Bensalem Voter Guide 2021: What You Need To Know

BENSALEM, PA — We are only two weeks from the 2021 election in Pennsylvania, where voters can vote in-person or submit mail-in ballots. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 26 in Bucks County, and polls will open at 7 a.m. on Nov. 2 and stay open until 8 p.m.

Here’s a glance at what you’ll find on your ballot in Bensalem and the surrounding area.

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There are no congressional or senate elections on the ballot for Bucks County voters this Election Day. The state-level races are for Justice of the Supreme Court, Judge of the Superior Court, and Judge of the Commonwealth Court. There are also several retention elections.

Many important local races are on the ballot this year, though.

A Bucks County judicial race has the potential to be history-making, as Democrat Tiffany Thomas-Smith and Republican Stephen Corr vie for a seat on the Court of Common Pleas. If elected, Thomas-Smith would be the first Black woman to serve as a judge on this Bucks County court.

Two other major races — for district attorney and sheriff — are playing out in Bucks County in this election.

The District Attorney is a Bucks County official who represents the state in criminal proceedings; currently, Republican Matthew Weintraub has held the office for five years and is seeking re-election. Antonetta Stancu, a Democrat, is the challenger and has been an attorney for 17½ years.

Current Bucks County Sheriff Milt Warrell did make a bid for re-election, but lost in the primaries and will not be on the ballot in the general election. Mark E. Lomax, a major with the Pennsylvania State Police for 27 years and executive director of the National Tactical Officers Association for five years, is the Democrat in the race; Fred Harran, Bensalem’s Director of Public Safety since 2006 who has held a directorial role with the police department since 1997, is the Republican hopeful for sheriff.

Bucks County voters will also be voting for a prothonotary, recorder of deeds, county controller, and magisterial district judge.

In Bensalem, this election will determine who is mayor for the next four years. Libertarian Timothy Main and Democrat Valerie Ridge are each challenging Republican Joseph DiGirolamo, who has held the mayorship since 1994.

Four seats are also open for a School Director role in the Bensalem Township School District. Democrats Stephanie A. Gonzalez Ferrandez, Alana Hardison, Jaime P. Devery, and Scott Endicter; and Republicans Kim J. Rivera, Jack Meyer, Joe Pettyjohn, and Jiten Patel are all vying for a spot on the board.

Bensalem voters can vote for three Council members to serve a four-year term, choosing between Democrats Jesse Sloane, Ed Tokmajian, and Marc Stolee; and Republicans Joe Pilieri, Stacey Champion, and Michelle Benitez.

Here’s a glance at what your ballot will look like in Bensalem.

There are 28 polling places in the Bensalem area. Here’s a complete list of polling places in Bucks County, so you can find the one closest to your home.

If you’ll be completing a mail-in ballot rather than voting in-person on election day, here’s where you can request one and drop it off.

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