Bucks County Sheriff Loses to Primary Challenger

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Bucks County Sheriff Milt Warrell will not appear on the Democratic ballot in the November election.

Democratic challenger Mark Lomax has secured 39,944 votes, or 77 percent of the vote total, as of Wednesday afternoon, while Warrell received only 11,151 votes, or about 22 percent of the total, in Tuesday's primary election.

Lomax previously received an endorsement from the Bucks County Democratic Committee, despite Warrell being the incumbent Democratic sheriff. He is a retired Pennsylvania state trooper and serves on the Warrington Township Board of Supervisors.

Warrell has conceded in the race on his Facebook page.

"First and foremost, I want to thank everyone that supported, helped and gave encouragement and praise the last few weeks, months and years," Warrell said. "Obviously, this was not the outcome which we had hoped for, but it is what it is. I will take a short time to process all of this and go over some ideas and review possible plans and directions. It has been and continues to be my greatest Honor to Serve the people of Bucks County as Your Sheriff."

Lomax will face Fred Harran, Bensalem Township's director of public safety, in the November election. Harran was the only Republican running for sheriff in Tuesday's primary. He received just over 50,000 votes.

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