Central Bucks School Board primary races followed party lines

There were no upsets in the closely followed Central Bucks School Board races Tuesday, with all but one of the 11 candidates moving on to November’s General Election for five open seats, according to unofficial election results.

Republican Patricia Carman, running in Region 3, was eliminated, with Republican challenger Glenn Schloeffel capturing 1,233 votes to Carman’s 114 on the Republican ballot. He’ll face Democrat Dana Foley in November. Foley received 335 votes on the Republican ballot, and 1,653 on the Democrat ballot. All the candidates were cross-filed, appearing on both the Democrat and Republican ballots, but none won on both ballots.

Here are the unofficial results, which must be certified by the Bucks County Board of Elections:

Region 1

Democrat

Karen Smith — 1,519

Stephen Mass — 162

Republican

Stephen Mass — 1,305

Karen Smith — 251

Region 2

Democrat

Dana Hunter — 95

Heather Reynolds — 1,377

Republican

Dana Hunter — 1,185

Heather Reynolds — 329

Region 3

Democrat

Patricia Carman — 111

Glenn Schloeffel — 81

Dana Foley — 1,653

Republican

Patricia Carman — 114

Glenn Schloeffel — 1,233

Dana Foley — 335

Region 5

Democrat

Aarati P. Martino — 82

Rick Haring — 1,893

Republican

Aarati P. Martino — 970

Rick Haring — 481

Region 8

Democrat

Susan M. Gibson — 2,299

Tony Arjona — 99

Republican

Susan M. Gibson — 363

Tony Arjona — 779

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