On Tuesday, voters in Lower Merion and Narberth turned out in greater numbers for the mid-term primary than they had in both 2018 and 2014.
48% more Democrats in Lower Merion and Narberth voted in this year’s primary versus 2018, and 83% more Democrats voted this year versus 2014.
The vastly outnumbered local GOP had even larger turnout gains, relatively speaking. In this year’s primary, in the township and borough, 62% more Republicans voted compared to 2018. And GOP turnout was up 152% compared to 2014.
Fetterman Beats Lamb Here, But By A Smaller Margin
John Fetterman defeated Conor Lamb in Lower Merioin, but by a smaller margin with which he won the state. Fetterman ran more than 32% ahead Lamb across Pennsylvania. In Lower Merion, Fetterman’s lead over Lamb was less than 10%. In Narberth, on the other, Fetterman got more than twice as many votes as Lamb.
Local GOP Backs McCormick And McSwain
In the U.S. Senate race, Lower Merion and Narberth Republicans were close to being in alignment with the rest of the state, but they broke ranks in the gubernatorial race, giving Bill McSwain more than 30% of their votes. Statewide, McSwain came in a distant third, capturing only 15.8% of the vote. He trailed Doug Mastriano, who cruised to the win statewide, with 43.9% of the vote, followed by Lou Barletta with 20.2%
U.S. Senate Lower Merion/Narberth
- McCormick 32.1%
- Oz 28.2%
- Barnette 19.8%
- Bartos 13.8%
- Gale 3.0%
- Sands 1.6%
- Bocheto 1.5%
Governor Lower Merion/Narberth
- McSwain 30.3%
- Mastriano 21.7%
- Barletta 17.6%
- White 15.4%
- Gale 9.1%
- Hart 2.5%
- Zama 1.3%
- Corman 1.1%
- Gerow 0.9%