Politics & Government

Voting in Tuesday's Primary Election: Who, What, When and Where?

Ardmore, Merion and Wynnewood residents have choices to make.

Tuesday's primary election features contested nominations for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and state auditor general, as well as political convention delegates and President of the United States.

Residents who are registered as Democrats or Republicans may vote Tuesday in their respective parties' primary elections, any time between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. at their designated polling places. (See below for a list of polling places.)

  • President Barack Obama is unopposed for Democratic nomination in his re-election bid. Pennsylvania Republicans can choose from among Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum, though Santorum has officially suspended his campaign.
  • Both parties have several choices for delegates and alternate delegates to this summer's nominating conventions.
  • U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. faces a challenge from fellow Democrat Joseph John Vodvarka; five Republicans are competing for their party's nomination.
  • U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah is unopposed by any Democrat for renomination, as is Republican challenger Robert Allen Mansfield, Jr.
  • Republican David J. Freed is unopposed for nomination to the state attorney general race. Patrick Murphy and Kathleen G. Kane are competing on the Democratic side.
  • Frank A. Pinto and John Maher seek the Republican nomination for auditor general. Democrat Eugene A. DiPasquale is unopposed.
  • State treasurer Rob McCord is unopposed in the Democratic primary, as is Republican challenger Diana Irey Vaughan.
  • Sen. Daylin Leach, whose District 17 includes all of Lower Merion and Narberth, is unopposed in the Democratic primary. His Republican challenger in November will be Charles Henry Gehret.
  • Voters in Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 7's Precincts 1 and 3, Ward 8 and Ward 14 live in District 149 of the State Assembly, where incumbent Democratic Rep. Tim Briggs and Republican challenger Perrin C. Hamilton are unchallenged in the primary.
  • Voters in Ward 7's Precinct 2 and Ward 12 live in District 148 of the State Assembly, where incumbent Democrat Rep. Mike Gerber is unopposed by either party.

Below is a list of polling places in each voting precinct, with links to sample ballots specific to each. If you want to know where to vote but don't know which precinct you are in, click here to find out through Montgomery County Voter Services.

Find out what's happening in Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Precinct's ballot Polling place Lower Merion 04-1.pdf FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ARDMORE | 120 E ATHENS AVE | ARDMORE, PA 19003 Lower Merion 04-2.pdf ST MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH | 36 ARDMORE AVE | ARDMORE, PA 19003 Lower Merion 04-3.pdf FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ARDMORE | 5 W MONTGOMERY AVE | ARDMORE, PA 19003 Lower Merion 05-1.pdf MAIN LINE REFORM TEMPLE | 410 MONTGOMERY AVE | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 05-2.pdf LOWER MERION SCHOOL ADM BUILDING | 301 E MONTGOMERY AVE | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 05-3.pdf LOWER MERION SCHOOL ADM BUILDING | 301 E MONTGOMERY AVE | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 07-1.pdf GREEN HILL APARTMENTS | 1001 CITY LINE AVE | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 07-2.pdf WYNNEWOOD PARK APARTMENTS | 150 E WYNNEWOOD RD | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 07-3.pdf TEMPLE BETH HILLEL SYNAGOGUE | 1001 REMINGTON RD | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 08-1.pdf TORAH ACADEMY | 742 ARGYLE AVE | ARDMORE, PA 19003 Lower Merion 08-2.pdf S.S. SAHAG & MESROB ARMENIAN CHURCH | 630 CLOTHIER RD | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 08-3.pdf S.S. SAHAG & MESROB ARMENIAN CHURCH | 630 CLOTHIER RD | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 08-4.pdf ARDMORE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | 200 ARGYLE RD | MUSIC ROOM, FIRST FLOOR Lower Merion 12-1.pdf MERION TRIBUTE HOUSE | 625 HAZELHURST AVE | MERION STATION, PA 19066 Lower Merion 12-2.pdf MERION TRIBUTE HOUSE | 625 HAZELHURST AVE | MERION STATION, PA 19066 Lower Merion 12-3.pdf ST JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY MAGUIRE CAMPUS | 470 N LATCHES LN | MAGUIRE SPORTS COMPLEX Lower Merion 14-1.pdf PENN WYNNE SCHOOL | 250 HAVERFORD RD | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 14-2.pdf PENN WYNNE SCHOOL | 250 HAVERFORD RD | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Lower Merion 14-3.pdf PENN WYNNE - OVERBROOK FIREHOUSE | 1440 MANOA RD | WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096



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