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Election 2011

About Your Precinct ... And Where to Vote Tuesday

We list polling places, candidates and voter registration statistics.

 

Residents of Lower Merion and Narberth will head to the polls from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to vote for municipal representatives (Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners and Narberth's Borough Council) as well as for members of the Lower Merion Board of School Directors and for county and state government positions.

Below, find out where residents should vote (based on where they live) and for which elected positions they can vote, as well as how many people in each precinct, ward and municipality are registered with each of the major political parties, according to county records as of Oct. 22.

Lower Merion and Narberth

Residents throughout the township and borough can vote for the following positions:

  • School board: seven candidates for five seats. Five candidates are running under both the Democratic and Republican columns: incumbents Diane P. DiBonaventuro and Virginia O. Pollard and challengers Marissa Golden, Robin Vann Lynch and Subha C. Robinson. Two other incumbents, Susan J. Guthrie and Lisa Fair Pliskin, skipped the primary and are seeking re-election under the heading Education Without Politics.
  • County commissioner: four candidates for three seats. Republicans Jenny Brown and incumbent Bruce Castor face Democrats Leslie Richards and Josh Shapiro.
  • Court of Common Pleas judge: four candidates for two seats. Democrats Cheryl Austin and Richard Haaz face Republicans Dan Clifford and Maureen Coggins.
  • Commonwealth Court judge. Republican Anne Covey faces Democrat Kathryn Boockvar.
  • Superior Court judge. Democrat David N. Wecht faces Republican Vic Stabile.
  • County district attorney. Incumbent Republican Risa Vetri Ferman is unchallenged.
  • Sheriff. Incumbent Republican Eileen Whalon Behr faces Democrat William A. Holt Jr.
  • County clerk of courts. Democrat Ann Thornburg Weiss faces Republican Moon Ahn.
  • Controller. Republican Stewart Greenleaf Jr. faces Democrat Diane B. Morgan.
  • Coroner. Democrat Walter I. Hofman faces Republican Gordon S. Clement.
  • Prothonotary. Republican William E. Donnelly faces Democrat Mark Levy.
  • Recorder of Deeds. Democrat Linda M. Hee faces Republican Nancy J. Becker.
  • Register of Wills. Republican Patricia A. Mosesso faces Democrat D. Bruce Hanes.
  • Treasurer. Democrat Jason E. Salus faces Republican Chuck Wilson.

The party-registration breakdown throughout the township and borough is as follows:

Location D voters R voters Others Total
Lower Merion 26,151 (58%) 13,064 (29%) 6,174 (14%) 45,389
Narberth 1,983 (61%) 767 (24%) 497 (15%) 3,247
Both 28,134 (58%) 13,831 (28%) 6,671 (14%) 48,636

    Lower Merion, Ward 1

    • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Bernheim faces Republican A.J. Kait.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Penn Valley School 597 (61%) 258 (26%) 125 (13%) 980
    Precinct 2 Penn Valley School 853 (57%) 478 (32%) 172 (11%) 1,503
    Precinct 3 St. Christopher's Church 364 (40%) 412 (46%) 126 (14%) 902
    All   1,814 (54%) 1,148 (34%) 423 (12%) 3,385

    Lower Merion, Ward 2

    • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Gladwyne Fire House 552 (41%) 622 (47%) 423 (12%) 1,333
    Precinct 2 Gladwyne Presbyterian Church
    		 331 (38%) 409 (47%) 129 (15%) 869
    Precinct 3 Oak Hill Condominiums 719 (63%) 302 (26%) 125 (11%) 1,146
    All   1,602 (48%) 1,333 (40%) 413 (12%) 3,385

    Lower Merion, Ward 3

    • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Paul McElhaney faces Republican Raymond Fullbright.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Belmont Hills Library 537 (69%) 155 (20%) 82 (11%) 774
    Precinct 2 Welsh Valley School 789 (59%) 388 (29%) 165 (12%) 1,342
    Precinct 3 Belmont Hills Fire Company 369 (38%) 493 (50%) 121 (12%) 983
    All   1,695 (55%) 1,036 (33%) 368 (12%) 3,099

    Lower Merion, Ward 4

    • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 First Baptist Church 587 (71%) 119 (14%) 116 (14%) 822
    Precinct 2 St. Mary's Episcopal Church 816 (68%) 203 (17%) 184 (15%) 1,203
    Precinct 3 First Presbyterian Church 596 (53%) 312 (28%) 207 (19%) 1,115
    All   1,999 (64%) 634 (20%) 507 (16%) 3,140

    Lower Merion, Ward 5

    • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Cheryl Gelber is unopposed.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Main Line Reform Temple 436 (60%) 196 (27%) 90 (12%) 722
    Precinct 2 LMSD administration 621 (61%) 263 (26%) 140 (14%) 1,024
    Precinct 3 LMSD administration 857 (57%) 447 (30%) 190 (13%) 1,494
    All   1,914 (59%) 906 (28%) 420 (13%) 3,240

    Lower Merion, Ward 6

    • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Ashbridge House 497 (49%) 383 (37%) 144 (14%) 1,024
    Precinct 2 Devereux Carriage House 447 (44%) 415 (40%) 165 (16%) 1,027
    Precinct 3 Harriton High School 443 (42%) 458 (43%) 156 (15%) 1,057
    All   1,387 (45%) 1,256 (40%) 465 (15%) 3,108

    Lower Merion, Ward 7

    • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Liz Rogan faces Republican Beth Ladenheim.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Green Hill Apartments 774 (68%) 252 (22%) 104 (9%) 1,130
    Precinct 2 Wynnewood Park Apartments 614 (60%) 253 (25%) 159 (15%) 1,026
    Precinct 3 Temple Beth Hillel 655 (59%) 296 (27%) 154 (14%) 1,105
    All   2,043 (63%) 801 (25%) 417 (13%) 3,261

    Lower Merion, Ward 8

    • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Torah Academy 387 (65%) 134 (23%) 70 (12%) 591
    Precinct 2 S.S. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church 377 (56%) 202 (30%) 97 (14%) 676
    Precinct 3 S.S. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church 614 (65%) 241 (26%) 85 (9%) 940
    Precinct 4 Ardmore United Methodist Church 551 (60%) 234 (26%) 128 (14%) 913
    All   1,929 (62%) 811 (26%) 380 (12%) 3,120

    Lower Merion, Ward 9

    • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat George Manos faces Republican Richard Kaufman.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 St. Matthias School 634 (62%) 222 (22%) 169 (16%) 1,025
    Precinct 2 Mary Drexel Home 732 (68%) 216 (20%) 132 (12%) 1,080
    Precinct 3 Bala Gym 718 (63%) 302 (26%) 122 (11%) 1,142
    All   2,084 (64%) 740 (23%) 423 (13%) 3,247

    Lower Merion, Ward 10

    • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Church of the Redeemer 388 (44%) 387 (44%) 97 (11%) 872
    Precinct 2 Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church 1,259 (59%) 422 (20%) 454 (21%) 2,135
    Precinct 3 Bryn Mawr Community Center 627 (54%) 311 (27%) 228 (20%) 1,166
    All   2,274 (54%) 1,120 (27%) 779 (19%) 4,173

    Lower Merion, Ward 11

    • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Republican Lew Gould is unopposed.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Beaumont at Bryn Mawr 393 (44%) 414 (46%) 91 (10%) 898
    Precinct 2 Benson House Condominiums 235 (50%) 154 (33%) 78 (17%) 467
    Precinct 3 Harriton High School 558 (48%) 470 (40%) 141 (12%) 1,169
    All   1,186 (47%) 1,038 (41%) 310 (12%) 2,534

    Lower Merion, Ward 12

    • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Merion Tribute House 708 (69%) 205 (20%) 111 (11%) 1,024
    Precinct 2 Merion Tribute House 608 (66%) 215 (23%) 92 (10%) 915
    Precinct 3 St. Joseph's Maguire Campus 729 (55%) 378 (28%) 222 (17%) 1,329
    All   2,045 (63%) 798 (24%) 425 (13%) 3,268

    Lower Merion, Ward 13

    • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Brian McGuire faces Republican Louis Barson.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Levering Mill House 680 (64%) 268 (25%) 118 (11%) 1,066
    Precinct 2 Bala Cynwyd Middle School 824 (68%) 262 (21%) 133 (11%) 1,219
    Precinct 3 Bala Cynwyd Middle School 637 (62%) 227 (22%) 168 (16%) 1,032
    All   2,141 (65%) 757 (23%) 419 (13%) 3,317

    Lower Merion, Ward 14

    • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

    Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

    Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
    Precinct 1 Penn Wynne School 596 (62%) 245 (25%) 125 (13%) 966
    Precinct 2 Penn Wynne School 690 (67%) 200 (19%) 146 (14%) 1,036
    Precinct 3 Penn Wynne Fire Company 752 (66%) 241 (21%) 154 (13%) 1,147
    All   2,038 (65%) 686 (22%) 425 (13%) 3,149

    Narberth

    • Borough Council: three candidates for three seats. Democrats Mike Alexander, Bob Weisbord and incumbent Sam Quinn are unopposed by the Republican Party. 
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