Here's a partial list of sources for more information on the
candidates, political parties, voting and/or the election:
Candidates are listed in the order in which I believe they
appeared on the ballot. Vote totals are as of about 4:15 PM on 6 Nov
and write-ins are only included for Chester County. Also, percentages
may not add to 100% because of rounding. Lastly, it appears that the
U.S. Taxpayers party is called the Constitutional party in Pennsylvania.
Currently held by democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore.
Votes cast:
- Nationwide: 96,211,883 (official - excluding write-ins)
- Statewide: 4,485,777
- Chester County: 158,552
Won by democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore
Candidates:
- Bob Dole / Jack Kemp - Republican
- Campaign website
- Votes received:
- Nationwide: 39,197,350 (40.74%)
- Statewide: 1,793,568 (39.98%)
- Chester County: 76,930 (48.52%)
- Bill Clinton / Al Gore - Democrat
- Campaign website
- Votes received:
- Nationwide: 47,401,054 (49.27%)
- Statewide: 2,206,241 (49.18%)
- Chester County: 64,724 (40.82%)
- Howard Phillips / Herbert W. Titus - Constitutional
- Campaign/Party
website
- Votes received:
- Nationwide: 182,924 (0.19%)
- Statewide: 20,454 (0.46%)
- Chester County: 323 (0.20%)
- Harry Browne / Jo Jorgensen - Libertarian
- Campaign
website
- Party website
- Votes received:
- Nationwide: 485,120 (0.50%)
- Statewide: 29,061 (0.65%)
- Chester County: 1,940 (1.22%)
- The only third party presidential
candidate to receive a higher percentage of the vote in Chester County
compared to statewide results.
- Ross Perot / Pat Choate - Reform
- John Hagelin / Mike Tompkins - Natural Law
- Ralph Nader - Green Party
- Votes received:
- Nationwide: 651,771 (0.68%)
- Statewide: ?????
- Chester County: ?????
- Other candidates receiving less than 0.10% of the vote
nationwide:
- Monica Moorehead: 29,082
- Marsha Feinland: 25,332
- James Harris: 8,286
- Charles E. Collins: 7,899
- all other candidates: 5,608
- Dennis Peron: 5,378
- Mary Cal Hollis: 4,269
- Jerome White: 2,438
- Diane B. Templin: 1,847
- Earl F. Dodge: 1,293
- A. Peter Crane: 1,101
- Ralph Forbes: 932
- John Birrenbach: 787
- Isabell Masters: 749
- Steve Michael: 407
- Write-in votes:
- Nationwide: ?????
- Statewide: ?????
- Chester County: 359 (0.23%)
No races this year: Senator Specter's seat will be up for
consideration in 1998, Senator Santorum's in 2000.
Vote-Smart
information
Votes cast:
- District-wide: 247,245
- Chester County: 44,855
Won by republican Curt Weldon
Candidates:
- Curt Weldon, incumbent - Republican
- John Innelli, attorney - Democrat
- John C. Pronchik, teacher of Transcendental Meditation -
Natural Law
- Vote-Smart
information
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 1,689 (0.68%) - over 4 times the
percentage of the vote received by the Natural Law Party's presidential
candidate statewide.
- Chester County: 671 (1.50%) - over 10 times the
percentage of the vote received by the Natural Law Party's presidential
candidate countywide.
- Write-in votes:
Chester County: 34 (0.08%)
Currently held by republican Robert S. Walker, who is retiring.
Vote-Smart
information
Votes cast:
- District-wide: 209,621
- Chester County: 110,876
Won by republican Joseph R. Pitts
Candidates:
- Joseph R. Pitts, state representative - Republican
- Vote-Smart
information
- Supports school vouchers
- Would prohibit sexually-explicit materials on the
Internet
- Supports repealing the Brady Bill and the assault
weapons ban (keep guns only out of criminals' hands)
- Supports college loans
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 124,560 (59.42%)
- Chester County: 63,849 (57.59%)
- James G. Blaine, newspaper publisher - Democrat
- Vote-Smart
information
- Opposes school vouchers (public money should go to
public education); believes the federal government should play a role in
education
- Opposes censorship of the Internet (parents are
responsible for what their children view)
- Supports both the Brady Bill and the assault weapons
ban (believes crime is decreasing because of these bills)
- Supports college loans
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 78,572 (37.48%)
- Chester County: 42,876 (38.67%)
- Robert S. 'Bob' Yorczyk - Reform
- Vote-Smart
information
- Supports school vouchers and charter schools
- Opposes censorship of the Internet (parents are
responsible for what their children view)
- Supports repealing the Brady Bill and the assault
weapons ban (replace the Brady Bill with an instant check)
- Supports college loans (would put them in their own
separate trust fund)
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 6,489 (3.10%) - less than 1/3 of the
percentage of the vote received by the Reform Party's presidential
candidate statewide.
- Chester County: 4,085 (3.68%) - less than 1/2 of the
percentage of the vote received by the Reform Party's presidential
candidate countywide.
- Write-in votes:
- District-wide: ?????
- Chester County: 66 (0.06%)
Votes cast:
- Statewide: 4,183,265
- Chester County: 154,539
Won by republican Mike Fisher
Candidates:
- D. Michael Fisher, state senator - Republican
- Joe Kohn, civil lawyer and Easttown Township tax
collector - Democrat
- Campaign website
- Will focus on consumer protection and prosecuting
public corruption and environmental polluters
- Votes received:
- Statewide: 2,010,221 (48.05%)
- Chester County: 59,463 (38.48%)
- Timothy William Collins - Libertarian
- Campaign
website
- Votes received:
- Statewide: 92,912 (2.22%)
- Chester County: 5,450 (3.53%)
- Write-in votes:
- Statewide: ?????
- Chester County: 72 (0.05%)
Votes cast:
- Statewide: 4,181,231
- Chester County: 153,633
Won by democrat Bob Casey, Jr.
Candidates:
- Bob Nyce, state representative - Republican
- Robert Casey, lawyer - Democrat
- Votes received:
- Statewide: 2,354,598 (56.31%)
- Chester County: 62,044 (40.38%)
- Robert P. Lord - Constitutional
- Votes received:
- Statewide: 43,994 (1.05%)
- Chester County: 1,194 (0.78%)
- Sharon Shepps - Libertarian
- Write-in votes:
- Statewide: ?????
- Chester County: 80 (0.05%)
Votes cast:
- Statewide: 4,244,435
- Chester County: 154,438
Won by republican Barbara Hafer
Candidates:
- Barbara Hafer, PA Auditor General - Republican
- Mina Baker Knoll, New York CPA - Democrat
- Campaign
website
- Votes received:
- Statewide: 1,935,621 (45.60%)
- Chester County: 49,508 (32.06%)
- Dean L. Snyder, school director - Constitutional
- Votes received:
- Statewide: 94,799 (2.23%)
- Chester County: 3,164 (2.05%)
- John Famularo - Libertarian
- Campaign website
- Votes received:
- Statewide: 63,465 (1.50%)
- Chester County: 4,410 (2.86%)
- Michael S. Klein, attorney - Reform
- Votes received:
- Statewide: ?????
- Chester County: 3,573 (2.31%)
- Write-in votes:
- Statewide: 118,722 (2.80%)
- Chester County: 106 (0.07%)
Votes cast:
- District-wide: 91,013
- Chester County: 14,230
Won by republican Clarence D. Bell
Candidates:
- Clarence D. Bell, incumbent - Republican
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 59,388 (65.25%)
- Chester County: 9,787 (68.78%)
- Robert L. Felker - Democrat
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 31,625 (34.75%)
- Chester County: 4,413 (31.01%)
- Write-in votes:
- District-wide: ?????
- Chester County: 30 (0.21%)
Votes cast: 95,834
Won by republican Robert J. Thompson
Candidates:
- Robert J. Thompson, incumbent - Republican
- Votes received: 60,052 (62.66%)
- Tom Bosak - Democrat
- Votes received: 31,552 (32.92%)
- Thomas F. McGrady, Jr. - Libertarian
- Votes received: 4,158 (4.34%)
- Write-in votes: 72 (0.08%)
No race this year; currently held by republican James W.
Gerlach, whose term expires in 1998.
Votes cast:
- District-wide: 18,313
- Chester County: 14,463
Won by republican Art Hershey
Candidates:
- Arthur D. Hershey, incumbent - Republican
- Supports school vouchers
- Believes abortions should only be performed in
"extreme, rare cases, such as the life of the mother"
- Supports tax reform that would decrease real estate
taxes
- Opposes making the state's flat 2.8% income tax
progressive
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 12,736 (69.55%)
- Chester County: 9,709 (67.13%)
- Jeff Bullock, former technical reporter - Democrat
- Opposes school vouchers
- Supports legal abortions
- Supports tax reform that would decrease real estate
taxes
- Supports making the state's flat 2.8% income tax
progressive
- Votes received:
- District-wide: 5,577 (30.45%)
- Chester County: 4,692 (32.44%)
- Write-in votes:
- District-wide: ?????
- Chester County: 62 (0.43%)
Votes cast: 18,231
Won by republican Tim Hennessey
Candidates:
- Timothy F. Hennessey, incumbent - Republican
- Opposes abortion rights
- Favors school vouchers
- Favors tax reform that would replace local real estate
taxes with some form of income tax
- Supports changes in state law to give municipalities
sole authority over planning and zoning
- Defended the 18% pay raise that state legislators
voted themselves last year because it had been eight years since the
last increase and inflation had risen over 18% since then
- Votes received: 11,574 (63.49%)
- Wilson T. Lambert, Jr., Valley Township supervisor and
self-employed truck driver - Democrat
- Favors abortion rights
- Opposes school vouchers
- Favors tax reform that would replace local real estate
taxes with some form of income tax
- Supports regional planning groups to determine
planning and zoning for municipalities which are members
- Opposes the 18% pay raise that state legislators voted
themselves last year; would sponsor a bill to require that all such
raises be by ballot referendum
- Votes received: 6,614 (36.28%)
- Write-in votes: 43 (0.24%)
Votes cast: 19,034
Won by republican Curt Schroder
Candidates:
- Curt Schroder, incumbent - Republican
- Will continue the fight to reign in state spending and
reduce taxes
- Supports the creation of a child care tax exemption
and other policies to provide relief for Pennsylvania's working families
- Advocates meaningful local property tax reform
- Votes received: 18,847 (99.02%)
- Write-in votes: 187 (0.98%)
Votes cast: 24,349
Won by republican Elinor Z. Taylor
Candidates:
- Elinor Z. Taylor, incumbent - Republican
- Is committed to responsible health care that preserves
the individual's choice of doctors and hospitals
- Is dedicated to quality education through
accountability, local control, school based management and NO unfunded
mandates
- Advocates more affordable higher education
- Believes in promoting economic and job growth by
reducing business taxes
- Is an advocate for senior citizens and has authored
legislation against elder abuse
- Votes received: 16,042 (65.88%)
- John Gregory Schell - Democrat
- Will work to revitalize our local economy and
encourage small business development
- Will work to protect a woman's right to choose
- Will work to make a college education more affordable
for all Pennsylvanians
- Will work with the police to uphold the assault
weapons ban
- Votes received: 8,268 (33.96%)
- Write-in votes: 39 (0.16%)
Votes cast: 25,489
Won by republican Carole A. Rubley
Candidates:
- Carole A. Rubley, incumbent - Republican
- Supports increased job training for welfare recipients
- Opposes school vouchers; instead would work to improve
the quality of education (better training and re-certification of
teachers)
- Supports local tax reform and abolishing the personal
property tax
- Votes received: 17,539 (68.81%)
- Linda Else Lieghbody - Democrat
- Supports increased job training for welfare recipients
- Opposes school vouchers; instead advocates more state
funding for public schools and "pairing" poorer school districts with
wealthier ones
- Supports local tax reform and abolishing the personal
property tax
- Votes received: 7,876 (30.90%)
- Write-in votes: 74 (0.29%)
Currently held by republican Joseph R. Pitts, who is running for
U.S. Congress in the 16th district.
Votes cast: 19,822
Won by republican Chris Ross
Candidates:
- Chris Ross - Republican
- Working to keep taxes low by improving government
efficiency
- Committed to improving conditions of Routes 1 and 41
- Fighting to balance Chester County's business growth
and preservation of open space
- Votes received: 19,589 (98.82%)
- Write-in votes: 233 (1.18%)
Votes cast:
- District-wide: ?????
- Chester County: 18,378
Won by republican Bob Flick
Candidates:
- Robert J. 'Bob' Flick, incumbent - Republican
- Votes received:
- District-wide: ????? (99%)
- Chester County: 18,145 (98.73%)
- Write-in votes:
- District-wide: ?????
- Chester County: 233 (1.27%)
"Shall debt in the sum of $3 million for the purpose of financing
the acquisition, purchase and improvement of open space land to be
owned, operated and maintained by East Goshen township be authorized to
be incurred as debt approved by electors?"
Vote results: Yes - 5,350; No - 2,127
"Should two additional supervisors be elected to serve in this
township?"
Vote results: Yes - 606; No - 168
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