pa.gov/#
BALLOT QUESTIONS: THE MAY 18, 2021
PRIMARY ELECTION HAD 4
BALLOT QUESTIONS!
Four questions will be
decided by voters for approval or rejection. They
will not appear again in November - they are decided
in May. ALL
voters , including Independents, will be able to vote
on these questions.
Ballot question #1: Allow PA’s legislature a
new power to call for a disaster emergency
declaration while limiting the power of the
governor?
Ballot question #2: Permit a
disaster emergency declaration to expire after 21
days unless an extension is granted by the PA
legislature?
Ballot question #3: Include race
and ethnicity as a protected class ?
Ballot
question #4: Allow fire companies with paid staff
access to state loans to benefit their organization?
For a non-partisan analysis of the questions
see The League of Women Voters site
https://my.lwv.org/pennsylvania/central-delaware-county/voter-toolkit/four-questions-may-18-primary-ballot
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HOW TO REQUEST A MAIL IN BALLOT
(TOO LATE FOR 2021 ELECTION )
https://montcopasupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
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Find Your Sample Ballot by Polling
Location Number
(Go to "Find Your Abington polling place" below for
polling place numbers)
or https://webapp02.montcopa.org/voterservices/sampleballots/default.htm
or https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup
or
http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/sampleballots/
Polling places in Abington
http://www.abingtonpa.gov/home/showdocument?id=2966
Place, Commissioners & Street numbers
or
http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/voters/ListPolls1.asp?Municipality=ABINGTON
or http://webapp02.montcopa.org/voterservices/sampleballots/
New Voting
Machines Have a Paper Back Up - you can preview them
here
view them in this video
https://www.montcopa.org/3235/New-Voting-System-Instructional-Videos
Can Candidates
File To Run in the General Election Only, If They
Did Not Run in the Primary ?
For future
information : Yes they can - Aug 1st, 2019
was the 2019 deadline
for their Nomination Papers to be submitted .
So even if you missed the Primary - if you are not
affiliated with a party you can run . If you ARE
affiliated- you would have had to withdraw 30 days
before the Primary election - or you can run a
write-in campaign. You can review the
information on the County site - but the
actual documents you will need to file are not yet
there - and we are trying to encourage
Montgomery County Voter Services to post
all the documents
that you would need so that you can preview them in
advance while you are deciding whether to run .
Find
some info here
https://www.montcopa.org/762/Running-for-Office.
Please help: Ask the Director to post ALL the
documents.
Congressional
District 4 : newly drawn in 2018 Abington
was a newly drawn District in 2-18. District 4
includes nearly all of Montgomery County, with the
exception of the Souderton, Hatfield and Lansdale
areas. Madeleine Dean is our
Congressperson in 2019 (Since 2018)
See Exact Streets in District 4
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1ISC9QQvcWdFlOUMJoMeaSEWq-Yg&hl=en&ll=41.13315883477396%2C-77.607421875&z=7
Misc Info on
District 4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania%27s_4th_congressional_district
Misc District Maps here :
https://www.montcopa.org/757/Montgomery-County-Districts-Maps
Pa
House :
Abington is in the 153rd Legislative district
which includes Upper Dublin
https://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/3872
See a map
http://www.pahouse.com/files/Documents/2015-04-14_10-47-49__2015_153LD_MAP_JPEG_3.pdf
Ben Sanchez is our PA House Rep since 2018.
Your Voting Rights
Who can be inside the polls. How do I
know if I am registered . Many useful links and good
information
https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/resources/voting/
Find out who the candidates are - who's running - bios, pics
etc :
All Montco Candidates
2019 Primary
https://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/23662/2019-Primary-Official-Candidate-List?bidId=
Local Democratic Candidates
http://www.abingtondemocrats.com/campaigns.html
Local
Republican Commissioner Candidates
https://atrogop.org/candidates/
Also see
Montgomery News near the election &
search for Elections
http://www.montgomerynews.com/timeschronicle/
Also look for the League of Women Voters'
guide
http://montco.palwv.org/
Registration, Absentee Ballots &
other local info at
Montgomery County
Voter Services
Absentee Ballots for April election must be received by April
17
Get
Election
Results for PA
http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults
scroll down on the same page (don't click on the
map)
Please note: statewide
candidates may win in Montgomery County, but be
defeated in the statewide count.
In PA
District 4, a sliver of Berks County is included -
so you have to view both Montgomery and Berks to
view a District 4 result.
Get Election
Results for Montgomery County
http://www.montcopa.org
Please note: statewide
candidates may win in Montgomery County, but be
defeated in the statewide count
Local Democratic Organization
ARDC
: Abington - Rockledge Democratic Committee
Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters
-
610-272-2000
Local Republican Organizations
ATRO- Abington Township Republican Organization
contact
atrochair@verizon.net
Montgomery County Republican Organization
610- 279-9300
info@montcogop.com
314 E Johnson Hwy Norristown 19401
Montgomery County Polling Places
( and other voter info )
http://voterservices.montcopa.org/voterservices/cwp/view,a,1459,q,30710,voterservicesNav,%7C.asp
https://www.montcopa.org/2959/2018-Election-Information
Voter info /Election info,
candidates, results, polling places, maps, etc
Department of state Voting
& Election Information find
candidates, how to run for office,
info on special elections, etc etc
League of Women Voters
Contact info for Legislators , maps
for polling places, etc
Cross Filing -candidates who cross - file can be on
both ballots, no matter their party affiliation
So even though in the primary, you would
expect only to vote for members of your own party,
there will be Democrats on
the Republican Ballot and vise versa. They
will not have their party
affiliation notated by their
name in the ballot box - so take care to learn who your
candidates are
before going into the ballot
box. ( a good idea anyway, of course)
How many Dems,
Republicans or Greens are in each Ward in your Township?
Go to the page that has "page 19" on it - but
is page 81 if you're using the pop-up pageinator
on the
bottom of the page
http://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/9042
Go down to
precincts.
Election Issues and
Poll Place Issues
Election
problems or issues or poll place problems or issues
Find your
District : District map . You have to know the
number of the District you're in ...
http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/Maps/House.cfm
Find your Ward, County, State and Federal
Officials
and their contact
information
Find your Legislator's
(Incumbent's) Voting Record
Can't find it ? I'm
shocked. Please -------- begin to push for legislation that uses your tax
dollars first and foremost to track the records of those that
are spending it all. If you don't, you'll vote back in
those that are voting against your wishes
. The candidates only
tell you about the votes they want you to know about -------
Please help get a clear link - that can be posted right here
on this page with
your candidates entire record in a straightforward manner ( not
somewhere where each individual has to seach and search to see
the full pcture. ) The very best we have found thus far is
- https://www.govtrack.us/
Many sites do PART of the job but we need to do
better :
---GovTrack -
https://www.govtrack.us/
---VotesPa.com:
http://www.votespa.com/
---Congress.org
subscribe at www.Congress.org provides a MegaVote service
-
see how your
House Rep and Senators have voted on important issues.
Let
them know when you've been redistricted, they can't
automatically change
your profile to the new, correct district)
---Special interest groups publish info near lection time
-like :
PDA, NOW, NARAL, Human Rights Watch, Common
Cause, PennPirg, The League of Conservation Voters,
the Sierra
Club, the NRA, etc -
Check groups like the League of Women
Voters who may also provide voting history.
---Look
up Federal House and Senate voting records :
The Library of
Congress at
Thomas.gov
GovTrack.us
- has a database of all Congressional rollcall votes - both
House and Senate.
Washington Post
----
The Senate publishes all
its rollcall votes
here
----- Thomas provides roll call votes back
into history find them here
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/thomas.php
Find
your Current Legislators
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/index.cfm?CFID=96142150&CFTOKEN=31748848
More Candidate & Election Info
How to Run for
State Office
-https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/CandidatesCommittees/RunningforOffice/Pages/default.aspx
How to run for local office -
( have not found links for either
County or Township offices- see
www.Montcopa.org )
Candidate Bios
http://www.votesmart.org
Candidate Voting records - ( these really should
be available , shouldn't they? Anyone have a link?)
Fact Check :
http://www.factcheck.org
-A Project of The Annenberg Public Policy Center- are
candidates'
statements factual?
Candidate and Election Finances
& Donor
Contributions
https://www.campaignmoney.com/
www.OpenSecrets.org Center for Responsive Politics (Open Secrets)
candidate finances -Who contributed how
much to whom?
www.fec.gov to
find where campaign $ comes from
www.dirtyenergymoney.com how much fossil fuel
industries money was collected
www.marcellusmoney.org how much natural gas industry $
to co's involved in fracking /pollution etc
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/fundrace/
Nationwide Campaign Contributions
www.campaignfinance.org
Campaign Finance Information Center
www.followthemoney.org Institute on Money in State Politics
www.campaignfinance.org/states Campaign Finance Information Center - State Campaigns
www.corporations.org/solutions/electoralreform.html
full corporate info search site
See Re-districting Maps for the 13th Congressional
district
http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/Maps/Congressional.cfm
Redistricting for the Pa House - Map
http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/Maps/House.cfm
Redistricting for the Pa Senate
http://www.redistricting.state.pa.us/Maps/Senate.cfm
ELECTION REFORM NEEDED
Click
here to see reforms that are needed - posting polling rules,
monitoring behavior, publishing rules for candidates to run,
gerrymandering, voting on Tuesday rather than on the weekend
when most people are off from work , etc
ELECTION MATTERS: or.....
Elections Matter
But if we believe that, then do we believe that we need to
KNOW
where our candidates come from, know what the issues are
and that we are able to follow how they are voting,
how they
were funded and know that our voting machines /methods are
actually taking an accurate count.and can't be hacked.
Believe it or not --all of those things are still problems
without solutions in sight .
Candidates are generally hand
-picked by the very few at the top of the parties -most citizens
don't have a clue who the party reps are - and some areas
don't even have Committee people. By the time you realize there is an
election on the horizon, the time to qualify someone for the
ballot is long gone.
Candidates generally run
on one or two issues - and residents often don't even know
the real issues , as many important decisions that affect their
lives are enacted without their knowledge . Voters need to
begin to pressure their legislators to bring the news about
what's on the table back to them .
We need to get the
money out of politics so ideas prevail rather than dollars and
special interests. Some states have options for candidates to
run with public rather than private dollars and there are
several movements underway to amend the constitution to limit
the large special interest monies .
What
can we do ?
First let's begin to demand that politicians get our vote
only when they have told us their position on ALL issue that
concern us
. We need to
have our civic and other groups help make lists of issues
that the election would be based on - not one or two "showcase " items .
Second demand to see HOW your politicians are doing?
Require that they fund, first, above all else, a full disclosure of
their voting record. The ones listed above do not fully inform
what the bill is or what amendment your legislator proposed.
They are a start - but need your prodding to do the job right . My Commissioner,
Steve Kline refused to
give his voting record ---- and he can get away with that
- as long as his constituents keep voting him in anyway. It really is up to us to
make change. And the voting process is the only means we
have to do that - so we'd best learn how to use it.
Third, it matters a great
deal whether our politicians are making our government more or less accessible to us.
Do something specific to be sure your legislators answer questions
( they're not required to, if you can believe it ) and that they
post important things like buget links, That they
offer to forward links or documents that take just a moment to
do, rather than to enforce right to know laws that cost them (
and you ) and the requester more time and effort . At times they
even make things MORE difficult than they are naturally. Do we
get a regular financial
report in a succint form ? Do residents know their debt
position ? Are
they posting on line whatever can be posted to make information
sharing easy and cost effective? Are our website and TV organized
and being used in our interests? It matters. The
more of those policies you put in place, the more eyeballs or
watchdogs you have- and the more watchdogs, the more efficient
the use of your money is likely to be.
In
this township information has been withheld --people should know
they will be voted out if they do that.
Fourth, whenever you are in doubt over whom to elect, vote in
the new person. Some of the greatest problems have come from
long time politicians who have gotten the whole process under
their "control" . Too many career politicians make for bad
government. They become adept at "managing the answers" rather
than producing results.
In our township they are about to roll out the re-zoning that is
needed to" fix the "blight " -- but they would like us
to forget that a good number of those doing the "fixing"
were the ones who created the problems in the first place.
Having seen the results of these policies - voting in someone
new is an excellent choice .
Holding your politicians accountable
requires
DOING something to learn about the issues and talk with your
neighbors --- not voting for people, or personalities, or one issue
promises - but getting the big picture. Then
change ultimately will happen at the polls.
But we have to learn how to use the tools our democracy
(ahem: republic) gave us .
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RESULTS
Please do not rely on this page for any
definitive information
Please verify all info with
Montgomery County
Voter Services
http://www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?NID=2033
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PREVIOUS ELECTIONS
2021 -
Election Results
of Abington Twp Commissioners
Ward 2
Ken Brodsky
D
768
97.4%%
Write In R 21
2.6%
registered 3063 / 789voted / 25.8%
Ward 4
Jimmy DiPlacido D 756
64.95%
Write In R 34 34.17%
registered 2791 / 1007voted. / 36.08%
Ward 6
Mike
Thompson D 675
85.25%
Joseph R Papa R
345
13.63%
registered 2695 / 1035 voted 36.9%
Ward 8
Lori
Henry D
796
66.77%
Write In R 13 30.32%
registered 2627 / 969 voted
36.9%
Ward 10
Jessica Carswell
D
798
48.11%
Write In R
39
50.79%
registered 2884 / 1077 voted
37.3%
Ward 12 Matt
Vahey D/R
853
89.46%
Krystle Gerhard
R 432
registered 2,821 / 1,307 voted 46.3%
Ward 14 Lori
Schreiber D
754
51.73%
Write-In R
24
46.54%
registered 2,579 / 922 voted 35.8%
Totals
5400 Voted Dem vs
908 voted Republican
85.6% D vs 14.4% R
Registered
19460 / 7106 Voted
36.5%
2020 -
Election Results (11-3-20 )
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2019
Election Results
(11-5-19)
Ward 1 Tom Hecker D
883 64.17
Christina Baker R 443
32.19% registered
3257/1326 voted
Ward 3 Drew
Rothman D 1112
64.95% Bob
Kumar R 585 34.17%
registered 3072 / 1697 voted
Ward 5 Wayne
Luker D 763
85.25%
Ron Holt R
122
13.63% registered
2513 / 885 voted
Ward 7
Stuart Winegrad
D 894
66.77% Pete
Morse 406 30.32%
registered 2703/ 1339 voted
Ward 9
Dave
Corrigan
D 610
48.11% Dennis
Zappone 644
50.79% registered
2575/1268 voted
Ward 10 Jessica Carswell D 761
75.35%
no
challenger -2 yr term to 2021
registered 2765/1010 voted
Ward 11
John
Spiegelman
D/R
908 89.46%
no challenger
12 write ins registered
2,584 /1,015 voted
Ward 13
Bill Bole
D
688
51.73%
Carol Gillespie
619
46.54% registered
2,685 / 1,330 voted
Ward 15
Tom Bowman D
705 73.36%
no challenger 11 write in votes
registered 2,519 / 961 voted
Totals 7324 Voted Dem vs
2842 voted
Republican 72.0% D vs 28.0% R Registered 24673
/ 10831 Voted 43.9%
2019
General Election Results
Nov 5, 2019
https://webapp02.montcopa.org/election/2019GeneralElectionSummaryReport.pdf
Any statewide race results have to be gotten from the state
site. The Montco site above will not show statewide figures.
In
other words : statewide candidates may win in Montgomery County, but be
defeated in the statewide count
http://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/General/SummaryResults
(scroll down )
Ward 1 Tom Hecker D
883 64.17
Christina Baker R 443
32.19% registered
3257/1326 voted
Ward 3 Drew
Rothman D 1112
64.95% Bob
Kumar R 585 34.17%
registered 3072 / 1697 voted
Ward 5 Wayne
Luker D 763
85.25%
Ron Holt R
122
13.63% registered
2513 / 885 voted
Ward 7
Stuart Winegrad
D 894
66.77% Pete
Morse 406 30.32%
registered 2703/ 1339 voted
Ward 9
Dave
Corrigan
D 610
48.11% Dennis
Zappone 644
50.79% registered
2575/1268 voted
Ward 10 Jessica Carswell D 761
75.35%
no
challenger -2 yr term to 2021
registered 2765/1010 voted
Ward 11 John
Spiegelman
D/R
908 89.46%
no challenger
12 write ins registered
2,584 /1,015 voted
Ward 13 Bill Bole
D
688
51.73%
Carol Gillespie
619
46.54% registered
2,685 / 1,330 voted
Ward 15 Tom Bowman D
705 73.36%
no challenger 11 write in votes
registered 2,519 / 961 voted
2019 VOTER
AFFILIATION BY PARTY
https://www.montcopa.org/DocumentCenter/View/24338/2019-Primary-Voter-Registration-Statistics-Book
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2016 General Election
- Nov 8, 2016
See Montco - the old traditional way
of seeing all the races in Montco –
These are Montco Results
only For Pa races and National races this only
tells you Montco results
Ie : in Montgomery
County MgGinty beat Toomey – In Bucks County
Toomey won ---- Toomey won the overall race
http://webapp.montcopa.org/election/2016%20General%20Election%20Result.htm
See Town Ward (and
event Precinct, if you wish) - make your selection for the Town near the
top on the left
These are Montco
Results only For Pa races and National races this
only tells you Montco results
Ie : in Montgomery County
MgGinty beat Toomey – In Bucks County Toomey
won ---- Toomey won the overall race
https://electionresults.montcopa.org/#/list?town=28&cview=sw
See PA
results & County by County Interactive Map
Torsella / DePasquale/Shapiro / Toomey
all won
( Trump won in Pa –
these are the PA results
only - percentages nationally are different )
PA Ballot Question 50.88 Yes
to 49.12 No (Judges who currently can
serve to age 70 will now be able to serve to age 75
)
See National
results
http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president
Clinton 218 Electoral Votes
Trump 276 Electoral Votes may
not be final - check back
Clinton
59,794,934 Popular Votes
Trump
59,588,437 Popular Votes
may not be final - check back
See Senate
results
http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/senate
51 R to 45
D may not be final
- check back
See
House results
http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/house
238R to 193 D may not be final -
check back
Key Governor Races
http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/governor
2015 ELECTION
held Nov 3, 2015
Results
http://www.montcopa.org/index.aspx?NID=2033
Choose your
Township here
https://electionresults.montcopa.org/#/
Abington
Township
https://electionresults.montcopa.org/#/list?town=28&cview=
SCHOOL RESULTS
Dem - Tracy Panella
12,422
19.42%
Dem - Susan Arnhold
12,474
19.50%
Dem - Michele R. Tinsman
8,773
13.72%
Dem - Andrea Trainer
11,727 18.33%
*Had resigned /
was ineligible - VOTERS WERE
NOT TOLD - so the Board apponted her seat --not
the voters
Dem
- Daniel Sean Kaye
12,430 19.43%
Rep - Joseph J. Rooney
6,110
9.55%
Write-In
28
0.04%
Total
63,964
100.00%
* Andrea Lawful -Trainer was not an
Abington Resident - Her landlord got notice... but the voters
did not. She remained, improperly, on the ballot - I was
told that School Board President ( who was also Solicitor at the
County ) Ray McGarry was the person who did not arrange to have
notices go out to all the polls that Lawful-Trainer was
ineligible - so voters wasted their votes . The next highest #
of votes would have seated Joe Rooney. Instead the Boared
appointed McGarry's colleague at the County Solicitor's office,
Josh Stein, to the seat. Even that was frought with concerns,
because he allow Board members to vote in absentia -
otherwise Stein might not have received enough votes.
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TOWNSHIP RESULTS
Ward 1
D- Steven N. Kline
843
R- Gary W.
McDowell 408
--- 1,251 total votes
Ward 3
D - Drew Rothman 773
R - Larry Jones
772
--- 1,545 total votes
Ward 5
D - Wayne C. Luker
676
Write-In
1
---
677 total votes
Ward 7
D - Ben Sanchez
833
R - Robert B. Sklaroff
278
----1,112 total votes
Ward 9
D - Mike Jones
539 R-
Dennis C. Zappone
652
----1,191 total votes
Ward 11
D - John L. Spiegelman
866
Write-In
4
----
870 total votes
Ward 13
D - Steven DelCarlino
387
R- Carol E. Gillespie
662
-----1,049 total votes
Ward 15 D-
Thomas Bowman 706
Write-In
2
-----
708 total votes
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2015 WARD BY WARD
PART AFFILIATION --DEMOCRATS VS REPUBLICANS VS
OTHERS
From the
Montgomery County public voter records as of 5-20-15
If you have a more recent link please send.
This link is
non-functionl currently -
http://webapp.montcopa.org/voterservices/voters/summary/pollinglocationsummary.asp
Ward 1 1485 Democrats
1274 Republicans 385 others
total equals3144
Ward 2 1566 Democrats
912 Republicans 331 others
total equals 2809
Ward 3 1536 Democrats
1091 Republicans 358 others
total equals 2809
Ward 4
1457 Democrats 861 Republicans
329 others
total equals2647
Ward 5
1831 Democrats 350 applicants
267 others
total equals 2448
Ward 6 1367
Democrats 749 Republicans
388 others
total equals2504
Ward 7
1393 Democrats
865 Republicans
214 others
total equals 2472
Ward 8 1397
Democrats 714 Republicans
311 others
total equals2422
Ward 9 1223
Democrats 873 Republicans
366 others
total equals 2462
Ward 10 1329
Democrats 962 Republicans
403 others
total equals2694
Ward 11 1204
Democrats 892 Republicans
349 others
total equals 2445
Ward 12
1284 Democrats 928
Republicans 409 others
total equals 2621
Ward 13
1226 Democrats 988 Republicans
337 others
totally was 2551
Ward 14 1394 Democrats 712
Republicans 359 others
total equals 2065
Ward 15
1309 Democrats 801
Republicans 352 others
total equals 2462
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2014 Election
Nov 5, 2014
Election results are here
http://webapp.montcopa.org/election/2013%20General%20Election%20Result.htm
Ward 2 – Michael Markman (D)
Ward 3 – Jones
(R) ( originally it was a tie . A recount put the vote in Jones'
favor
Ward 4 – DiPlacido
(D) Originally there a was a tie. It was
still tied after a recount.
Both candidates picked a numbered
tile from a jar.
Ward 6 – Stephen J. Kalinoski (R)
Ward 7 –
Ben Sanchez (D)
Ward 8 – Peggy Myers (R)
Ward 10 – Tom Hecker (D)
Ward 12 – Thomas J. Farren, Sr. (R)
Ward 14 – Lori A. Schreiber (D)
May 21, 2013 Primary Election
Election
results here
http://webapp.montcopa.org/election/2013%20Primary%20Election%20Result.htm
In Abington :
This
does not show a winner over a
loser. Both sides won their races
-This is just to show
the # of voters that turned out for them
Ward #
Republican
Democrat
2
Wachter 57
Markman 113
4
Vasserman 99
Di Placido 193
6
Kalinoski 87
Torres 141
7
Willis 96
Sanchez 257
8 Myers 94
Holt 157
10
Maerz 114
Hecker 171
12
Farren 104
Smith 149
14
Howarth 74
Schreiber 169
Tax Collector
Blumenthal 1,243
Conner 2,152
Please
check the link yourself for any changes, errors
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2012 ELECTION
November 2012
Presidential
Election - Winners in Red
| |
Democrat |
|
|
Republican |
|
|
| President |
Barack Obama |
230,493 |
56.49% |
Mitt Romney |
173,176 |
42.44% |
| US Senator |
Bob Casey, Jr. |
233,592 |
58.29% |
Tom Smith |
163,502 |
40.80% |
| Atty General |
Kathleen G Kane |
229,530 |
57.72% |
David J. Freed |
163,865 |
41.21% |
| Auditor General |
Eugene A. DePasquale |
207,421 |
53.01% |
John Mahler |
177,925 |
45.48% |
| State Treasurer |
Robert M.
McCord |
218,871 |
55.98% |
Diana Irey Vaughn |
166,485 |
42.58% |
| US Representative |
Allyson Y. Schwartz |
113,869 |
65.69% |
Joseph James Rooney |
59,476 |
34.31% |
| State Representative |
Madeline Dean |
21,113 |
64.28% |
Nicholas W. Mattiacci |
11,411 |
34.74% |
April 2012
Special Election
State Rep District
153 Candidate
Madeleine Dean won over Nick Mattiacchi She
will fill out the term for the rest of the year and
then be the incumbent for Nov
http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2012/03/10/glenside_news_globe_times_chronicle/news/doc4f56af76a6d15702159262.txt?viewmode=fullstory.
Nov 2011election
- Commissioner Candidate Winners in
red
R
D
Ward 1 -
Jim Reeves 442
31% Steve Kline
960 68%
Ward 3 - Rich Gaglianese
802 59% John
Swanson 538 40%
Ward 5 - Wayne Luker
796 100% Wayne
Luker is a Democrat who cross filed 100
Ward 7 - Matt Willis 431
35%
Madeleine Dean 790
64%
Ward 9 -
Dennis Zappone 572
56% Dan McLaughlan
447 43%
Ward 11- Diane Misko 407
36% John Spiegelman
707 63%
Ward 13 - Carol Gillespie 659
57% Ralph Giguere
497 42%
Ward 15 - Matt Brigidi 419
46%
Tom Bowman 481
53%
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