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  Montgomery County Board of Commissioners - R Primary
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Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA Counties > Montgomery > Montgomery Board of County Commissioners > Board of County Commissioners
OfficeCounty Board
HonorificBoard Member - Abbr: Cty Brd.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 06, 2007 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open May 15, 2007 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 15, 2007 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 07, 2008 - 10:00am
Term End January 02, 2012 - 10:00am
# Winners2
ContributorScott³
Last ModifiedScott³ August 31, 2007 10:42pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Two (2) seats.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2003
NameJames R. Matthews Votes78,808 (27.43%)
Term01/05/2004 - 01/07/2008 Margin15,288 (+5.32%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2003
NameThomas J. Ellis Votes76,443 (26.61%)
Term01/05/2004 - 01/07/2008 Margin12,923 (+4.50%)
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2003
NameRuth S. Damsker Votes68,552 (23.86%)
Term01/05/2004 - 01/07/2008 Margin5,032 (+1.75%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/2007
NameBruce L. Castor Jr. Votes85,340 (26.96%)
Term01/07/2008 - 01/02/2012 Margin12,451 (+3.93%)
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2007
NameJoe Hoeffel Votes79,276 (25.05%)
Term01/07/2008 - 01/02/2012 Margin6,387 (+2.02%)
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/2007
NameJames R. Matthews Votes78,958 (24.95%)
Term01/07/2008 - 01/02/2012 Margin6,069 (+1.92%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceMontgomery County, PA Board of Commissioners 11/06/2007
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/21/2007 05/15/2007
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bruce L. Castor Jr. 1 --1 --
Leaning Call: Bruce L. Castor Jr. (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Bruce L. Castor Jr. (100.00%)

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. (I) James R. Matthews (W) Others  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 45,598 (52.96%) 40,208 (46.70%) 300 (0.35%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,390 (-6.26%) -45,298 (-52.61%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2007 00/00/2007 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Montgomery County Republican Committee
  Montgomery County Republican Committee
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Jill Govberg (R)
 00, 2007 - Mar 20, 2007 		Catherine M. "Kate" Harper (R)
 00, 2007 - Mar 20, 2007 		Melissa Murphy Weber (R)
 00, 2007 - Mar 20, 2007 		Thomas J. Ellis (R)
 00, 2007 - Mar 19, 2007

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 18, 2007 05:00am News Montco GOP rivals now a pair  Article Scott³ 
Jan 15, 2007 11:00pm Announcement Weber-Castor Campaign Announcement Letter  Article Scott³ 

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