Democrats Sweep To Victory In Newtown Area Municipal Races

NEWTOWN, PA — It was a good night for Democrats in the Newtown area.

The Democrats came close to winning every municipal race, sweeping to victory in Newtown Borough, Newtown Township and Upper Makefield.

In Newtown Township, incumbent Supervisors Elen Snyder and Phil Calabro won re-election, returning to the board for another six years.

In Newtown Borough, voters in the first ward elected Democrat Kris Bauman to a two year seat and Gail Foley to a four year seat on borough council. In ward two, voters gave the victory to Democrats Julia Woldorf and Josh Phillips who will serve on council for the next four years.

In Upper Makefield, Democrats Ben Weldon and Braun Taylor won election to the board of supervisors. They were running for two open six year seats.

The Republicans had one victory on Tuesday night to hang its hat on. And that was in Wrightstown Township where incumbent Robert Lloyd won re-election to the board of supervisors for another six-year term.

Remember that all results from the Bucks County Board of Elections are unofficial.

Newtown Borough Council

First Ward (2-Year Term, Vote for one)

Kris Bauman (D) 322

Courtney Lang (R) 254

First Ward (4-Year Term, Vote for one)

Gail Foley (D) 327

Sean Barry (R) 253

Second Ward (4-Year Term, Vote for 2)

Julia Woldorf (D) 297

Josh Phillips (D) 299

Bernie Sauer (R) 276

Betsy Hunt (R) 254

Newtown Township Supervisor (6-Year Term, Vote for 2)

Elen Snyder (D) 3,939

Phillip Calabro (D) 3,751

Andrea Ahern (R) 3,343

Debbie Verwoerd (R) 3,105

Upper Makefield Supervisor (6-Year Term, Vote for 2)

Ben Weldon (D) 2,068

Braun Taylor (D) 1,973

Julianna Merback Burdo (R) 1,634

Nathan Semmel (R) 1,614

Wrightstown Supervisor (6-Year Term, Vote for 1)

Marc Luber (D) 529

Robert Lloyd (R) 648

Walter Hammer (I) 109