Abington Voter Guide 2025: Who's On Ballot, Where To Vote

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA — The primary election is Tuesday, May 20, and residents in Abington, Jenkintown, Rockledge, and Cheltenham will cast votes for municipal offices and the Abington, Jenkintown, and Cheltenham school boards.

The election technically has already begun, as mail-in votes have started to return to Montgomery County.

For the primary election, residents vote for contested and uncontested races for their Democratic and Republican parties. Some school board members are cross-filing in both parties.

Who Is On the Ballot

Abington School Board

Seven candidates are seeking four, four-year terms on the Abington School Board.

Democrats / Republicans

• Brian Allen
• Roy Bant Jr.
• Adrienne Fletcher
• Angelique Frazier (Democrat)
• Yaasiyn Muhammad (Democrat)
• Joseph O'Brien (Republican)
• Joseph J Rooney

Cheltenham School Board

Four incumbent school directors are running for four, four-year terms.

Democrats

• Zachary Epps
• Leah Mulhearn'
• Daniel Schultz
• Caroline Watts

Jenkintown School Board

Five candidates seek four, four-year terms.

• Laura Igoe
• Jonathan Litwinowicz
• Anthony McCloskey (Democrat)
• Lisa Smith
• Jason Tucker

Abington Township Municipal Offices

Tax Collector

• Giuseppe Bucci (Republican)
• Karen Geld Sanchez (Democrat)

Commissioner

• Ward 2 — Jeremy Rosenabum (Democrat)
• Ward 4 — Jimmy DiPlacido (Democrat)
• Ward 6 — Jeffrey R. Browne (Democrat)
• Ward 8 — Lori Henry (Democrat)
• Ward 10 — Christine Young-Gertz (Democrat)
• Ward 12 — Matthew Vahey (Democrat)
• Ward 14 — Lori Schreiber (Democrat)

Cheltenham Township Municipal Offices

Finance Officer

• Melvin Pitts (Democrat)
• Thom Estilow (Republican)

Commissioner

• Ward 2 — Dwight Pedro Lewis (Democrat)
• Ward 2 — Veronica Hally (Republican)
• Ward 4 — Emily Stine (Democrat)
• Ward 6 — Emily Cheramie Walz (Democrat)

Jenkintown Borough Municipal Offices

Mayor

• Gabriel Lerman (Democrat)

Tax Collector

• Elizabeth Wolff (Democrat)

Borough Council

• Ward 1 — Gordon Lewis (Democrat)
• Ward 1 — Deborra Sines Pancoe (Democrat)
• Ward 2 — Christian Soltysiak (Democrat)
• Ward 2 — Alexander Khusidman (Republican)
• Ward 3 — Joshua Curtin (Democrat)
• Ward 3 — Alexandria Khalil (Democrat)
• Ward 4 — Anne Machaffie (Democrat)

Rockledge Borough Municipal Offices

Mayor

• Brian Corrigan (Republican)

Tax Collector

• Albert W. Wartman (Republican)

Borough Council

• Joseph L. Denelsbeck (Democrat)
• Frank H. Enderle (Republican)
• Katie Hopkins-Toffling (Republican)
• Vincent M. Menniti Jr. (Republican)
• Cory Toner (Republican)

When To Vote

Polls will be open for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Where To Vote

If you're planning on voting in person and are not sure where to go to vote, you can find your polling place here.

Montgomery has several drop boxes for voters to leave their ballots instead of voting at the polls.

Secure Mail-In Drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Patch will provide coverage and unofficial results of the races on Election Day and the days after.