Overview
- Unofficial returns show roughly 34% of Philadelphia voters cast ballots, the city’s highest off-year participation in at least a decade and about 130,000 more voters than in 2021.
- Bucks and Montgomery counties approached 50% turnout, with Chester at 47.73% and Delaware at 45.59%, marking the collar counties’ strongest off-year showing since 2011.
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht were retained, preserving the court’s 5–2 Democratic majority despite a well-funded campaign to oust them.
- Larry Krasner secured a third term as Philadelphia district attorney, defeating former judge Patrick Dugan in a high-profile rematch.
- New Jersey also reported elevated participation that could reach 50%, and Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli by double digits for governor, while Chester County in Pennsylvania used provisional ballots after a processing snafu.