Republican Chris Gebhard secured the seat of Pennsylvania’s 48th Senatorial District covering Lebanon County in Tuesday’s special/primary election, with turnout high for a non-presidential election year.
Unofficial results peg turnout at 31.45% of registered voters. For comparison, turnout was 21.30% in the 2019 municipal primary election and 21.58% in the 2020 special election. Turnout in the 2020 general primary was 38.37%.
Turnout among Lebanon County Democrats was depressed compared to the 2020 general primary, with a turnout margin of 4.2% favoring Republicans in 2020, compared to a 13.23% margin in Tuesday’s contest.
In total, 28,435 ballots have been counted so far, out of 90,401 registered voters. The county is reporting that all precincts have submitted results but these numbers are not yet final or official.
See results summary here (PDF).
See results precinct detail here (PDF).
Republican votes in the State Senate election outpaced Democratic ballots by more than 10,000, according to preliminary results, with Gebhard performing slightly better against his major party competitor than the late Dave Arnold had in the 2020 special election.
- (Lebanon County) State Senator for 48th District
Democrat Calvin Clements
6,795 (25%)
Republican Chris Gebhard
17,725 (66%)
Libertarian Tim McMaster
749 (3%)
Independent Edward H. Krebs
1,702 (6%)
Write-In Totals
33 (<1%)
- (Districtwide) State Senator for 48th District
Democrat Calvin Clements
10,840 (29%)
Republican Chris Gebhard
23,605 (63%)
Libertarian Tim McMaster
1,073 (3%)
Independent Edward H. Krebs
2,066 (6%)
Editor’s Notes:
Percentages here and elsewhere in the article may not add up to 100% as we have not listed third party or write-in votes.
Please see official county results for that data.
This article will be updated based on current data and we will note changes here.
Where applicable, projected winners are italicized. Projections only made in races local to Lebanon County.
All four of the statewide primary ballot questions were approved by Lebanon County voters.
- Termination or Extension of Disaster Emergency Declarations
Yes
18,368 (68%)
No
8,764 (32%)
- Disaster Emergency Declaration and Management
Yes
18,534 (68%)
No
8,637 (32%)
- Prohibition Against Denial or Abridgment of Equality of Rights Because of Race
Yes
17,559 (65%)
No
9,323 (35%)
- Statewide Referendum Fire/EMS Companies Eligible for Loans
Yes
17,940 (67%)
No
8,829 (33%)
Find additional primary results below.
Democratic
- Democratic Justice of the Supreme Court
Maria McLaughlin
5,861
Write-In
40 - Democratic Judge of the Superior Court
Jill Beck
2,511
Timka Lane
2,749
Bryan Neft
670
Write-In 29 - Democratic Judge of the Commonwealth Court
Vote for two.
David Lee Spurgeon
2,140
Lori A. Dumas
3,175
Sierra Street
2,259
Amanda Green Hawkins
2,302
Write-In
50 - Democratic District Attorney
Write-In
294 - Democratic Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans Court
Kendra M. Moll
5,653
Write-In
43 - Democratic Sheriff
Write-In
267 - Democratic Magisterial District Judge 52-2-01
Aurelis Figueroa
173
James Capello
138
Anthony Magaro
43
Erik W. Itzen
79
Write-In
2 - Democratic Magisterial District Judge 52-3-04
John W. Ditzler
621
Write-In
4 - Democratic Annville Cleona School Director
Vote for four.
Patricia B. Vincent
144
Natalie Duvall
353
Cindy Eby
279
Christopher Sirriannia
286
Kathy Blouch
332
Colleen Shay
305
Write-In
8 - Democratic Cornwall Lebanon School Director
Vote for four.
Diane C. Wuori
932
Joel W. Zug
667
Susan A. Dieffenbach
1,326
Susan L. Levendoski
1,228
Kyle Bensing
1,131
Jane Owsiak
899
Write-In
35 - Democratic ELCO School Director
Vote for four.
Denise K. Thomas
518
Dave Noyes
311
Tracy Hayes
551
Kiya Emerich
355
Tom Ferrari
283
Audrey Perry
381
Write-In
19 - Democratic Lebanon School Director
Vote for four.
Tracy Johnson
559
Cedric Jordan
563
Joshua W. Spaulding
539
Write-In
39 - Democratic Northern Lebanon School Director
Vote for four.
Staci L. Murray
308
David Kline
274
Robert England, Jr.
272
Kate Kimble-Tuszynski
279
Write-In
17 - Democratic Palmyra School Director
Vote for four.
Jim Kreiser
1,101
Jeffrey Putt
1,087
Ryan Patrick
1,100
Mark Bucher
1,140
Write-In
68 - Democratic Palmyra School Director Two-Year Term
David Laudermilch
1,301 - Democratic Lebanon City Mayor
Cesar B. Liriano
703
Write-In
41 - Democratic Mount Gretna Mayor
Joseph F. Shay
42 - Democratic Lebanon City Council Member
Vote for two.
Christopher Norwood
704
Write-In
53 - Democratic Mount Gretna Council Member
Vote for three.
Allan D. Feldman
34
Write-In
5 - Democratic Myerstown Council Member
Vote for four.
Ronald L. Ream
74
Write-In
11 - Democratic Annville Township Commissioner
Vote for two.
John Hinshaw
209
Write-In
1 - Democratic West Lebanon Township Commissioner
Vote for two.
Richard J. Pflueger
31
Write-In
5 - Democratic North Londonderry Supervisor
Tia Eberly
530
Write-In
4 - Democratic South Londonderry Supervisor
Ralph Duquette
395
Write-In
4 - Democratic West Cornwall Supervisor
David Lloyd
175
Write-In
4 - Democratic Constable First Ward
Joseph M. Sholly
93 - Democratic Constable Swatara
M. Matt Trimmer
136 - Democratic Judge of Election 01E
Suzanne Fry
50 - Democratic Judge of Election 04
William J. Moreman, Jr.
35
Write-In
1 - Democratic Judge of Election 11
Nancy Smith
82
Write-In
1 - Democratic Judge of Election 28N
Ronald D. Woleslagle
88
Write-In
1 - Democratic Inspector of Election 01E
Michael Fry
51 - Democratic Inspector of Election 05M
Ethel W. Lippert
16
Laurie Mills
13 - Democratic Inspector of Election 11
Dollie Kiscadden
80 - Democratic Inspector of Election 16N
Deborah A. Potteiger
93 - Democratic Inspector of Election 21
Jerilyn J. Peiffer
57 - Democratic Inspector of Election 28N
Betty Huffman
92
Write-In
1 - Democratic Inspector of Election 28W
Leonard S. Knighton
160 - Democratic Inspector of Election 29
John P. Kearney
146
Republican
- Republican Justice of the Supreme Court
Paula Patrick
1,400
Kevin Brobson
13,327
Patricia McCullough
2,594
Write-In
41 - Republican Judge of the Superior Court
Megan Sullivan
15,265
Write-In
104 - Republican Judge of the Commonwealth Court
Vote for two.
Drew Crompton
12,686
Stacy Marie Wallace
9,907
Write-In
105 - Republican District Attorney
Pier Hess Graf
16,807
Write-In
127 - Republican Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans Court
Brian Craig
16,486
Write-In
77 - Republican Sheriff
Jeffrie C. Marley, Jr.
16,751
Write-In
121 - Republican Magisterial District Judge 52-2-01
Erik W. Itzen
224
Aurelis Figueroa
22
James Capello
250
Sean Maguire
119
Anthony Magaro
60 - Republican Magisterial District Judge 52-3-04
John W. Ditzler
2,564
Write-In
7 - Republican Annville Cleona School Director
Vote for four.
Christopher Sirriannia
1,109
Cindy Eby
1,307
Colleen Shay
1,096
Natalie Duvall
359
Kathy Blouch
1,414
Patricia B. Vincent
582
Write-In
16 - Republican Cornwall Lebanon School Director
Vote for four.
Jane Owsiak
1,656
Susan L. Levendoski
2,121
Joel W. Zugg
3,044
Susan A. Dieffenbach
3,230
Kyle Bensing
2,871
Diane C. Wurori
1,804
Write-In
35 - Republican ELCO School Director
Vote for four.
Kiya Emerich
663
Tom Ferrari
1,258
Tracy Hayes
1,037
Bonnie L. Kantner
1,266
Audrey Perry
454
Denise K. Thomas
1,205
Rachel Moyer
1,416
Dave Noyes
991
Write-In
37 - Republican Lebanon School Director
Vote for four.
Debra L. Bowman
957
Cedric Jordan
798
Tracy Johnsen
789
Write-In
33 - Republican Northern Lebanon School Director
Vote for four.
Rober England, Jr.
1,745
Kate Kimble-Tuszynski
1,358
Staci L. Murray
1,551
David Kline
1,690
Write-In
65 - Republican Palmyra School Director
Vote for four.
Kayla Leiberher
2,733
Mike Koval
2,457
Jeffrey Putt
1,071
Ryan Patrick
1,309
Jim Kreiser
1,189
Mark Bucher
1,404
Mandy Braden
2,552
Joshua Jones
2,281
Write-In
50 - Republican Palmyra School Director Two-Year Term
David Laudermilch
1,991
Maryann Cini
2,043
Write-In
6 - Republican Lebanon City Mayor
Sherry Capello
1,157
Write-In
54 - Republican Cleona Mayor
Larry P. Minnich
275
Write-In
13 - Republican Cornwall Mayor
Mark Thomas
747
Write-In
167 - Republican Jonestown Mayor
Joseph Quairoli
200
Write-In
4 - Republican Myerstown Mayor
Diane W. Bicher
279
Write-In
2 - Republican Palmyra Mayor
Frederick S. Carpenter
887
Write-In
35 - Republican Lebanon City Council Member
Vote for two.
Joe Morales
951
Karen S. Haitos
823
Write-In
20 - Republican Lebanon City Council Member Two-Year Term
Brian Martin
665
W. P. Eckenroth, III
515
Write-In
6 - Republican Cleona Council Member
Vote for three.
Sam Wengert, Jr.
269
Robert P. Moyer
225
Write-In
10 - Republican Cornwall Council Member
Bruce D. Harris
758
Bruce Conrad
633
Alfred D. Brandt, Jr.
543
Steven Triboli
314
Elizabeth Yocum
672
Marie Triboli
329
Write-In
11 - Republican Jonestown Council Member
Vote for four.
Tyler Longenecker
179
Justin Shuey
140
Write-In
82 - Republican Mount Gretna Council Member
Vote for three.
William R. Kleinfelter
21
Write-In
3 - Republican Myerstown Council Member
Vote for four.
Park W. Haverstick, II
272
Write-In
14 - Republican Palmyra Council Member
Vote for four.
Jane Quairoli
687
Anthony M. Catalani, II
614
Write-In
152 - Republican Richland Council Member
Vote for three.
Mark A. Brubaker
155
Travis L. Randler
137
Ray Shanaman
35
James D. Niethammer
139
Write-In
17 - Republican Cleona Council Two-Year Term
Vote for two.
Matthew J. Urban
226
Tricia S. Springer
232
Write-In
3 - Republican Jonestown Council Member Two-Year Term
Jeff Schott
187
Write-In
10 - Republican Annville Township Commissioner
Vote for two.
Nevin R. Hoover
310
Thomas R. Embich
289
Write-In
3 - Republican West Lebanon Township Commissioner
Vote for two.
John Brenner
54
Tina M. Houser
46
Write-In
1 - Republican Bethel Supervisor
Charles T. Mengel, Sr.
331
Richard D. Rudy
401
Write-In
7 - Republican Heidelberg Supervisor
Paul K. Fetter
511
Write-In
21 - Republican Jackson Supervisor
Mike Dunkle
1,184
Write-In
49 - Republican Millcreek Supervisor
Eric J. Weidman
408
Write-In
1 - Republican North Annville Supervisor
Clyde B. Meyer
436
Write-In
6 - Republican North Cornwall Supervisor
Ronald J. Sell
804
Write-In
6 - Republican North Lebanon Supervisor
Gary Heisey
1,327
Richard E. Miller
395
Write-In
2 - Republican North Londonderry Supervisor
William C. Buckfelder
1,432
Write-In
20 - Republican South Annville Supervisor
John W. Harrell, III
553 - Republican South Lebanon Supervisor
Jonathan R. Beers
1,162
Write-In
9 - Republican South Londonderry Supervisor
Faith Bucks
1,236
Write-In
35 - Republican Swatara Supervisor
Dean Patchies
605
Write-In
9 - Republican Union Supervisor
Gary R. Longencker
483
Write-In
4 - Republican Millcreek Tax Collector
Wendy D. Hertzog
445
Write-In
2 - Republican Jackson Auditor
Joann B. Steinmetz
1,057
Write-In
5 - Republican North Annville Auditor
Ruth Rittel
408 - Republican Constable 6th Ward
Arquelio Martinez
4 - Republican Constable 8th Ward
Brad T. Schoen
193 - Republican Constable 9th Ward
Tammy L. Boyer
94
Write-In
3 - Republican Constable Cornwall
Kevin L. Scaife
811
Write-In
4 - Republican Constable Richland
Brendan Allen
158
Write-In
6 - Republican Constable Heidelberg
David Kneller
554
Write-In
8 - Republican Constable Jackson
Gregory P. Petruska
1,040
Write-In
15 - Republican Constable Millcreek
Harry Albert, Jr.
364
Write-In
2 - Republican Constable North Cornwall
Edwin L. Webber
782
Write-In
2 - Republican Constable South Lebanon
Keith L. Henderson
1,144
Write-In
8 - Republican Constable Swatara
Scott W. Adams
587
Write-In
1 - Republican Constable Union
Tim Zimmerman
459
Write-In
2 - Republican Judge of Election 01W
Brian L. Klick
61 - Republican Judge of Election 12N
Lorraine Lowrie
463
Write-In
1 - Republican Judge of Election 14
Barbara G. Kleinfelter
23 - Republican Judge of Election 16E
Roger B. Meyerhoffer
271
Write-In
5 - Republican Judge of Election 18E
Christian J. Shaw
191
Write-In
1 - Republican Judge of Election 22K
Shawn Yvette Gerhardt-Kreiser
128 - Republican Judge of Election 22S
Judith L. Gettle
401 - Republican Judge of Election 25
Kathy S. Meyer
426
Write-In
1 - Republican Judge of Election 26W
Christine Kreider
256
Write-In
1 - Republican Judge of Election 27M
Michael T. Burdge, Sr.
543
Write-In
2 - Republican Judge of Election 28W
Susan Beale
369
Write-In
3 - Republican Judge of Election 29
Christina Moyer
510
Write-In
1 - Republican Judge of Election 30N
R. Heather Waddell
312 - Republican Judge of Election 31M
Beverly J. Kauffman
417
Write-In
1 - Republican Judge of Election 31N
Lois Matarazzi
356
Write-In
1 - Republican Judge of Election 31S
Patricia S. Kline
260
Write-In
3 - Republican Judge of Election 33L
Glenna Felty
325
Write-In
2 - Republican Judge of Election 35
Sally A. Templin
74 - Republican Inspector of Election 01W
Donna L. Klick
62 - Republican Inspector of Election 15N
Priscilla J. Kahl
159 - Republican Inspector of Election 19M
Carole A. Czajkowski
111
Write-In
1 - Republican Inspector of Election 26S
Mary R. Millard
150
Susan Anne Lipensky
246
Write-In
1 - Republican Inspector of Election 29
Ronald A. Royer
518
Write-In
1 - Republican Inspector of Election 30W
Maureen D. Gallo
335
Write-In
2 - Republican Inspector of Election 31S
Lisa Schmidt
260
Write-In
3 - Republican Inspector of Election 32S
Judyth Anne Murphy
338
Write-In
3 - Republican Inspector of Election 33L
Becky Moyer
340 - Republican Inspector of Election 35
Luann Horn
45
Dennis Horn
31
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