Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Ron Wurz (Pennridge School District, At-large, Pennsylvania, candidate 2023)
Ron Wurz (Democratic Party, Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennridge School District, At-large in Pennsylvania. Wurz (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]Biography
Wurz is a business owner and has two children in Pennridge School District.
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 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Endorsements
Wurz received the following endorsements.
- Frmr. Pennridge Sch. Brd. Memb. Joan Kulesza
- Bucks County, Penn., Democratic Party
- Pennridge, Penn., Democratic Party
- Red Wine and Blue
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ron Wurz did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Other survey responses
Ballotpedia identified the following surveys, interviews, and questionnaires Wurz completed for other organizations. If you are aware of a link that should be added, email us.
Wurz, a Democrat, responded to a candidate survey from Vote411. In it, he said, “I have always been a moderate and felt the current direction of the school board is flawed. What we need now more than ever is a school board that ignores partisan politics and does what is best for our students and our community.” Wurz added, “I currently own my own business” and “bring strong financial skills and leadership experience to the board.”
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
