Voters in Norristown walk into a polling place on Election Day, Nov. 4, 2025, at the Eisenhower Science and Technology Leadership Academy, located at 1601 Markley St. (Rachel Ravina – MediaNews Group)
Montgomery County voters made their voices heard as they turned out for the 2025 General Election on Tuesday.
Unofficial results as of 1:30 a.m. Wednesday showed 307,840 ballots cast in the municipal election that showcased several races, including judges, school boards and municipal positions, resulting in a 49.79 percent voter turnout rate, more than double the 21.09 percent voter turnout rate seen in May’s primary election.
Election summary reports in previous general elections noted a 37.78 percent voter turnout rate in 2021, 68.49 percent in 2022, 42.01 percent in 2023, and 82.93% percent in 2024.
There were 218,231 ballots cast on Election Day at the 428 polling places across Montgomery County, according to unofficial results as of 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. The election’s mail-in ballot component recorded 90,757 mail-in ballots returned. Of those, 89,609 mail-in ballots were counted, and 1,148 were segregated with a “pending evaluation” designation.
“We have received the highest number of mail-in ballots ever in an off-year election,” Montgomery County Election Board Chairman Neil Makhija said in a Tuesday night Facebook post. The number surpasses the number of people who voted by mail (75,655) or even simply requested a mail-in ballot (85,510) in 2023, according to a county statement released Wednesday. Over 106,335 voters requested a mail-in ballot this election.
“These record numbers show that when we remove barriers and build trust, voters respond. From doubling drop boxes to offering weekend voting hours and bringing our Voter Van to communities across the county, we’re ensuring that every eligible voter can make their voice heard,” said Makhija in a statement Wednesday. “Unlike places that make voting harder, we’re showing that when you invest in voters, they show up. This is what a strong, responsive democracy looks like.”
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, Nov. 11, to return their mail-in ballots.
Among the number of local races featured on the ballot, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court was closely watched during the 2025 general election as Democratic Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht were up for retention. A question was posed to Montgomery County voters, who decided they should serve on the bench for another decade.
Donohue received 216,915 yes votes and 80,852 no votes; Dougherty received 216,326 yes votes and 81,109 no votes ; and Wecht received 214,915 yes votes and 81,476 no votes, according to unofficial results.
In Ambler, Tax Collector Jennifer Stomsky was elected to serve another four-year term in what became a controversial race. Stomsky, a Democrat, received 1,423 votes to Republican challenger Bernadette Dougherty’s 910 votes, with another seven write-in votes recorded, according to unofficial results.
Stomsky was thrust into the spotlight back in September after a social media post following the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk received a firestorm of backlash. While Stomsky did not suspend her re-election campaign, Stomsky stepped down from her position as vice chairwoman of the Montgomery County Democratic Committee’s Area 14 local committee, which encompasses Ambler, as well as Lower Gwynedd and Whitpain townships.
“The comments were written in a moment of frustration and were hyperbolic, never intended for public view, and in no way meant as a call for violence. Still, I understand that words have power. Political violence has no place in our community or in our discourse, and I regret that my words suggested I would ever believe anything to the contrary. For that, I am truly sorry,” Stomsky said in a social media post reported by Wiss Now.
All results remain unofficial until certified by the Montgomery County Board of Elections. Board members must certify the 2025 general election results by Monday, Nov. 24. Visit montcovotes.com for more information about elections in Montgomery County.
