All the countywide races swung blue in Delaware County on Election Day, including county judge, council and row office seats, as well as the large amount of contested races on Upper Darby Township Council, with Republicans winning several school board contests.
In the Court of Common Pleas race, District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer and his fellow Democrat, Mike Power, will be moving to the bench, having secured 118,287 and 105,979 votes, respectively. Republican challengers Dominick Spigarelli received 57,531 and Frank Zarrili received 55,837.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer official portrait.
In the county council race, incumbent Council Vice Chair Richard Womack, a Democrat, returns to his position, having gained 107,224 votes along with current county Controller Joanne Phillips, who collected 116,221. Liz Piazza, a Republican, collected 59,570 votes as fellow GOP candidate, Brian Burke, gained 51,173. On the unofficial vote count, there were 515 write-in votes although the breakdown of those wasn’t immediately available. Charlie Alexander of Broomall had had a write-in campaign.
Richard Womack is Vice Chair of Delaware County Council. The Democrat has won re-election to his post. (COURTESY OF THE WOMACK CAMPAIGN)
Joanne Phillips, who currently serves as the Delaware County controller, has been elected to county council (COURTESY OF THE PHILLIPS CAMPAIGN)
For sheriff, Democrat Siddiq Kamara won with 114,138 of the votes against Republican Bob Adams’ 67,332.
Democrat Siddiq Kamara will be the next Delaware County sheriff. (COURTESY OF THE KAMARA CAMPAIGN)
For controller, Democrat Louis Rosenthal took 116,793 votes against Republican Tommy Feldman’s 63,377. Incumbent Democrat Register of Wills Vince Rongione will return to the post having gathered 116,287 votes compared to Republican Meaghan Wagner’s 64,167.
Democrat Vincent Rongione has been elected to the Delaware County Register of Wills post, a job he had previously held by appointment. (COURTESY OF THE RONGIONE CAMPAIGN)
There were also races at the municipal level, including school boards, townships and boroughs.
Among them, Media now has a new mayor in Democrat Joi Washington, who collected 1,986 over Republican Kevin Kellogg’s 572. Bob McMahon who as served as Media’s mayor since 1992, after serving on borough council for 10 years prior to that, will be retiring this year.
On Chester City Council, incumbent council members, Shy’Quan Davis and Portia West, both Democrats faced no GOP challenge and return for another term.
Among the school board races, former Chester Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland will assume a new role as school director in the Chester Upland School District. Democrats Kirkland (2,897 votes), Amanda Johnson (4,655) and Khalif Polk (3,963), along with Tequiela Rice (2,747), who cross-filed, won over Republican contenders, Kristie McClairen-Barnes (998), Darrell Kelley (571) and Trina Johnson (910).
In the Marple Newtown school director race, Republicans Barbara Harvey (7,734), Dave Dezzi (7,536) and Nicholas Siano (7,482) won along with Democrat Katheen Byrne (7,751).
In the Ridley school director race, the vote went on both sides with Republicans Amanda McNamee (6,484) and David Showalter (6213) joining Democrats Sarah Celona (6,552) and Tom Reiman (6,185) with winning seats to the board.
Upper Darby had a full slate of contests this election with six township council seats open.
For the two at-large council seats open, Democrats Kyle McIntyre and Noah Fields won with 12,624 and 13,542 votes against Republican Roger Tsayo with 5,122 votes and incumbent Councilwoman Laura Wentz, who had no party affiliation and gained 4,395 votes.
In Upper Darby’s 1st District council race, Democrat Brian O’Neill won over Republican David Shaffer with 2,377 votes to 1,285. In the township’s 3rd District race, Democrat Melissa DiNofia-Bozzone won with 2,769 votes to Republican Robert Yantorno’s 1,527.
In Upper Darby’s 5th District council race, Democrat Myron McNeely won with 2,360 votes to Republican William Scott’s 571. In the township’s 7th District race, Democrat Syama Disa won with 1,552 votes to Republican Oswald C. Okebata’s 202.
In a surprising upset, Magisterial District Judge Kelly A. Micozzie-Aguirre, who served the District Court 32-2-52 for 24 years was beaten by Democrat Gabriella Coleman. Micozzie-Aguirre received 2,485 votes to Coleman’s 3,402.