Democrats swept Bucks County’s row office elections, where there will soon be a new district attorney (Joe Khan), sheriff (Danny Ceisler), prothonotary (Donna Petrecco), recorder of deeds (Robin Robinson) and county controller (Neale Dougherty).
Democrats also swept the county court of common pleas races where Amy Fitzpatrick, Linda Bobrin, Dawn DiDonato Burke and Tiffany Thomas-Smith were elected.
One closely watched school board race was in Central Bucks School District. Democrats continued their recent dominance with a second consecutive election clean sweep. In Pennridge School District, Democrats won three out of four seats. Democrats in Bensalem swept four available seats, and in Council Rock Democrats won three out of four seats to keep their majority.
Statewide, State Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht – all Democrats – were all reelected. The state Supreme Court has been at the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting and elections. It could again be called on to settle partisan battles over election laws ahead of next year’s midterm contests to decide the governor’s office and the U.S. House majority.
“American voters just delivered a Democratic resurgence. A Republican reckoning. A Blue Sweep,” said DNC Chair Ken Martin. “And it happened because our Democratic candidates, no matter where they are, no matter how they fit into our big tent party, are meeting voters at the kitchen table, not the gilded ballroom.”
The first results are often from mail-in ballots, with in-person precinct results following. Results will update throughout the night.
Live Election Results
Below is the results dashboard from the Associated Press, followed by the unofficial results from the Bucks County Board of Elections It may take a few moments to load after 8:00 PM.
Important Context
As you watch the results, remember:
- These results are unofficial until certified by the Board of Elections, which can take several days.
- Races may look one way with mail-in ballots and then shift as in-person results are counted (or vice-versa).
- We will provide a full analysis of what these results mean for Bucks County in the coming days.
Thank you for trusting the Bucks County Beacon as your election resource!
The Associated Press contributed reporting for this article.
