Politics & Government

Dems Take All Five Seats in Norristown School Board Race

With all 28 districts reporting, the entire Democratic slate took the seats with just under a 3% lead over the GOP.

The Montgomery County Board of Elections has numbers from all 28 districts and it looks like Democratic candidates Janice Pearce, Laura Diana Rivera, Michael Melnyk, Albert Mauthe and Iva J. Ferrell have won out over the GOP ticket of Sue Christensen, Ken Christovich, Frances M. Cubberley, Christa U. Henderson and Scott Felix.

Here are the final unofficial numbers:

                                Vote Count    Percent
Rep - Sue Christensen    4,310    9.09%
Rep - Ken Christovich    4,019    8.47%
Rep - Frances M. Cubberley    3,984    8.40%
Rep - Christa U. Henderson    4,064    8.57%
Rep - Scott Felix    3,982    8.39%
Dem - Janice Pearce    5,483    11.56%
Dem - Laura Diana Rivera    5,392    11.37%
Dem - Michael Melnyk    5,491    11.57%
Dem - Albert Mauthe    5,412    11.41%
Dem - Iva J. Ferrell    5,302    11.18%
                      Total    47,439    100.00%

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