Democrats Win Across The Board In Central Bucks School Board Race

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Voters sent a blue wave cascading through the Central Bucks School District on Tuesday sweeping five Democrats into office and ousting the incumbent school board president.

According to unofficial results and with 100 percent of precincts reporting, the Democrats cleared the board on Tuesday winning all five contested races and taking majority control of the board of education.

Over the past several years, the school district has become ground zero in the culture war as the Republican majority implemented policies to protect parental rights, to keep politics out of the classroom, to shield students from sexually-graphic library material and to protect female athletes.

The Democrats fought back accusing the board majority of banning books and Pride flags, marginalizing the district's LGBTQ+ student population and costing the district more than a million dollars defending itself against accusations by the ACLU-PA of discrimination against the district's LGBTQ+ students and their allies.

Winning election to the board on Tuesday are incumbent Karen Smith (Region 1), Heather Reynolds (Region 2), Dana Foley (Region 3), Rick Haring (Region 6) and Susan Gibson (Region 8).

Incumbent Republican school board president Dana Hunter fell short in her re-election bid in Region 2, losing to Heather Reynolds

Results are unofficial until all votes, including those cast via mail and in ballot drop boxes, have been counted.

Here are the numbers with 100 percent of precincts reporting:

Central Bucks School Board

Region 1 (4 Year Term, Vote for 1)

Karen Smith (D) 3092

Stephen Mass (R) 2631

(4 Year Term, Vote for 1)

Dana Hunter (R) 2,376

Region 3 (4 Year Term, Vote for 1)

Dana Foley (D) 3,264

Glenn Schloeffel (R) 2,742

Region 6 (4 Year Term, Vote for 1)

Rick Haring (D) 3,130

Aarati Martino (R) 2,211

Region 8 (4 Year Term, Vote for 1)

Susan Gibson (D) 3,923

Tony Arjona (R) 1,788