Republican Numbers Are Trending Upward In Race For Horsham Township Council

HORSHAM, PA — The Republicans on the ballot for Horsham Township Council are thus far doing better than their Democratic counterparts, although voter ballots continue to be counted in this race and in others across Montgomery County, the delay in final winners due to outstanding mail-in ballots countywide.

As of an updated election returns sheet provided by the county late Wednesday night, the Republican candidates were in the lead over the three Democrats in the township council race.

Republicans W. William Whiteside, Theresa Harmon and Sean Wade had 3,435 votes, 3,349 votes and 3,260 votes respectively, while Democrats Veronica Hill-Milbourne, William Gallagher and Charlies Horner had 2,903 votes, 2,966 votes and 2,639 votes respectively.

Whiteside is an incumbent and serves as the body's current vice president, while both Hill-Milbourne and Gallagher are also incumbents.

If Hill-Milbourne ends up losing her seat it would be significant because she had made history when first elected four years ago as the first Black woman ever elected to Horsham Township Council. She is married to Michael Milbourne, who has been Montgomery County's elected coroner since 2016.

The current vote count reflects 100 percent of in-person precincts reported, but does not include the entirety of mail-in ballots since the county continues to process those.

Patch will bring you additional information about final tallies when it becomes available.