2025 Bucks County elections

2025 Bucks County elections

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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

• Joe Khan, former county solicitor and candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General in 2024^[4]

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

• Danny Ceisler, attorney^[9]

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

• Donna Petrecco, Pennsbury School board member and candidate for state house in 2023^[7]

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

• Robin Robinson, former recorder of deeds (2018–2022)^[4]

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

Choice		Votes	%
For		160,160	71.71
Against		63,178	28.29
Total		223,338	100.00
Source: Bucks County Board of Elections[6]

Judge Raymond F. McHugh retention, 2025

Choice		Votes	%
For		167,052	75.29
Against		54,816	24.71
Total		221,868	100.00
Source: Bucks County Board of Elections[6]

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
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. "May 20, 2025 - Certified Grand Total Results". Bucks County Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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. Otterbein, Holly (September 11, 2025). "Trump's popularity is sinking in a swing Pennsylvania county". POLITICO. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
6. "2025 Municipal Election Certified Returns". Bucks County.
7. 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. "Bucks Democrats' Unanimously Endorsed Candidates". Bucks County Dems. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
12. "Dawn Burke Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
13. "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. "Grace Deon Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
16. "Gary Gambardella Runs for Bucks Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
17. "Chelsey Crocker Jackman Runs for Bucks County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
18. "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.