Election Results: Leaders In The New Hope-Solebury School Board Race

NEW HOPE, 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 the numbers are tallied.

Republican and Democrat voters in the New Hope area went to the polls today to select their candidates for the New Hope-Solebury School Board, the New Hope Borough Council and Bucks County races for coroner and commissioner.

The races feature a battle on the Democratic ticket for Bucks County coroner between incumbent Meredith Buck and challenger Patti Campi. The coroner's office is based in Warminster.

Buck is running 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 is campaigning to share county-specific data regarding the opioid crisis and mental health issues faced by residents of Bucks County.

For Bucks County Commissioner, there is a contested race on the Republican ticket for two seats 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.

New Hope Borough Council

On the Democratic ballot, Eric Burnside is challenging incumbents Ken Maisel, Laurie McHugh and Louise Feder for the party's nomination for three open seats on the New Hope Borough Council. There were no Republicans on the ballot.

New Hope-Solebury School Board

In a highly-contested race for school board, eight cross-filed candidates are vying for five open, four year seats on the school board. The candidates are: Montu Patel, John Augenblick, Donald Martin Jr., Nik Heble, Linda Szwedo, Judy McHenry Finn, Jason Koye and Ronald Felix. They cross-filed on both the Democratic and Republican ballots.

Polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m. Results by the Bucks County Board of Elections are unofficial.

Here are the contested races we're watching on Tuesday in the New Hope area. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, here are the unofficial numbers:

Bucks County Coroner

Democratic Ballot (vote for 1)

• Meredith Buck — 21,151 votes
• Patti Campi — 33,113 votes

Bucks County Commissioner

Republican Ballot (vote for 3)

• Pamela A. Van Blunk — 33,133 votes
• Gene DiGirolamo — 30,573 votes
• Andrew L. Warren — 14,127 votes

New Hope Solebury School Board

Democratic Ballot (vote for 5)

• Montu Patel — 1,731 votes
• John Augenblick —1,748 votes
• Donald Martin Jr. — 162 votes
• Nik Heble — 1,626 votes
• Linda Szwedo —1,686 votes
• Judy McHenry Finn — 1,687 votes
• Jason Koye — 148 votes
• Ronald Felix — 144 votes

Republican Ballot (vote for 5)

• Jason Koye — 149 votes
• John Augenblick —333 votes
• Judy McHenry Finn — 225 votes
• Nik Heble —194 votes
• Montu Patel — 226 votes
• Donald Martin Jr. —554 votes
• Linda Szwedo —185 votes
• Ronald Felix — 583 votes

New Hope Borough Council

Democratic Ballot (vote for three)

• Ken Maisel — 353 votes
• Laurie McHugh —348 votes
• Louise Feder — 388 votes
• Eric Burnside — 137 votes

Incumbent council members Ken Maisel, Laurie McHugh and Louise Feder lead the vote count for the Democratic ballot for borough council. Eric Burnside is trailing in the count.

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