Election Results: State Rep. Joe Webster Defeats Simone Collins In 150th

LOWER PROVIDENCE, PA — Incumbent Democratic State Rep. Joe Webster will hold on to his seat in the 150th legislative district, defeating Simone Collins.

Webster has 21,915 votes, to 15,263 for Republican Simone Collins.

With some mail-in ballots still to be counted, it appears to be Webster's largest margin of victory in the district yet.

11 p.m.

As more mail-in ballots are tallied, Webster's lead has remained unchanged, and appears to be insurmountable. However, not all precincts have yet reported.

Webster: 15,745

Collins: 10,965

10 p.m.

Across Montgomery County, 23 precincts have reported in, and 16,166 total in person votes have been tallied. Meanwhile, 99,527 mail-in ballots have been tallied, out of 171,347 received.

Webster has extended his lead by more than a thousand votes in the past hour as more in-person ballots are tallied. The district looks likely to remain blue, though it's still too early to tell.

Webster: 11,094
Collins: 6,688

8:51 p.m.

A total of 171,347 mail-in ballots were received in Montgomery County in the 2024 election, the county said. About 94,577 have been counted. No in-person tallies are yet available in the county. Early tallies in the 150th:

Webster: 5,218

Collins: 2,159

8:40 p.m.

As the Democratic lead grows as expected in Pennsylvania with the early mail-in vote tabulation, it's important to note that this will dwindle significantly in the coming hours. Montgomery County elections chief Neil Makhija said Tuesday that Republican candidates would likely steadily make up ground up until midnight, when in-person balloting is likely to be complete.

Mail-in balloting will be about two thirds finished in most of the state by midnight, officials estimate.

LOWER PROVIDENCE, PA — Polls are closed across Montgomery County, and votes are beginning to be tallied in the 150th legislative district race between incumbent Democrat Joe Webster and challenging Republican Simone Collins.

Check back with Patch here throughout the evening for live results in this race as they become available.

The race is among a few dozen around the state in districts that are close enough in their partisan makeup that they could swing the balance of the Pennsylvania state legislature.

Webster, 66, of Collegeville, in office since 2018, is a retired Air Force colonel, former Accenture executive, and has a PhD George Washington University.

Collins, 36, of Audubon, an entrepreneur and activist has a Master's in Technology Policy from the University of Cambridge.

Read more about State Rep. Webster:

• 2024 Candidate Profile: Joe Webster For PA State Rep, 150th District

"As a member of the US military for over 30 years, I can tell you that our veterans are strongly in favor of open primaries and more options in the candidates they can choose from. When you serve in our armed services, you serve on behalf of every American. Political party is not an identity then. Nor should it be an identity for our elected leaders."

Read more about Simone Collins:

• 2024 Candidate Profile: Simone Collins, PA State Rep, 150th District

"I've taken on tasks ranging from illustrating ophthalmic medical device manuals to orchestrating a multimillion dollar acquisition of multiple businesses across two countries and managing an online community of over 30,000 people. In each case, I thrived, not because I'm smarter or more connected than others, but because I simply outwork them."

The district

Collegeville, Lower Providence, Skippack, and most of Upper Providence Township comprise the 150th.

It has 62,734 residents, according to Ballotpedia.

Past results

For 49 of the 50 years between 1969 and 2019, Republicans controlled the 150th district.

Then, during the 2018 primaries, Rep. Webster came into office as part of a historic blue wave that saw several long-red districts in Montgomery and Chester counties turn to Democrats.

Webster won his first three elections by about 3,000 votes, and increased that margin of victory to 5,000 in 2022.

All of the below long GOP-held districts, flipped to Democrats in 2018, remain blue:

• Maria Collett, State Senate 12th District (Republican for 71 years until 2018, since District's inception in 1947)
• Steve Malagari,State Rep. 53rd District (Republican for 45 years until 2018, since modern formation in 1973)
• Liz Hanbridge, State Rep. 61st District (Republican for 49 years until 2018, since inception in 1969)
• Joe Ciresi, State Rep. 146th District (Republican for 47 of the 49 years before 2018)
• Joe Webster, State Rep. 150th District (Republican for 47 of the 49 years before 2018)
• Danielle Friel Otten, State Rep. 155th District (Republican for 28 years, from 1990 to 2018)
• Melissa Shusterman, State Rep. 157th District (Republican for 47 of the 49 years before 2018)