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Jim York (Pennridge School District, At-large, Pennsylvania, candidate 2023)
Jim York (Republican Party) ran for election to the Pennridge School District, At-large in Pennsylvania. He lost in the general election on November 7, 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
York received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jim York did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires York completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
York completed a candidate survey for PA Famiy Voter. In it, he said, “ I consider it a privilege, as well as a duty, to serve my community with my skills in team leadership and management; some of which are a direct result of what Pennridge and community has given to me… I believe Parents are the authority in choosing their child’s education.”
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
