Montgomery County 2020 Primary: Election Results Thus Far

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — Election results for the 2020 Pennsylvania primary trickled in late Tuesday night, but the final count in Montgomery County might not be official for days.

Because Montgomery County has delayed the deadline for ballots to be received to June 9 amid the ongoing unrest and health crisis, it's possible that final results will not be made official until then, particularly for close races.

In some cases, contested races do not appear to be close, and though no winners have been announced, there are candidates that are clearly in the driver's seat.

Here's a selection of how Montgomery County has voted thus far in races of interest and contested races, with 350 of 431 precincts reporting just before midnight.

In one of the more compelling races in the county for the 17th Senatorial District seat, challenger and East Norriton Supervisor Amanda Cappelletti holds a significant lead over incumbent Daylin Leach, 5,304 votes to 3,979.

In the Democratic race for state legislature in the 154th District, which covers Cheltenham, Jenkintown, and Springfield, Napoleon Nelson holds a strong lead of 2,480 votes over five other competitors, the nearest of which, Ray Sosa, is more than 1,300 votes behind.

On the Republican ballot, the contested seat for the 131st District covering the Pennsburg area has Vicki Lightcap with a narrow lead over V. Milou Mackenzie, Nathan Brown, and Joseph Amos Ellenberger.

In the race for President, Joe Biden has earned 28,195 Montgomery County votes, to Bernie Sanders 7,400 votes and Tulsi Gabbard's 928. Sanders remained on the ballot in many states even after dropping out of the race in hopes of influencing the Democratic platform at the convention this summer.

On the Republican ballot, Montgomery County voters cast 29,711 ballots for President Trump, 1899 for William Weld, and 731 for Rocky De La Fuente.

And in a hotly contested state race for Democratic auditor, Montgomery County voted overwhelmingly for progressive Nina Ahmad, who earned 21,859 votes. None of her five competitors had more than 4,100 votes recorded by midnight.