take to the ballot for the municipal elections. The Villanovan has created a complete candidate guide.
Mayoral
The state will watch the prominent mayoral races occurring in Pittsburgh and the capital of Harrisburg this November. In Pittsburgh, Corey O’Connor, the Democratic Alleghany County Controller and former city councilor will face off against Tony Moreno, a retired Republican police officer. After narrowly winning the Harrisburg Democratic Primary, incumbent Wanda Williams is seeking re-election for a second term. She will face Dan Miller, a registered Democrat who accepted the Republican nomination after a successful write-in campaign.
School Board
The Radnor Township School District is governed by a board that includes 9 publicly elected directors who each serve 4-year terms. Radnor voters will be able to cast their 4 ballots to fill the 4 open seats. The candidates who are running are Lydia T. Solomon (Democratic Republican, Incumbent), Sarah Dunn (Democratic Republican, Incumbent), Susan Stern (Democratic Republican, Incumbent), and Thomas Le (Democratic Republican). Le will seek his first term on the board and has had experience serving on various Radnor committees and coaching the Radnor MATHCOUNTS team to a 2019 state championship.
Treasurer
Democrat Rob Amstrong will be running uncontested in the Radnor Township Treasurer election. Armstrong has spent his career in the financial analysis and risk management industry. Township treasurers serve 4-year terms. Incumbent Ken Frohlich’s term will end on December 31, 2025.
Sheriff
Across the state, registered Pennsylvania voters will vote on sheriff’s races in 33 counties and elect the winner to a four-year term in the role. In the Delaware County Sheriff’s race, Democrat Siddiq Kamara, a former Pennsylvania National Guard member, a former police officer and a former special agent in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office, faces off with Republican Robert Adams, a Captain in the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office who’s been with the office for 33 years. Incumbent Jerry L. Sanders was elected to two four-year terms in 2017 and 2021 and is term-limited this election.
Commonwealth Court
With one vacancy on the court currently, Pennsylvania voters will be deciding between two candidates to elect – Democrat Stella Tsai and Republican Matthew Wolford. Tsai, a current judge on Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas for the past nine years, across a long career of previously working in the city’s civil, criminal, orphans’ court and family court divisions. Wolford currently works as a solo practitioner, specializing in environmental law and before going into private practice, was an attorney for the Department of Environmental Protection and as a special prospector for the Attorney General’s office.
Superior Court
The Superior court is made up of 15 judges who handle criminal, civil and family matters that come in from appeals made at the lower courts. The appellate court is the one most Pennsylvanians have legitimate interaction with because they handle common cases such as child custody or probation. Democrat Brandon P. Neuman is up for election, and he currently presides over Civil and Veterans Specialty Court on the Washington County Court of Common Pleas. Republican Maria Battista is also up for election, and specializes in civil, criminal and administrative law at the state level. Additionally, Liberal Party’s Daniel Wassmer is also on the ballot, and he currently is an adjunct professor at Bucks County Community College in business studies and paralegal programs. Judge Alice Buck Debow is also up on the ballot for reellection as her term concluded in December of 2025.
Supreme Court
T he Pennsylvania Supreme court consists of 7 justices that reveal appeals from the two Pennsylvania appellate panels. These cases are tremendously important to the state, and they have previously weighed in on a series of election related cases. As of right now, the court is made up of five democrat judges and two republicans. All three democrat justices, Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht, are all up for retention. This election could fundamentally alter the makeup of the court.
