Levittown Votes

David Vies For 140th Against Rep. Galloway

The two men both graduated from Pennsbury High School and have focused their campaigns on job creation.

Eric David, a Pennsbury High School graduate and candidate for the 140th Legislative District, believes jobs are the biggest issue on the minds of voters in Levittown.  The 35-year-old Republican candidate said he hopes to bring more business to the area and reform the state pension crisis. David questions why the area has so much critical infrastructure, yet not enough local jobs. As a licensed Realtor, the housing market and refinancing rates are also important issues to David. If elected, David said he hopes to work in Harrisburg to repair the problems that plague the state. He continued that many of the problems should have never happened. Fairless Hills is where David resides with wife Sabrina and two young sons. David is running …

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Fitzpatrick, Boockvar Vie for Congressional Seat

Republican Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick and Democratic challenger Kathy Boockvar are vying to represent the 8th Congressional District.

Republican Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick and Democratic challenger Kathy Boockvar are vying to represent the 8th Congressional District, which includes Bucks County and parts of Montgomery County and Northeast Philadelphia. Fitzpatrick confirmed that he voted for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan this morning, according to Levittown Patch guest editor Tom Sofield. Watch video of Fitzpatrick at the polls in the media section of this article. Boockvar cast her ballot this morning at Pine Run Community Center in Doylestown. Patch was able to snap photos of her checking in and exiting the voting booth with her daughter, Colette Boockvar Yeager. Fitzpatrick is a former county commissioner who was first …

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Photo Gallery: Mitt, Ann Romney Voting In Belmont

Republican presidential candidate cast his ballot at the Beech Street Center in Belmont.

  Arriving with an entourage of secret service, press and campaign staff, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, voted at the Beech Street Center in his hometown of Belmont, Mass. this morning, Nov. 6. The couple were greeted by poll workers and town officials when they arrived at 8:40 a.m. The Romney's, who have lived in Belmont for the past four decades, took four minutes to complete voting before departing to Bedford to fly off to Ohio and Pennsylvania to thank voters in the two swing states.

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VIDEO: Romney Votes

What's it like when the potential next leader of the free world votes in your town? Patch sent three editors to find out.

How do you start the most important day in your life? If you're Mitt Romney, you come back to your home town to vote. Belmont, MA will witness one of the rarest sites in America: A presidential candidate voting on election day. Patch Editors capture the scene with tweets, photos, video and more. From broadcast news trucks to local media to protesters to residents just looking to get to Dunks, the scene was a colorful start to election day. ___ 9:23 a.m.: "Line to vote has disappeared at Romney's polling place in Belmont," tweeted @ArlingtonPatch. 9:22 a.m.: Patch editor Melanie Graham took video of the Romney's accepting their ballots inside the Beech Street Center (Note: Audio recording was banned inside the polling location). 9:11 a.m…

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Presidential Election

Pennsylvania Election Results 2012

The Keystone State helped Barack Obama win re-election in what was a good night for Democrats across Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania helped President Barack Obama win re-election as U.S. Sen. Bob Casey fended off a feisty challenge from Republican coal magnate Tom Smith in what turned out to be a big night for Democrats in the Keystone State. Democrats held the lead in three state row office races as of 2:30 a.m. Wednesday with close to 98 percent of the vote in, according to unofficial results. Kathleen Kane, a former assistant district attorney from Lackawanna County, made history by becoming the first Democrat and first woman to be elected as the state's attorney general. The Republican candidate, David Freed, is a two-term district attorney in Cumberland County. Democrat Eugene DePasquale of York leads Republican John Maher of Allegheny in the auditor …

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Clinton Rallies Obama Supporters in Suburbs

On the eve of the election, the President's reelection campaign deploys one of its primary weapons to a state that was regarded as 'safe' for the President six weeks ago.

Former President Bill Clinton traveled to Montgomery County on Monday, seeking to rally supporters of President Barack Obama less than 24 hours before polls open in a state that was once regarded as solidly in the President's column. Clinton, arguably the speaking star of the Democratic National Convention last summer, was on a tour of the state that was scheduled to take him to Pittsburgh, Blue Bell, and Philadelphia the day after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rallied supporters in Bucks County. An estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people, many shivering and clustering together for warmth, clustered into a grassy area outside the gymnasium of Montgomery County Community College. "You're just standing out here in the cold. He's …

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Giuliani Calls Obama Sandy Response 'Worse Than Katrina' During Conshohocken Stop

Former NYC Mayor blasts President on Sandy and Benghazi.

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani paid a visit to a Romney campaign office in Conshohocken Monday, and used the opportunity to rip President Barack Obama on his handling of the Hurricane Sandy aftermath and the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Guiliani told a crowd of about 80 supporters and campaign workers that upon hearing of the attack on the consulate, Obama decided to send in CIA operatives, who were then delayed at an airport for three hours. "What do you think a President McCain, or a President Romney, or a President Reagan would have done?" Giuliani asked. "Sent in the Marines immediately. I don't care if it embarrasses the Libyan government, all I care about is saving American lives." According to the …

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Vast Majority of Bucks Polling Sites Have Electricity

The Bucks County Board of Elections approved the relocation of the Riegelsville Borough Hall polling place to the Riegelsville Fire Company. The remaining 214 polls will remain at their original locations.

Of the 215 polling places in Bucks County, only one will have to move for Election Day tomorrow as a result of the damage caused last week by Hurricane Sandy. The Bucks County Board of Elections agreed unanimously to relocate the polling site at Riegelsville Borough Hall to the Riegelsville Fire Company. The decision came during an emergency meeting held in the community room at the Bucks County Courthouse Monday afternoon. The move is a temporary action in response to the emergency situation and will not be permanent for future elections. Chief Clerk Lynn Bush told the board the issue was not only lack of power, but safety concerns, as well. "There is a power pole that is down that held multiple utilities," said Bush. Riegelsville Fire …

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