North Penn School Board Still Too Close To Call

Wednesday evening

With some 21,000 mail-in ballots across the county still to be counted, the North Penn School Board race is still too close to call. County officials expect final results for close races to be delayed as final votes are tabulated. The race remains very close, with no new votes counted since Wednesday morning:

1. Kennedy (R): 11,346
2. Stoll (D): 11,248
3. Bradica (R): 11,161
4. Fusco (D): 11,022
5. Snyder (R): 10,807
6. Froelich (R): 10,792
7. Kassa (D): 10,674
8. Roesch III (D): 10,220

8:37 a.m.

There are still mail-in ballots to be counted, but Republicans seem poised to take at least two seats on the North Penn School Board in one of the tightest local elections in recent memory.

If the current results hold, Jonathan Kassa and Alfred Roesch would be voted out, and Michael Kennedy and Jessica Bradica would be voted in.

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Here's where things stand Wednesday morning, with all in-person votes counted and some 20,000 mail-in votes countywide still being tabulated:

1. Kennedy (R): 11,346
2. Stoll (D): 11,248
3. Bradica (R): 11,161
4. Fusco (D): 11,022
5. Snyder (R): 10,807
6. Froelich (R): 10,792
7. Kassa (D): 10,674
8. Roesch III (D): 10,220

12:46 a.m.

Republicans have moved into contention.

1. Kennedy (R): 11,274
2. Bradica (R): 11,082
3. Stoll (D): 10,956
4. Snyder (R): 10,742
5. Fusco (D): 10,737
6. Froelich (R): 10,729
7. Kassa (D): 10,393
8. Roesch III (D): 9,994

12:15 a.m.

1. Stoll (D): 8,777
2. Fusco (D): 8,608
3. Kassa (D): 8,340
4. Kennedy (R): 8,172
5. Bradica (R): 8,054
6. Roesch III (D): 7,985
7. Froelich (R): 7,776
8. Snyder (R): 7,775

11:31 p.m.

Republicans may get a voice on the board, after all.

1. Stoll (D): 6,977
2. Fusco (D): 6,861
3. Kassa (D): 6,635
4. Kennedy (R): 6,452
5. Roesch III (D): 6,349
6. Bradica (R): 6,347
7. Froelich (R): 6,125
8. Snyder (R): 6,124

10:53 p.m.

Democrats hold a firm advantage in the early going in the North Penn School Director race, and look to be on their way to maintaining a fully Democratic school board. Four seats are up for grabs.

1. Stoll (D): 3,722
   
2. Fusco (D): 3,656
   
3. Kassa (D): 3,548
   
4. Roesch III (D): 3,408
5. Kennedy (R): 2,741
6. Bradica (R): 2,708
7. Froelich (R): 2,598
8. Snyder (R): 2,584

LANSDALE, PA — Polls have closed and results are coming in the hotly contested North Penn School Board race.

There are four seats available, with eight candidates battling to fill the four year terms. The race features Democrats, Tina Stoll, Christian Fusco, Jonathan Kassa, and Alfred Roesch against Republicans Michael Kennedy, Harry Snyder, Frederick Froehlich, and Jessica Bradica.

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The Democrats are part of an incumbent group which owns every seat on the existing board, which has supported the controversial mask mandates in schools.

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The challenging Republicans, running as part of the North Penn Views bloc, are supported by the Back to School PA PAC, which aims to prevent schools from being closed. The group donated $10,000 to the challengers over the summer.

"PAC Chair Becker and Treasurer Wilson want to balance out the current board that kept schools closed for much of the last school year," Back to School PAC spokesperson Clarice Schillinger said.

Other points of contention between the groups include the funding that was given to the renovations of Crawford Stadium, and the other infrastructure improvements which challengers say should have been prioritized.

Two polling places in Montgomery County, Norristown's Gotwals Elementary School and Cole Manor School, will not close until 9 p.m. after their voting equipment arrived late on Tuesday morning, leading to a delay in opening.

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Tuesday's elections included numerous municipal level races, ranging from school board elections to town council races. District judges, as well as district attorneys and sheriffs, were on the ballot in some places as well.