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Where to Vote in Lower Merion Township

We list polling places, candidates and voter registration statistics.

 

Residents of Lower Merion and Narberth will head to the polls from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to vote for municipal representatives (Lower Merion's Board of Commissioners and Narberth's Borough Council) as well as for members of the Lower Merion Board of School Directors and for county and state government positions.

Below, find out where residents should vote (based on where they live) and for which elected positions they can vote, as well as how many people in each precinct, ward and municipality are registered with each of the major political parties, according to county records as of Oct. 22.

Lower Merion and Narberth

Residents throughout the township and borough can vote for the following positions:

  • School board: seven candidates for five seats. Five candidates are running under both the Democratic and Republican columns: incumbents Diane P. DiBonaventuro and Virginia O. Pollard and challengers Marissa Golden, Robin Vann Lynch and Subha C. Robinson. Two other incumbents, Susan J. Guthrie and Lisa Fair Pliskin, skipped the primary and are seeking re-election under the heading Education Without Politics.
  • County commissioner: four candidates for three seats. Republicans Jenny Brown and incumbent Bruce Castor face Democrats Leslie Richards and Josh Shapiro.
  • Court of Common Pleas judge: four candidates for two seats. Democrats Cheryl Austin and Richard Haaz face Republicans Dan Clifford and Maureen Coggins.
  • Commonwealth Court judge. Republican Anne Covey faces Democrat Kathryn Boockvar.
  • Superior Court judge. Democrat David N. Wecht faces Republican Vic Stabile.
  • County district attorney. Incumbent Republican Risa Vetri Ferman is unchallenged.
  • Sheriff. Incumbent Republican Eileen Whalon Behr faces Democrat William A. Holt Jr.
  • County clerk of courts. Democrat Ann Thornburg Weiss faces Republican Moon Ahn.
  • Controller. Republican Stewart Greenleaf Jr. faces Democrat Diane B. Morgan.
  • Coroner. Democrat Walter I. Hofman faces Republican Gordon S. Clement.
  • Prothonotary. Republican William E. Donnelly faces Democrat Mark Levy.
  • Recorder of Deeds. Democrat Linda M. Hee faces Republican Nancy J. Becker.
  • Register of Wills. Republican Patricia A. Mosesso faces Democrat D. Bruce Hanes.
  • Treasurer. Democrat Jason E. Salus faces Republican Chuck Wilson.

The party-registration breakdown throughout the township and borough is as follows:

Location D voters R voters Others Total
Lower Merion 26,151 (58%) 13,064 (29%) 6,174 (14%) 45,389
Narberth 1,983 (61%) 767 (24%) 497 (15%) 3,247
Both 28,134 (58%) 13,831 (28%) 6,671 (14%) 48,636

Narberth

  • Borough Council: three candidates for three seats. Democrats Mike Alexander, Bob Weisbord and incumbent Sam Quinn are unopposed by the Republican Party. 

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by ward are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Ward 1 St. Margaret School 583 (59%) 227 (23%) 170 (17%) 980
Ward 2 Borough Hall 976 (60%) 411 (25%) 231 (14%) 1,618
Ward 3 Borough Hall 424 (65%) 129 (20%) 96 (15%) 649
All 1,983 (61%) 767 (24%) 497 (15%) 3,247

Lower Merion, Ward 1

  • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Daniel Bernheim faces Republican A.J. Kait.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Penn Valley School 597 (61%) 258 (26%) 125 (13%) 980
Precinct 2 Penn Valley School 853 (57%) 478 (32%) 172 (11%) 1,503
Precinct 3 St. Christopher's Church 364 (40%) 412 (46%) 126 (14%) 902
All   1,814(54%) 1,148 (34%) 423 (12%) 3,385

Lower Merion, Ward 2

  • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Gladwyne Fire House 552 (41%) 622 (47%) 423 (12%) 1,333
Precinct 2 Gladwyne Presbyterian Church
 331 (38%) 409 (47%) 129 (15%) 869
Precinct 3 Oak Hill Condominiums 719 (63%) 302 (26%) 125 (11%) 1,146
All   1,602 (48%) 1,333 (40%) 413 (12%) 3,385

Lower Merion, Ward 3

  • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Paul McElhaney faces Republican Raymond Fullbright.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Belmont Hills Library 537 (69%) 155 (20%) 82 (11%) 774
Precinct 2 Welsh Valley School 789 (59%) 388 (29%) 165 (12%) 1,342
Precinct 3 Belmont Hills Fire Company 369 (38%) 493 (50%) 121 (12%) 983
All   1,695 (55%) 1,036 (33%) 368 (12%) 3,099

Lower Merion, Ward 4

  • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 First Baptist Church 587 (71%) 119 (14%) 116 (14%) 822
Precinct 2 St. Mary's Episcopal Church 816 (68%) 203 (17%) 184 (15%) 1,203
Precinct 3 First Presbyterian Church 596 (53%) 312 (28%) 207 (19%) 1,115
All   1,999 (64%) 634 (20%) 507 (16%) 3,140

Lower Merion, Ward 5

  • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Cheryl Gelber is unopposed.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Main Line Reform Temple 436 (60%) 196 (27%) 90 (12%) 722
Precinct 2 LMSD administration 621 (61%) 263 (26%) 140 (14%) 1,024
Precinct 3 LMSD administration 857 (57%) 447 (30%) 190 (13%) 1,494
All   1,914 (59%) 906 (28%) 420 (13%) 3,240

Lower Merion, Ward 6

  • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Ashbridge House 497 (49%) 383 (37%) 144 (14%) 1,024
Precinct 2 Devereux Carriage House 447 (44%) 415 (40%) 165 (16%) 1,027
Precinct 3 Harriton High School 443 (42%) 458 (43%) 156 (15%) 1,057
All   1,387 (45%) 1,256 (40%) 465 (15%) 3,108

Lower Merion, Ward 7

  • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Liz Rogan faces Republican Beth Ladenheim.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Green Hill Apartments 774 (68%) 252 (22%) 104 (9%) 1,130
Precinct 2 Wynnewood Park Apartments 614 (60%) 253 (25%) 159 (15%) 1,026
Precinct 3 Temple Beth Hillel 655 (59%) 296 (27%) 154 (14%) 1,105
All   2,043 (63%) 801 (25%) 417 (13%) 3,261

Lower Merion, Ward 8

  • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Torah Academy 387 (65%) 134 (23%) 70 (12%) 591
Precinct 2 S.S. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church 377 (56%) 202 (30%) 97 (14%) 676
Precinct 3 S.S. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church 614 (65%) 241 (26%) 85 (9%) 940
Precinct 4 Ardmore United Methodist Church 551 (60%) 234 (26%) 128 (14%) 913
All   1,929 (62%) 811 (26%) 380 (12%) 3,120

Lower Merion, Ward 9

  • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat George Manos faces Republican Richard Kaufman.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 St. Matthias School 634 (62%) 222 (22%) 169 (16%) 1,025
Precinct 2 Mary Drexel Home 732 (68%) 216 (20%) 132 (12%) 1,080
Precinct 3 Bala Gym 718 (63%) 302 (26%) 122 (11%) 1,142
All   2,084 (64%) 740 (23%) 423 (13%) 3,247

Lower Merion, Ward 10

  • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Church of the Redeemer 388 (44%) 387 (44%) 97 (11%) 872
Precinct 2 Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church 1,259 (59%) 422 (20%) 454 (21%) 2,135
Precinct 3 Bryn Mawr Community Center 627 (54%) 311 (27%) 228 (20%) 1,166
All   2,274 (54%) 1,120 (27%) 779 (19%) 4,173

Lower Merion, Ward 11

  • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Republican Lew Gould is unopposed.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Beaumont at Bryn Mawr 393 (44%) 414 (46%) 91 (10%) 898
Precinct 2 Benson House Condominiums 235 (50%) 154 (33%) 78 (17%) 467
Precinct 3 Harriton High School 558 (48%) 470 (40%) 141 (12%) 1,169
All   1,186 (47%) 1,038 (41%) 310 (12%) 2,534

Lower Merion, Ward 12

  • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Merion Tribute House 708 (69%) 205 (20%) 111 (11%) 1,024
Precinct 2 Merion Tribute House 608 (66%) 215 (23%) 92 (10%) 915
Precinct 3 St. Joseph's Maguire Campus 729 (55%) 378 (28%) 222 (17%) 1,329
All   2,045 (63%) 798 (24%) 425 (13%) 3,268

Lower Merion, Ward 13

  • Board of Commissioners. Incumbent Democrat Brian McGuire faces Republican Louis Barson.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Levering Mill House 680 (64%) 268 (25%) 118 (11%) 1,066
Precinct 2 Bala Cynwyd Middle School 824 (68%) 262 (21%) 133 (11%) 1,219
Precinct 3 Bala Cynwyd Middle School 637 (62%) 227 (22%) 168 (16%) 1,032
All   2,141 (65%) 757 (23%) 419 (13%) 3,317

Lower Merion, Ward 14

  • Board of Commissioners. No race this year.

Polling-place locations and party-registration statistics by precinct are as follows:

Location Polling place D voters R voters Others Total
Precinct 1 Penn Wynne School 596 (62%) 245 (25%) 125 (13%) 966
Precinct 2 Penn Wynne School 690 (67%) 200 (19%) 146 (14%) 1,036
Precinct 3 Penn Wynne Fire Company 752 (66%) 241 (21%) 154 (13%) 1,147
All   2,038 (65%) 686 (22%) 425 (13%) 3,149

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