Democrat Jill Dennin Won Her Party's Nomination For The 24th Senatorial District

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Jill Dennin, a former school board member and longtime active community member, has secured the Democratic Party's nomination for Pennsylvania's 24th Senatorial District.

Dennin, who is looking to flip the seat after the upcoming retirement of incumbent Republican State Sen. Bob Mensch, won her race with more than 73 percent of the vote, according to unofficial election returns from Montgomery County.

Dennin was facing off against Emanuel Wilkerson, a 25-year-old Pottstown resident who hoped his youthful message would resonate with voters in the senate district, which includes parts of Montgomery, Bucks and Berks Counties.

Unofficial returns show that Wilkerson garnered just over 26 percent of the vote.

Dennin, who resides in a community in western Montgomery County right near the border with Berks County, formerly served as a school board member of the Boyertown Area School District, which pools students from both Montco and Berks.

She spoke with Patch briefly during a stop at the polling site at Collegeville Borough Hall on Tuesday afternoon.