What To Know About Voting In The Perkiomen Valley: Election 2022

PERKIOMEN VALLEY, PA —The general election in Montgomery County is on Nov. 8.

This year's contest includes local, state and federal elected seats up for grabs.

Those who are registered to vote in Pennsylvania can do so in-person at your local polling precinct, by mail or via absentee ballot.

If you're wondering whether or not you're registered to vote, Montgomery County provides a website here where you can find registration status information.

Questions about in-person voting can be answered by filling out information on this county-run site.

In Montgomery County, voters are also offered an online, interactive map showing the various voting precincts across the county, which is the third largest by population in Pennsylvania.

That map can be accessed here.

That same website offers a breakdown of the different races. Up for grabs across Pennsylvania in this year's general election are a number of state House and Senate seats, as well as congressional seats, the United States Senate seat, and the governor's seat.

In Montgomery County, voters will be able to choose between incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean of the 4th Congressional District and Republican challenger Christian Nascimento.

The 4th Congressional District is the only congressional district that represents Montgomery County.

In the General Assembly, there are a few interesting races worth highlighting, since there are only a few districts left across Montgomery County that are currently represented by Republicans.

Democrats were elected to office in higher numbers in recent years to reflect changing demographics across the county, suburban Philadelphia territory that was once solidly red but has since experienced a blue wave where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans.

One of those races is for the 24th Senatorial District, which covers some central and western Montgomery County communities as well as communities in parts of neighboring Bucks and Berks Counties.

That race is hotly contested as incumbent Sen. Bob Mensch, a Republican, is retiring from elective office.

The individuals from the two major political parties who are vying for that seat are Republican Tracy Pennycuick, who vacated her state House seat to run for this Senate contest, and former school board member and western Montgomery County Democrat Jill Dennin, who is hoping to represent constituents of the 24th Senatorial District.

The 24th includes some Perkiomen Valley communities such as Perkiomen Township, Trappe Borough, Collegeville Borough, Skippack Township and Schwenksville Borough.

Another House seat in Montgomery County currently held by a republican that people are keeping their eye on is the 131st Legislative District. That seat is currently held by Rep. Milou Mackenzie.
Mackenzie is being challenged by Democrat Kevin Branco.

After a recent legislative redistricting in Pennsylvania, the 131st Legislative District includes some Perkiomen Valley communities, such as Green Lane Borough.

In addition to state House, Senate and congressional seats, one of two U.S. Senate seats in Pennsylvania is also up for grabs.

Those on the ballot are Democrat John Fetterman, Republican Mehmet Oz, Libertarian Erik Gerhardt, Green Party candidate Richard L. Weiss, and Keystone Party Daniel Wassmer.

Of course, one of the biggest contests on the ballot for Montgomery County residents and registered voters across the entirety of the commonwealth is the governor's race.

After eight years in office, Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, must step down, so his predecessor will need to be chosen.

The contest for the chief executive's seat is between Democrat Josh Shapiro, Republican Doug Mastriano, Libertarian Matt Hackenburg, Green Party member Christina Digiulio and Keystone Party member Joe Soloski.

Montgomery County also offers a comprehensive list of sample ballots for various election contests on its website.

Those sample ballots are broken down by municipality and can be found here.

The website Ballotpedia also has a section that allows readers to input their home addresses to view sample election ballots.

In Pennsylvania, those voting in person can do so on Nov. 8 between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Mail-in voting is also an accepted form of voting in Pennsylvania.

Patch has compiled a list of drop-box locations throughout the county where mail-in ballots can be dropped off.

That list can be found here.

Status of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania can be found here.

The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is 5 p.m. on Nov. 1. The deadline to return mail-in ballots in person varies by location but is 8 p.m. on Election Day at the latest.

Voters are instructed to make sure their ballots are placed inside a smaller secrecy envelope before they put it inside the official return envelope.

Ballots without both envelopes are not considered to be legal and will not be counted.