Election 2025: Montgomery County sees 21 percent voter turnout in primary

Montgomery County voters went to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots for a number of candidates as part of the 2025 primary election.

The off-year election showcased several races, including judges, school boards and municipal positions. Unofficial results showed a 21.09 percent voter turnout rate, in comparison to prior years, 39.43 percent in 2022 as well as 27.39 percent each in 2021 and 2023, and 15.83 percent in 2024, according to election reports.

While the polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, most counting wrapped up early Wednesday morning, with election officials last updating the county’s 2025 primary election dashboard at 2:15 a.m.

There were 76,446 ballots cast on Election Day at the 428 polling places across Montgomery County, according to unofficial results. The election’s mail-in ballot component recorded 53,846 mail-in ballots returned. Of those, 53,233 mail-in ballots were counted, and 613 were segregated with a “pending evaluation” designation.

Provisional and military ballots have not yet been counted. Officials expect provisional ballot counting will begin on Friday, while military service members and American citizens living overseas have until Tuesday, May 27 to return their mail-in ballot.

A referendum and special election were featured on primary election ballots in select municipalities, which Director of Elections Frank Dean anticipated might draw interest.

“There are a couple of special elections here in Norristown, and a ballot referendum in Abington and Rockledge. So I think we could see that translate to higher participation specifically in those areas,” Dean told MediaNews Group last month.

Voters in Abington and Rockledge were asked a yes or no question pertaining to spending $285 million to construct a new Abington Middle School. Unofficial results from the Abington School District referendum revealed 8,941 voters said yes and 8,556 voters said no.

A special election was held in the county seat in order to determine who will serve out the remaining terms of former council members Lauren Hughes and Tom Lepera, who resigned earlier this year. Jasmine Griffen was previously appointed for the at-large seat and Natalie Colson was chosen to serve the fourth district until the scheduled special election.

Early results from the special election revealed they’ll remain on council and serve until the terms expire on Dec. 31, 2027. Colson received 472 votes, and 120 write-in votes were recorded. Griffen had 1,592 votes, with 66 write-in reported, according to the county’s unofficial election results.

All results remain unofficial until certified by the Montgomery County Board of Elections.