27 Percent Of Chesco Voters Turned Out In Primary

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Primary election results in Chester County are near complete, with 100 percent of the in-person vote counted and 98 percent of mail-in votes reported tallied on Monday morning.

The Chester County Commissioners Office said it expects to certify the election results on June 7.

Primary Turnout

Turnout was just under 27 percent for last week's primary in Chesco, with 41 percent voting by mail. Of Chester County's 369,140 registered voters, 98,129 voted on May 18.

According to Chester County Voter Services, 28,655 Chester County voters cast their ballots by mail, and 69,222 cast their ballot at a polling place.

In November, voter turnout in Chester County was more than 83 percent, with 316,586 ballots cast in the 2020 General Election. On Nov. 3, 2020, 161,935 ballots were cast and 151,149 mail-in ballots were cast. An additional 3,502 provisional ballots cast.

Ballot Questions

While the state appears to have voted convincingly to restrict the governor's powers in a public health emergency, Chester County's ballot vote differed.

On question one — should the General Assembly be able to restrict the governor's powers — Chesco voted no, contrary to the rest of the Commonwealth.

Question two, which proposed a related constitutional amendment that would limit the length of an emergency order issued by the governor, saw the Chester County vote no also.

County Judges

Chester County cast votes in two Magisterial District Judge races. Democrat Marc J. Lieberman and Republican Marc A. Bruno will be voters' choices on the fall 2021 ballot.

In Magisterial District 15-1-01, Lieberman led on the Democratic ballot with 44 percent of the vote, followed by Daniel Hollander with 37 percent of the Democratic vote and Marc A. Bruno with 18 percent on the blue ticket.

The Republican outcome in District 15-1-01 showed Bruno out front with 86 percent of the vote and Marc J. Lieberman with 13 percent of the Republican vote.

In Magisterial District 15-1-02, Mackenzie Smith received 82 percent of the Democratic vote and incumbent Thomas Tartaglio garnered 16 percent on the Dem ballot. Those numbers were nearly flipped on the Republican ballot, with Tartaglio receiving 84 percent of the Republican primary vote and Smith receiving 14 percent. Tartaglio seeks a third term, after being appointed in 2008 to the position by then-Gov. Ed Rendell.

To view results of all races decided on May 18 in Chester County, go to the Pennsylvania Voter Services Total Vote site.

Justin Heinze contributed to this report.