Northampton Twp. Primary Election 2022: Election Results

NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, PA — The primary election is Tuesday, May 17, and Northampton Township area residents will soon be able to cast their votes on town, county, and other races. Winners of the Tuesday primary will advance to the general election this November.

The election techincally has already begun, as mail-in votes have started to trickle in across Bucks county. As of Monday, officials said that voters had returned 38,564 of 60,272 ballots sent out.

Who is on the ballot?

The 2022 election includes a spread of races for state house, state senate, and higher state office. There are also races for U.S Congress at play.

Many races in the primary are uncontested, either because only one candidate from that party is still in the running, or because an incumbent is running unchallenged.

In the Northampton Township area, some of the local primary races on the ballot include:

Northampton Twp. District 1 Republican Committeeman

• John Jim: 61.11%
• Warren Harner: 37.04%
• Write-in: 1.85%

Northampton Twp. District 1 Republican Committeewoman

• Sabrina Cruz: 41.07%
• Karen Jim: 57.14%
• Write-in: 1.79%

Northampton Twp. District 2 Republican Committeewoman

• Kathleen Jarema: 27.27%
• Loraine Breidinger: 72.73%
• Write-in: 0.00%

Northampton Twp. District 6 Republican Committeewoman

• Megan Brock: 46.94%
• Patricia L. Godfrey: 53.06%
• Write-in: 0.00%

Northampton Twp. District 8 Republican Committeewoman

• Kathleen Verrecchia: 59.26%
• Alice Martelli: 40.74%
• Write-in: 0.00%

Northampton Twp. District 13 Republican Committeeman

• Geemon George: 22.58%
• Daniel Berrien: 77.42%
• Write-in: 0.00%

Northampton Twp. District 17 Republican Committeeman

• Boris Kaplan: 25.00%
• Michael B. Minkovsky: 75.00%pp
• Write-in: 0.00%

At the state level, there are a pair of huge races that have gained national attention, with open seats for U.S. Senator and governor.

Republican governor

• Bill McSwain: 30.23%
• Dave White: 17.50%
• Lou Barletta: 13.51%
• Doug Mastriano: 12.28%
• Joe Gale: 8.37%
• Melissa Hart: 7.52%
• Nche Zama: 4.04%
• Charlie Gerow: 2.43%
• Write-in: 0.94%

Democratic governor

• Josh Shapiro: 99.72%
• Write-in: 0.28%

Republican U.S. Senate

• David McCormick: 31.39%
• Mehmet Oz: 23.77%
• Kathy Barnette: 19.00%
• Jeff Bartos: 12.31%
• Carla Sands: 4.99%
• George Bochetto: 3.88%
• Sean Gale: 3.76%
• Write-in: 0.89%

Democratic U.S. Senate

• John Fetterman: 54.23%
• Conor Lamb: 31.55%
• Malcolm Kenyatta: 7.48%
• Alexandria Khalil: 6.65%
• Write-in: 0.09%

Numerous other state offices, including lieutenant governor, are also up for grabs.

Check back for live results as they become available.