2025 Bucks County elections
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November 4, 2025
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A general election was held in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025, to elect various county-level positions. The primary election was held on May 20, 2025.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jennifer Schorn, incumbent district attorney[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jennifer Schorn (incumbent) | 36,694 | 98.75 | |
| Write-in | 460 | 1.25 | ||
| Total votes | 37,157 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Khan, former county solicitor and candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General in 2024[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Khan | 51,213 | 99.46 | |
| Write-in | 277 | 0.54 | ||
| Total votes | 51,490 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Joe Khan (D) |
Jennifer Schorn (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upswing Research & Strategy (D)[b][5] | August 5–10, 2025 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 49% | 43% | 8% |
Results
Khan
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Schorn
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Tie
- 50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joe Khan | 128,877 | 54.13 | |
| Republican | Jennifer Schorn (incumbent) | 109,108 | 45.83 | |
| Write-in | 98 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 238,083 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
County Controller
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Pamela van Blunk, incumbent county controller[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pamela van Blunk (incumbent) | 39,072 | 98.90 | |
| Write-in | 435 | 1.10 | ||
| Total votes | 39,507 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Neale Dougherty, former county controller (2018–2022)[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Neale Dougherty | 53,882 | 99.60 | |
| Write-in | 219 | 0.40 | ||
| Total votes | 54,101 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
Dougherty
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
van Blunk
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Tie
- 50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Neale Dougherty | 130,061 | 55.53 | |
| Republican | Pamela van Blunk (incumbent) | 104,031 | 44.42 | |
| Write-in | 109 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 234,201 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Sheriff
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Fred Harran, incumbent sheriff[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fred Harran (incumbent) | 39,525 | 98.50 | |
| Write-in | 600 | 1.50 | ||
| Total votes | 40,125 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Danny Ceisler, attorney[9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Leo Ceisler | 54,354 | 99.37 | |
| Write-in | 345 | 0.63 | ||
| Total votes | 54,699 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Danny Ceisler (D) |
Fred Harran (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upswing Research & Strategy (D)[b][5] | August 5–10, 2025 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 48% | 43% | 9% |
Results
Ceisler
- 50%–60%
- 60%–70%
- 70%–80%
Harran
- 50%–60%
- 60%–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniel Leo Ceisler | 131,439 | 55.31 | |
| Republican | Fred Harran (incumbent) | 106,049 | 44.63 | |
| Write-in | 132 | 0.06 | ||
| Total votes | 237,620 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Prothonotary
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Coleen Christian, incumbent prothonotary[10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Coleen Christian (incumbent) | 39,160 | 98.96 | |
| Write-in | 412 | 1.04 | ||
| Total votes | 39,572 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Donna Petrecco, Pennsbury School board member and candidate for state house in 2023[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Petrecco | 54,397 | 99.63 | |
| Write-in | 200 | 0.37 | ||
| Total votes | 54,597 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
Petrecco
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Christian
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Petrecco | 130,738 | 55.56 | |
| Republican | Coleen Christian (incumbent) | 104,456 | 44.39 | |
| Write-in | 107 | 0.05 | ||
| Total votes | 235,301 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Recorder of Deeds
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Dan McPhillips, incumbent recorder of deeds[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan McPhillips (incumbent) | 39,262 | 98.95 | |
| Write-in | 417 | 1.05 | ||
| Total votes | 39,679 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Robin Robinson, former recorder of deeds (2018–2022)[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robin Robinson | 54,247 | 99.59 | |
| Write-in | 223 | 0.41 | ||
| Total votes | 54,470 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
Robinson
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
McPhillips
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Tie
- 50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robin Robinson | 131,456 | 55.81 | |
| Republican | Dan McPhillips (incumbent) | 104,000 | 44.15 | |
| Write-in | 97 | 0.04 | ||
| Total votes | 235,553 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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, incumbent Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court[11]
- Dawn DiDonato Burke, mediator with the Bucks County Mortgage Diversion, former prosecutor[12]
- Amy Fitzpatrick, Bucks County solicitor[13]
- Tiffany Thomas-Smith, family law attorney[14]
Eliminated in primary
- Grace Deon, attorney (cross-filing)[15]
- Gary Gambardella, Bucks County magistrate judge (cross-filing)[16]
- Chelsey Crocker Jackman, attorney (cross-filing)[17]
- Joseph Pizzo, attorney (cross-filing)[18]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda Bobrin | 47,713 | 22.38 | |
| Democratic | Dawn DiDonato Burke | 44,082 | 20.68 | |
| Democratic | Amy Fitzpatrick | 43,900 | 20.59 | |
| Democratic | Tiffany Thomas-Smith | 43,438 | 20.38 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Pizzo | 10,042 | 4.71 | |
| Democratic | Grace Deon | 9,192 | 4.31 | |
| Democratic | Chelsey Crocker Jackman | 8,787 | 4.12 | |
| Democratic | Gary Gambardella | 5,758 | 2.70 | |
| Write-in | 270 | 0.13 | ||
| Total votes | 213,182 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominees
- Grace Deon, president and CEO of Eastburn and Gray, P.C, largest law firm in Bucks County[15]
- Chelsey Crocker Jackman, former Bucks County deputy district attorney[17]
- Colin Monahan, trial attorney[19]
- Joseph Pizzo, board president of the Bucks County Housing Development Corporation[18]
Eliminated in primary
- Linda Bobrin, incumbent Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court (cross-filing)[11]
- Dawn DiDonato Burke, former prosecutor (cross-filing)[12]
- Amy Fitzpatrick, attorney (cross-filing)[13]
- Gary Gambardella, Bucks County magistrate judge (cross-filing)[16]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Grace Deon | 31,584 | 20.99 | |
| Republican | Chelsey Crocker Jackman | 31,192 | 20.73 | |
| Republican | Joseph Pizzo | 27,539 | 18.30 | |
| Republican | Colin Monahan | 21,351 | 14.19 | |
| Republican | Gary Gambardella | 15,961 | 10.61 | |
| Republican | Amy Fitzpatrick | 8,720 | 5.80 | |
| Republican | Linda Bobrin | 7,168 | 4.76 | |
| Republican | Dawn DiDonato Burke | 6,323 | 4.20 | |
| Write-in | 623 | 0.41 | ||
| Total votes | 150,461 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Amy Fitzpatrick | 131,339 | 14.68 | |
| Democratic | Linda Bobrin | 127,289 | 14.23 | |
| Democratic | Dawn DiDonato Burke | 125,979 | 14.08 | |
| Democratic | Tiffany Thomas-Smith | 123,214 | 13.77 | |
| Republican | Grace Deon | 98,748 | 11.04 | |
| Republican | Joseph Pizzo | 97,576 | 10.90 | |
| Republican | Chelsea Crocker Jackman | 96,169 | 10.75 | |
| Republican | Colin Monahan | 93,907 | 10.50 | |
| Write-in | 596 | 0.07 | ||
| Total votes | 894,817 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
