2025 Bucks County elections

Last updated
2025 Bucks County elections
← 2023November 4, 20252027 →

A general election will be held in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025, to elect various county-level positions. The primary election will be held on May 20, 2025. [1]

Contents

District Attorney

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jennifer Schorn, incumbent district attorney [2]

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jennifer Schorn (incumbent) 36,488 98.76
Write-in 4601.24
Total votes36,948 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Khan 50,930 99.46
Write-in 2750.54
Total votes51,205 100.00

County Controller

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Pamela van Blunk, incumbent county controller [4]

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pamela van Blunk (incumbent) 38,846 98.90
Write-in 4321.10
Total votes39,278 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Neale Doughtery, former county controller [5]

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Neale Doughtery 53,583 99.60
Write-in 2170.40
Total votes53,800 100.00

Sheriff

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Fred Harran, incumbent county controller [6]

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Fred Harran (incumbent) 39,304 98.51
Write-in 5961.49
Total votes39,900 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Daniel Leo Ceisler, attorney [4]

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daniel Leo Ceisler 54,050 99.37
Write-in 3400.63
Total votes54,390 100.00

Prothonotary

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Coleen Christian, incumbent prothonotary [7]

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Coleen Christian (incumbent) 38,935 98.96
Write-in 4091.04
Total votes39,344 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donna Petrecco 54,097 99.64
Write-in 1970.36
Total votes54,294 100.00

Recorder of Deeds

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dan McPhillips, incumbent recorder of deeds [4]

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan McPhillips (incumbent) 39,035 98.95
Write-in 4131.05
Total votes39,448 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Robin Robinson, former recorder of deeds [4]

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robin Robinson 53,946 99.59
Write-in 2210.41
Total votes54,167 100.00

Court of Common Pleas partisan election

Four seats on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas are up for partisan election. If a candidate wins the nomination of both primaries, they are listed on the ballot under both labels, and the vote totals are combined in final reporting.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees
  • Linda Bobrin, former register of deeds (cross-filing) [8]
  • Dawn DiDonato Burke, prosecutor (cross-filing) [9]
  • Amy Fitzpatrick, attorney (cross-filing) [10]
  • Tiffany Thomas-Smith, attorney [11]
Eliminated in primary
  • Grace Deon, attorney (cross-filing) [12]
  • Gary Gambardella, former prosecutor (cross-filing) [13]
  • Chelsey Crocker Jackman, attorney (cross-filing) [14]
  • Joseph Pizzo, attorney (cross-filing) [15]

Results

Democratic primary (vote for up to 4) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Bobrin 47,447 22.38
Democratic Dawn DiDonato Burke 43,848 20.68
Democratic Amy Fitzpatrick 43,667 20.60
Democratic Tiffany Thomas-Smith 43,209 20.38
Democratic Joseph Pizzo9,9584.70
Democratic Grace Deon9,1354.31
Democratic Chelsey Crocker Jackman8,7284.12
Democratic Gary Gambardella5,7282.70
Write-in 2690.13
Total votes212,939 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominees
  • Grace Deon, attorney (cross-filing) [12]
  • Chelsey Crocker Jackman, attorney (cross-filing) [14]
  • Colin Monahan, trial attorney [16]
  • Joseph Pizzo, attorney (cross-filing) [15]
Eliminated in primary
  • Linda Bobrin, former register of deeds (cross-filing) [8]
  • Dawn DiDonato Burke, prosecutor (cross-filing) [9]
  • Amy Fitzpatrick, attorney (cross-filing) [10]
  • Gary Gambardella, former prosecutor (cross-filing) [13]

Results

Republican primary (vote for up to 4) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Grace Deon 31,418 21.00
Republican Chelsey Crocker Jackman 31,028 20.74
Republican Joseph Pizzo 27,383 18.30
Republican Colin Monahan 21,241 14.20
Republican Gary Gambardella15,87510.61
Republican Amy Fitzpatrick8,6535.78
Republican Linda Bobrin7,1074.75
Republican Dawn DiDonato Burke6,2814.20
Write-in 6160.41
Total votes149,602 100.00

Court of Common Pleas retention elections

Some judges will be up for retention election in the general election.

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Municipal Election Calendar" (PDF). PA.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Sofield, Tom (24 April 2025). "Longtime Prosecutor Jennifer Schorn Touts Experience In District Attorney Race". Newtown, PA Now.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2025 Primary Election Unofficial Results". Live Voter Turnout. Bucks County Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Ciavaglia, Jo. "Former Bucks County solicitor is challenging the incumbent DA. Who else is on the ballot?". phillyburbs.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Sofield, Tom (10 March 2025). "Bucks County Democrats Endorse Candidates For Key Row Offices". New Hope Free Press. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Werner, Jeff (30 January 2025). "Bucks County GOP Announces 2025 Row Officer Candidates". Patch. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Bucks County GOP Announces 2025 Row Officer Candidates". Delaware Valley Journal. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Bucks Democrats' Unanimously Endorsed Candidates". Bucks County Dems. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Dawn Burke Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Amy Fitzpatrick Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bucks County Bar Hosting 'Meet The Judicial Candidates' Forum". Patch. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Grace Deon Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Gary Gambardella Runs for Bucks Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Chelsey Crocker Jackman Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Bucks County Bar Association: Merit Selection Results for Bucks County Judicial Candidates". The Independence Bucks County. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "Who's Running For County Courts of Common Pleas?". Politics PA. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.