Bradley Merkl-Gump (Pennridge School District, At-large, Pennsylvania, candidate 2023)
Bradley Merkl-Gump (Democratic Party, Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennridge School District, At-large in Pennsylvania. Merkl-Gump (Democratic Party) won in the general election on November 7, 2023. He lost in the Republican primary on May 16, 2023. He advanced from the Democratic primary on May 16, 2023.
[1]Elections
General election
General election for Pennridge School District, At-large (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Pennridge School District, At-large on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Sciarrino (D) | 10.8 | 9,742 |
| ✔ |  | Ron Wurz (D) | 10.8 | 9,708 |
| ✔ |  | Chris Kaufman (D) | 10.7 | 9,653 |
| ✔ |  | Leah Foster Rash (D) | 10.6 | 9,551 |
| ✔ |  | Bradley Merkl-Gump (D) | 10.6 | 9,504 |
 | Jonathan Russell (R) | 9.4 | 8,501 | |
 | Bob Sellers (R) | 9.3 | 8,387 | |
 | Barbara Vees (R) | 9.3 | 8,350 | |
 | Joshua Hogan (R) | 9.3 | 8,327 | |
 | Jim York (R) | 9.2 | 8,264 | |
| Total votes: 89,987 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennridge School District, At-large (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Pennridge School District, At-large on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Sciarrino | 20.1 | 3,849 |
| ✔ | | Leah Foster Rash | 19.4 | 3,717 |
| ✔ | | Chris Kaufman | 19.3 | 3,694 |
| ✔ | | Bradley Merkl-Gump | 18.5 | 3,527 |
| ✔ | | Ron Wurz | 17.8 | 3,397 |
| Bob Sellers | 4.9 | 928 | |
| Total votes: 19,112 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennridge School District, At-large (5 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Pennridge School District, At-large on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim York | 33.5 | 9,402 |
| ✔ | | Joshua Hogan | 13.0 | 3,654 |
| ✔ | | Bob Sellers | 12.6 | 3,550 |
| ✔ | | Barbara Vees | 11.4 | 3,210 |
| ✔ | | Jonathan Russell | 11.2 | 3,135 |
| David A. Reiss Sr. | 5.5 | 1,557 | ||
| Ron Wurz | 4.5 | 1,250 | |
| Carolyn Sciarrino | 3.2 | 902 | |
| Chris Kaufman | 2.8 | 775 | |
| Bradley Merkl-Gump | 2.3 | 650 | |
| Total votes: 28,085 | |||
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Endorsements
Merkl-Gump received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. Pennridge Sch. Brd. Memb. Joan Kulesza
- Bucks County, Penn., Democratic Party
- Pennridge, Penn., Democratic Party
- Campaign for Our Shared Future Action Fund
- Red Wine and Blue
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bradley Merkl-Gump did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Merkl-Gump completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
Merkl-Gump, a Democrat, completed a candidate survey for Vote411. He said, “It’s important to restore trust in our teachers so they feel empowered by the community to do their jobs. I support parent-choice through opt-outs, which gives parents control of what their kids view without deciding what’s best for other families. Finally, I believe we need to bring back the high school social studies credit that was removed, so our students – at a critical age – can be prepared to engage in American Democracy.”
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
