2025 Bucks County elections

2025 Bucks County elections
November 4, 2025

A general election was held in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025, to elect various county-level positions. The primary election was held on May 20, 2025.[1]

District Attorney

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jennifer Schorn, incumbent district attorney[2]

Results

Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jennifer Schorn (incumbent) 36,694 98.75
Write-in 460 1.25
Total votes 37,157 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Khan 51,213 99.46
Write-in 277 0.54
Total votes 51,490 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Joe
Khan (D)		 Jennifer
Schorn (R)		 Undecided
Upswing Research & Strategy (D)[b][5] August 5–10, 2025 501 (LV) ± 4.4% 49% 43% 8%

Results

Results by precinct
  Khan
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Schorn
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Tie
  •   50%
2025 Bucks County District Attorney election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Khan 128,877 54.13
Republican Jennifer Schorn (incumbent) 109,108 45.83
Write-in 98 0.04
Total votes 238,083 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

County Controller

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Pamela van Blunk, incumbent county controller[4]

Results

Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pamela van Blunk (incumbent) 39,072 98.90
Write-in 435 1.10
Total votes 39,507 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Neale Dougherty, former county controller (2018–2022)[7]

Results

Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neale Dougherty 53,882 99.60
Write-in 219 0.40
Total votes 54,101 100.0

General election

Results

Results by precinct
  Dougherty
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  van Blunk
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Tie
  •   50%
2025 Bucks County Controller election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neale Dougherty 130,061 55.53
Republican Pamela van Blunk (incumbent) 104,031 44.42
Write-in 109 0.05
Total votes 234,201 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Sheriff

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Fred Harran, incumbent sheriff[8]

Results

Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred Harran (incumbent) 39,525 98.50
Write-in 600 1.50
Total votes 40,125 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Leo Ceisler 54,354 99.37
Write-in 345 0.63
Total votes 54,699 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Danny
Ceisler (D)		 Fred
Harran (R)		 Undecided
Upswing Research & Strategy (D)[b][5] August 5–10, 2025 501 (LV) ± 4.4% 48% 43% 9%

Results

Results by precinct
  Ceisler
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  •   70%–80%
  Harran
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
2025 Bucks County Sheriff election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Leo Ceisler 131,439 55.31
Republican Fred Harran (incumbent) 106,049 44.63
Write-in 132 0.06
Total votes 237,620 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Prothonotary

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Coleen Christian, incumbent prothonotary[10]

Results

Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Coleen Christian (incumbent) 39,160 98.96
Write-in 412 1.04
Total votes 39,572 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Petrecco 54,397 99.63
Write-in 200 0.37
Total votes 54,597 100.0

General election

Results

Results by precinct
  Petrecco
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Christian
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
2025 Bucks County Prothonotary election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Petrecco 130,738 55.56
Republican Coleen Christian (incumbent) 104,456 44.39
Write-in 107 0.05
Total votes 235,301 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Recorder of Deeds

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dan McPhillips, incumbent recorder of deeds[4]

Results

Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan McPhillips (incumbent) 39,262 98.95
Write-in 417 1.05
Total votes 39,679 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin Robinson 54,247 99.59
Write-in 223 0.41
Total votes 54,470 100.0

General election

Results

Results by precinct
  Robinson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  McPhillips
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Tie
  •   50%
2025 Bucks County Recorder of Deeds election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin Robinson 131,456 55.81
Republican Dan McPhillips (incumbent) 104,000 44.15
Write-in 97 0.04
Total votes 235,553 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Court of Common Pleas partisan election

Four seats on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas are up for partisan election. If a candidate wins the nomination of both primaries, they are listed on the ballot under both labels, and the vote totals are combined in final reporting.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees
  • Linda Bobrin, incumbent Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court[11]
  • Dawn DiDonato Burke, mediator with the Bucks County Mortgage Diversion, former prosecutor[12]
  • Amy Fitzpatrick, Bucks County solicitor[13]
  • Tiffany Thomas-Smith, family law attorney[14]
Eliminated in primary
  • Grace Deon, attorney (cross-filing)[15]
  • Gary Gambardella, Bucks County magistrate judge (cross-filing)[16]
  • Chelsey Crocker Jackman, attorney (cross-filing)[17]
  • Joseph Pizzo, attorney (cross-filing)[18]

Results

Democratic primary (vote for up to 4)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Linda Bobrin 47,713 22.38
Democratic Dawn DiDonato Burke 44,082 20.68
Democratic Amy Fitzpatrick 43,900 20.59
Democratic Tiffany Thomas-Smith 43,438 20.38
Democratic Joseph Pizzo 10,042 4.71
Democratic Grace Deon 9,192 4.31
Democratic Chelsey Crocker Jackman 8,787 4.12
Democratic Gary Gambardella 5,758 2.70
Write-in 270 0.13
Total votes 213,182 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominees
  • Grace Deon, president and CEO of Eastburn and Gray, P.C, largest law firm in Bucks County[15]
  • Chelsey Crocker Jackman, former Bucks County deputy district attorney[17]
  • Colin Monahan, trial attorney[19]
  • Joseph Pizzo, board president of the Bucks County Housing Development Corporation[18]
Eliminated in primary
  • Linda Bobrin, incumbent Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court (cross-filing)[11]
  • Dawn DiDonato Burke, former prosecutor (cross-filing)[12]
  • Amy Fitzpatrick, attorney (cross-filing)[13]
  • Gary Gambardella, Bucks County magistrate judge (cross-filing)[16]

Results

Republican primary (vote for up to 4)[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Grace Deon 31,584 20.99
Republican Chelsey Crocker Jackman 31,192 20.73
Republican Joseph Pizzo 27,539 18.30
Republican Colin Monahan 21,351 14.19
Republican Gary Gambardella 15,961 10.61
Republican Amy Fitzpatrick 8,720 5.80
Republican Linda Bobrin 7,168 4.76
Republican Dawn DiDonato Burke 6,323 4.20
Write-in 623 0.41
Total votes 150,461 100.0

General election

Results

2025 Bucks County Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 4)[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amy Fitzpatrick 131,339 14.68
Democratic Linda Bobrin 127,289 14.23
Democratic Dawn DiDonato Burke 125,979 14.08
Democratic Tiffany Thomas-Smith 123,214 13.77
Republican Grace Deon 98,748 11.04
Republican Joseph Pizzo 97,576 10.90
Republican Chelsea Crocker Jackman 96,169 10.75
Republican Colin Monahan 93,907 10.50
Write-in 596 0.07
Total votes 894,817 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
Democratic gain from Republican
Democratic gain from Republican
Democratic hold

Court of Common Pleas retention elections

Results

Judge Brian T. McGuffin retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For160,16071.71
Against63,17828.29
Total223,338100.00
Source: Bucks County Board of Elections[6]
Judge Raymond F. McHugh retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
For167,05275.29
Against54,81624.71
Total221,868100.00
Source: Bucks County Board of Elections[6]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. 1 2 Poll commissioned by the Democratic PAC Bucks United

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Municipal Election Calendar" (PDF). PA.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Sofield, Tom (24 April 2025). "Longtime Prosecutor Jennifer Schorn Touts Experience In District Attorney Race". Newtown, PA Now.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "May 20, 2025 - Certified Grand Total Results". Bucks County Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ciavaglia, Jo. "Former Bucks County solicitor is challenging the incumbent DA. Who else is on the ballot?". phillyburbs.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Otterbein, Holly (September 11, 2025). "Trump's popularity is sinking in a swing Pennsylvania county". POLITICO. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2025 Municipal Election Certified Returns". Bucks County.
  7. 1 2 Sofield, Tom (10 March 2025). "Bucks County Democrats Endorse Candidates For Key Row Offices". New Hope Free Press. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Werner, Jeff (30 January 2025). "Bucks County GOP Announces 2025 Row Officer Candidates". Patch. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Coyle, Colin (March 30, 2025). "Danny Ceisler Launches Campaign for Bucks County Sheriff with Strong Backing from Democratic Leaders". Bucks County Beacon.
  10. ↑ "Bucks County GOP Announces 2025 Row Officer Candidates". Delaware Valley Journal. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Bucks Democrats' Unanimously Endorsed Candidates". Bucks County Dems. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Dawn Burke Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Amy Fitzpatrick Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Bucks County Bar Hosting 'Meet The Judicial Candidates' Forum". Patch. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Grace Deon Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Gary Gambardella Runs for Bucks Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  17. 1 2 "Chelsey Crocker Jackman Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  18. 1 2 "Bucks County Bar Association: Merit Selection Results for Bucks County Judicial Candidates". The Independence Bucks County. 30 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Who's Running For County Courts of Common Pleas?". Politics PA. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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