Yardley Area Voter Guide 2025: Who's On Ballot, Where To Vote

YARDLEY AREA, PA — The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and residents in Yardley, Morrisville, and Lower Makefield Township will cast votes for municipal offices and the Morrisville and Pennsbury school boards.

The election technically has already begun, as mail-in votes have started to return to Bucks County.

For the general election, residents vote for contested and uncontested races for their Democratic and Republican parties. Some school board members are cross-filing in both parties.

Who Is On the Ballot

Bucks County Races

Bucks County Court Of Common Pleas (Vote for four)

• Linda Bobrin, Democrat
• Dawn DiDonato Burke, Democrat
• Amy Fitzpatrick, Democrat
• Tiffany Thomas-Smith, Democrat
• Grace Deon, Republican
• Chelsey Crocker Jackman, Republican
• Joseph Pizzo, Republican
• Colin Monahan, Republican

District Attorney: 4-Year Term (Vote for One)

• Joe Khan, Democrat
• Jennifer Schorn, Incumbent Republican

Bucks County Sheriff: 4-Year Term (Vote for One)

• Daniel Leo Ceisler, Democrat
• Fred Harran, Incumbent Republican

Bucks County Prothonotary: 4-Year Term (Vote For One)

• Donna Petrecco, Democrat
• Coleen Christian, Incumbent Republican

Bucks County Recorder of Deeds: 4-Year Term (Vote For One)

• Robin Robinson, Democrat
• Dan McPhillips, Incumbent Republican

Bucks County Controller: 4-Year Term (Vote For One)

• Neale Dougherty, Democrat
• Pamela Van Blunk, Incumbent Republican

District Magistrate 07-03-01 (Vote for One)

• Timothy Barton, Democrat
• Heather Hines, Republican

Morrisville School Board

Three candidates are running for four, four-year terms:

• Sara Stern (Democrat)
• Timothy Evans (Democrat)
• Charles E. Sweeney (Democrat)

Pennsbury School Board

Region 1 School Director — 4-Year Term (Vote for 2)

• Steven Keller (Republican)
• Lois Lambing (Democrat/Republican)
• Joshua Waldorf (Democrat)

Region 2 School Director — 2-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Jim Boice (Democrat)
• Andrew Dell (Republican)

* This district represents Falls Township

Region 3 School Director — 4-Year Term (Vote for 2)

• Linda Palsky (Democrat/Republican)
• Joanna Steere (Democrat/Republican)

Lower Makefield Municipal Offices

Supervisor — 6-Year Term (Vote for 2)

• Colin Coyle (Democrat)
• Judi Reiss (Democrat)
• Lorriane Marchand (Republican)
• Brendan H. Peppard (Republican)

Tax Collector — 4-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Rebecca Cecchine (Democrat)
• Janice Lee Rudzinski (Republican)

Auditor — 6-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Keith DosSantos (Democrat)
• Gary D. Pogeler (Republican)

Morrisville Borough Municipal Offices

Mayor: 4-Year Term

• Gary E. Wallace (Democrat/Republican)

1st Ward Borough Council: 4-Year Term

• Shawn Ratti (Democrat/Republican)
• Helen Hlahol (Democrat/Republican)
• Kathryn Price (Democrat)

3rd Ward Borough Council: 2-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Peggy Walsh (Democrat)
• Andrew Lubin (Republican)

3rd Ward Borough Council: 4-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Dennis Kinney (Republican)
• Deborah Colgan (Democrat)

4th Ward Borough Council: 4-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Anna Langer (Democrat)
• Luke McKee (Republican)

Tax Collector: 4-Year Term

• Kathryn Schell (Democrat/Republican)

Yardley Borough Municipal Offices

Mayor — 4-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Caroline Thompson (Democrat)
• Earl Markey (Republican)
• Zachary R. Bark (Independent)

Borough Council —4-Year Term (Vote for 4)

• Uri Feiner (Democrat)
• Jason Goldstein (Democrat)
• Martha Howlett (Democrat)
• Paul Mencel (Democrat)
• Earl Markey (Republican)
• Raymond Hofelder (Republican)
• Matthew D. White (Republican)
• Oleh Chernyk (Republican)

Tax Collector —4-Year Term (Vote for 1)

• Christine Ventresca (Democrat)

When To Vote

Polls will be open for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Where To Vote

If you're planning on voting in person and are not sure where to go to vote, you can find your polling place here.

Bucks County has several drop boxes for voters to leave their ballots instead of voting at the polls.
Secure Mail-In Drop boxes close at 8 p.m. on Election Day and can be found through this link.

Patch will provide coverage and unofficial results of the races on Election Day and the days after.