How Did Norristown Vote In The 2018 Midterm Elections?

NORRISTOWN, PA — Norristown has long been a solidly blue section of a largely blue county, and Tuesday's 2018 Midterm Elections were no different. Democrats swept all major races both statewide and within Norristown itself, a microcosm of a larger national movement which saw the Democrats taking control of the U.S. House and state candidates making history in districts that have been red for decades.

Many voters in Norristown voted straight ticket, as all of the Democratic winners had very similar winning totals in the borough (about 7,100) as well as the Republicans (around 1,200).

Though both Norristown and Montgomery County are blue, Norristown is more lopsidedly so, voting Democrat at around an 84 percent rate. About 63 percent of the county voted blue for Madeleine Dean for Congress, as a comparison.

Here's how the borough voted on each of the races on the ballot Tuesday:

U.S. House of Representatives 4th District

• Madeleine Dean (Democrat): 7,030 (overall winner)
• Dan David (Republican): 1,272

U.S. Senate

• Bob Casey (Democrat): 7,032 (overall winner)
• Lou Barletta (Republican): 1,159
• Kerns (Libertarian): 84
• Neal Gale (Green): 52

Pennsylvania Governor/Lt. Governor

• Tom Wolf/John Fetterman (Democrat): 7,140 (overall winner)
• Scott Wagner/Jeff Bartos (Republican): 1,135
• Ken Krawchuck/Kathleen Smith: 59
• Paul Glover/Jocolyn Bowster-Bostick (Green): 34

Pennsylvania State Rep. 70th District

• Matt Bradford (Democrat): 7,119 (overall winner)
• Chris Mundiath (Republican): 1,180

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