Montco Reports 41% Voter Turnout Rate for 2023 General Election

Rachel Ravina | The Reporter•

Campaign signs for North Penn school board candidates can be seen on Valley Forge Road in Towamencin on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.

Counting all but wrapped up early Wednesday morning in Montgomery County as ballot results came in hours after the polls closed on Election Day.

Montgomery County had 603,021 registered voters in the 2023 general election, according to unofficial figures from Montgomery County’s election summary report.

Voters had the option to cast their ballots by mail, absentee or in-person at the polls. The 251,254 ballots cast resulted in a 41.67 percent voter turnout rate, according to unofficial results. The 2021 general election saw a 37.8 percent voter turnout rate.

"It was a free, fair, and secure election with minimal issues. Voter Services did an excellent job administering all aspects of the election and we could not run the election without the hundreds of Election Day workers,” said Montgomery County Board of Elections Chairman Ken Lawrence Jr.

There were 176,645 votes cast at 426 precincts across Montgomery County. The in-person results were considered "complete pending certification” as of 12:39 a.m. on Wednesday, read a post on the county’s unofficial election results website. Of the 76,164 mail-in ballots received, 74,609 were counted. Another 1,555 were "pending evaluation,” and not yet counted.

"Montgomery County Voter Services administered another successful election yesterday,” said Dori Sawyer, director of elections with the Montgomery County Office of Voter Services. "Bipartisan teams of poll workers and mail ballot processors worked efficiently and performed their duties effectively.”

Provisional ballot counting will begin Friday, according to Sawyer, but it’s unclear how many were collected. Counting of military and overseas ballots is expected to start next week.

"While some ballots are still pending further evaluation, preliminary election results are available on our website. These results will continue to update over the next few days,” Sawyer said.

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office had established an election-related tip line, but Communications Director Kate Delano said, "it was a very quiet and orderly election.”

Sawyer agreed, noting the "most widely reported issue yesterday” surrounded campaign signage at polling places.

All results are considered unofficial until certified by the Montgomery County Board of Elections. The county election board has until the Nov. 27 deadline to certify, according to Sawyer.

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