Jim Matthews (politician)

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Jim Matthews
Member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
In office
January 3, 2000 [1]  January 2, 2012
Republican Michael Marino76,87831.79
Republican Jim Matthews74,75230.91
Democratic Ruth Damsker47,58019.68
Democratic Wendell Young42,60517.62
2003 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners (top three elected)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Jim Matthews78,80827.43
Republican Tom Ellis76,44326.61
Democratic Ruth Damsker68,55223.86
Democratic Frank Custer63,52022.11
2006 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Rendell
Catherine Baker Knoll
2,470,51760.33
Republican Lynn Swann
Jim Matthews
1,622,13539.61
Write-In 2,6700.06
Total votes4,014,109 100.00
Turnout  50.05
2007 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners (top three elected)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Bruce Castor85,34026.96
Democratic Joe Hoeffel79,27625.05
Republican Jim Matthews78,95824.95
Democratic Ruth Damsker72,88923.03

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  15. The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 7-18.
  16. The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 7-84.
Political offices
Preceded by Member of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners
20002012
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
2006
Succeeded by