NEWTOWN, PA — Tuesday, May 19 is Primary Election Day across Pennsylvania.
In Newtown, voters will weigh in on the race for Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District, currently represented by Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick is unopposed on the Republican ballot. He was first elected to Congress in 2016 to represent the 8th congressional district. Following redistricting in 2018, Fitzpatrick was reelected to represent what is now the 1st congressional district (Bucks County and a portion of neighboring Montgomery County).
On the Democratic ballot, front-runner Bob Harvie, a Bucks County Commissioner and former Falls Township Supervisor, is running against Lucia Simonella, a scientist and mathematician from Quakertown, for the party's nomination.
State Senator
On the Democratic ballot, incumbent Democrat Steve Santarsiero is unopposed in the 10th District and Eileen Hartnett Albillar is unopposed in the 6th District.
On the Republican ballot, Greg Bankos is unopposed in the 10th District and incumbent Frank Farry is unopposed in the 6th district.
State Representative
On the Democratic ballot, incumbent Perry Warren is unopposed in the 31st District and Monica Weninger is unopposed in the 178th District.
On the Republican ballot, incumbent Kristin Marcell is unopposed in the 178th District. There are no Republicans on the ballot in the 31st District.
Sample Ballots And Polling Places
You can see the sample ballots by clicking here.
Polls will be open Tuesday, May 18 at 7 a.m. Voters can cast ballots up until 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots must be returned to the county's board of elections by 8 p.m. on May 18.
Some polling places have changed for Tuesday's Primary. Click here to find your polling places.
Below is a list of ballot drop off locations in Bucks County:
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