Sarah Jones (Pennsylvania)
Sarah Jones (Democratic Party) is a judge-elect of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Jones assumes office on January 5, 2026.
Jones (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Jones won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2025)
General election
General election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah Jones (D) | 10.3 | 241,680 |
| ✔ |  | Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D) | 10.1 | 236,712 |
| ✔ |  | Kia Ghee (D) | 10.1 | 236,557 |
| ✔ |  | Will Braveman (D) | 10.1 | 236,168 |
| ✔ |  | Deborah Watson-Stokes (D) | 10.1 | 235,932 |
| ✔ | Irina Ehrlich (D) | 9.9 | 231,810 | |
| ✔ | Jennifer Santiago (D) | 8.2 | 190,751 | |
| ✔ | Brian Kisielewski (D)  | 8.1 | 188,109 | |
| ✔ | Leon King II (D) | 7.9 | 185,537 | |
| ✔ | Anthony Stefanski (D) | 7.8 | 183,245 | |
| ✔ | Joseph Russo (D) | 7.1 | 166,212 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,501 | ||
| Total votes: 2,336,214 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Will Braveman | 11.2 | 103,441 |
| ✔ | | Sarah Jones | 11.2 | 103,042 |
| ✔ | | Deborah Watson-Stokes | 11.0 | 100,952 |
| ✔ | | Kia Ghee | 10.7 | 98,632 |
| ✔ | Irina Ehrlich | 10.7 | 98,458 | |
| ✔ | | Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. | 10.7 | 98,327 |
| ✔ | Leon King II | 10.0 | 92,483 | |
| ✔ | Brian Kisielewski | 9.5 | 87,162 | |
| ✔ | Anthony Stefanski | 8.2 | 75,539 | |
 | Taniesha Henry | 6.6 | 61,041 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,484 | ||
| Total votes: 920,561 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sherrie Cohen (D)
- Elliott Williams (D)
- Qawi Abdul-Rahman (D)
- Michael Parkinson (D)
- Mike Huff (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
Endorsements
Jones received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sarah Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
