Republicans Remained Strong in Montco Primary Races
Harper, Toepel, Stephens garnered more votes than their Democratic challengers; Schwartz unofficially comes out far ahead of Republican Rooney
Updated 12:51 a.m. While no local races were ultimately clinched Tuesday, unofficial results showed Democrats may need to bulk up to usurp incumbent Republicans from their state House and state Senate seats come November. What follows are unofficial tallies with all precincts in Montgomery County reporting. In the General Assembly District 53, incumbent Republican Robert Godshall had no Republican or Democratic competition. Godshall unofficially tallied 3,609 votes, according to the Montgomery County Election Results. Rep. Kate Harper, R-61, unofficially beat out her Democratic challenger Jo White in the Primary. Harper had 4,003 votes to White's 2,236, according to the county website. Incumbent Todd Stephens unofficially had 3,310 …
