Berks County election officials have finalized the tally of results from the primary election.
During a special meeting Friday, the elections board voted unanimously to certify the vote totals and authorize the submission of the results to the secretary of the commonwealth.
Elections Director Anne Norton told the elections board that her team performed the required reviews and audits of the May 19 election, finding no variations or discrepancies with the official tally.
There is now a clear picture of which Democratic and Republican candidates will be on the November ballot for governor, lieutenant governor, representative in Congress, half of all state Senate seats, all seats in the state House and the state committee.
Overall, just over 23% of registered Democrats and Republicans cast ballots in the primary.
That number is slightly less than recent, similar elections. In the 2022 midterm primary, for example, turnout was nearly 28%.
As is often the case in a midterm election, the party not in the White House appears to have been more motivated to show up to the polls.
Democrats showed up out at a slightly higher rate than Republicans this year, with a turnout of nearly 25% of the 104,175 eligible. Republican turnout was about 22% of the 118,141 eligible.
A total of 51,612 ballots were cast.