Politics & Government
Election Results: Leaders In The Central Bucks School Board Race
Doylestown area voters picked their nominees on Tuesday for school board, township supervisor and borough council.
DOYLESTOWN, PA — The polls have officially closed across Bucks County on the May 16 Primary Election in Pennsylvania. Patch will be updating the numbers throughout the evening as they are tallied.
Republican and Democrat voters in the Doylestown area went to the polls on Tuesday to select their candidates for the November election.
Contested races included Bucks County Commissioner (Republican ballot), Bucks County Coroner (Democratic ballot), Doylestown Township and the New Britain Township Board of Supervisors (GOP ballot) and Chalfont Borough Council (Democratic ballot).
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There's also the big race for five open seats on the Central Bucks School Board. Eleven candidates are vying for five open seats, including a three way contest in Region 3 that will be determined on Tuesday.
Headlining the county races is a contested battle on the Democratic side for Bucks County coroner between incumbent Meredith Buck and challenger Patti Campi.
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Buck ran on her record as coroner for the past three years, saying she guided her office through the pandemic and also launched a program to bring proper military burials to unclaimed veterans.
Campi campaigned to share county-specific data regarding the opioid crisis and mental health issues faced by residents of Bucks County.
Republicans also selected their candidates for Bucks County Commissioner in a contested three-way race with incumbent Gene DiGirolamo, Bucks County Controller Pamela A. Van Blunk and former Bucks County Commissioner Andrew L. Warren running for the party's nomination for November.
Here are the contested races we're watching in the Doylestown area. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, here are the unofficial numbers:
Bucks County Commissioner
Republican (Vote for 2)
Bucks County Coroner
Democrat (Vote for 1)
Chalfont Borough
Democrat (Vote for 3)
- Thomas Taft - 243 votes
- Mitchell B. Meyerson - 331 votes
- Lisa Cardinale - 354 votes
- Michael Kelly - 270 votes
Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors
Republican (Vote for 2)
Leading the race for their party's nomination for two open seats on the Doylestown Township Board of Supervisors are Patricia Murphy and Robert Caroselli, who ran as the endorsed Republican team. They faced a challenge from Joe Van Houten who is currently trailing in the vote count.
New Britain Township Board of Supervisors
Republican (Vote for 2)
- Scott W. Fischer - 540 votes
- Gregory T. Hood - 547 votes
- Brian P. Dutill - 303 votes
Leading the race for their party's nomination for two open seats on the board of supervisors in New Britain Township are Gregory Hood and Scott Fischer. Brian Dutill is currently trailing in the vote count.
Central Bucks School Board (Region One)
Democrat (Vote for 1)
Republican (Vote for 1)
Central Bucks School Board (Region Two)
Democrat (Vote for 1)
- Dana Hunter -95 votes
- Heather Reynolds - 1,377 votes
Republican (Vote for 1)
- Dana Hunter - 1,185 votes
- Heather Reynolds - 329 votes
Central Bucks School Board (Region Three)
Democrat (Vote for 1)
- Patricia Carman - 111 votes
- Glenn Schloeffel - 81 votes
- Dana Foley - 1,653 votes
Republican (Vote for 1)
- Patricia Carman - 114 votes
- Glenn Schloeffel - 1,233 votes
- Dana Foley - 335 votes
Central Bucks School Board (Region Five)
Democrat (Vote for 1)
Republican (Vote for 1)
Central Bucks School Board (Region Eight)
Democrat (Vote for 1)
- Susan M. Gibson - 2,299 votes
- Tony Arjona - 99 votes
Republican (Vote for 1)
- Susan M. Gibson - 363 votes
- Tony Arjona - 779 votes
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