Sample ballots are out for the 2025 primary election, and, being that it’s an off-year election, the focus is on local races. Most of them, though, have candidates running unopposed or, as in the case of school board races, candidates cross-file.
In Chadds Ford Township, Kathleen Goodier is running unopposed in the Republican Party primary for township supervisor. Goodier was appointed supervisor in February of 2024 following the death of Frank Murphy. Under those circumstances, she would have been required to run for her own term, but Murphy’s term would have expired this year anyway.
Also running unopposed in the Republican primary are Valerie Hoxter and Swati Patel. Hoxter is running for another term as the elected tax collector, and Patel is running for another term as auditor.
No Democrats are running for any of those seats
There is no election this year for the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board to represent Region C this year.
In Concord Township, four Republicans are running for the township Council, with three being incumbents: Dominic Pileggi, John Gillespie, and Dana Rankin. Colleen Morrone would be up for reelection, but she is not running. James Hunt, a Republican committeeman and a retired AstraZeneca executive, is running for her seat.
In Birmingham Township, Republican Scott Boorse is running unopposed for another term as supervisor and Kay Ellsworth is running unopposed in Pennsbury.
Ellsworth was appointed earlier this year afer Dan Boyle resigned from the board to take over as township manager following the retirement of long-time Manager Kathy Howley. As with Goodier, she would have been required to run for her own term, but Boyle’s term would have expired this year.
There are no Democrats running for supervisor in either Birmingham or Pennsbury.
In Newlin Township, Democrat James H. Cornell is running for supervisor, unopposed, as is Democrat Sandra Retzlaff in Pocopson, while Republican Andrea Gosselin is running unopposed for supervisor in Pocopson Township.
William H. Wylie Jr. is the lone Republican running for supervisor in West Marlborough Township. No Democrats are running.
In East Marlborough Township, Democrats Chris Manning and Steven Peuquet. Two seats are up for election there, with no Republicans on the ballot.
For the Unionville-Chadds Ford School Board, all candidates running have cross-filed. Jim Ash, Sandra Litvin, and incumbent School Board Director Steve Simonson are running to represent Region B, while Joseph P. Everett, Susan Still Elks are running to represent Region A.
Region A represents both East and West Marlborough townships, while Region B includes Birmingham, Newlin, and Pocopson.
The primary is Tuesday, May 20.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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