Abington Commissioner Races Still Undecided

There is still no official winner in the two races for Abington Commissioner that ended in a tie on Election Night.

Last week, Montgomery County Spokesman Frank Custer said that incumbent Republican Lawrence Jones had a two-vote lead over Democrat Michael O’Connor in the race for Ward 3 commissioner, which ended in a 510-vote tie on election night, according to unofficial results.

“Nothing is official and nothing has been certified, and again, this is unofficial, but as of now in the Ward 3 race, [Lawrence] Jones is two votes ahead of the Democrat,” Custer said. “Apparently, the results of the race are not in dispute.”

The other race that ended in a tie in Abington — for the role of commissioner of Ward 4 — is in dispute, according to Custer. Republican Pamela Vasserman and Democrat Jimmy DiPlacido the evening in a 517-vote tie. 

According to Custer, the Montgomery County Commissioners, sitting as the Montgomery County Election Board, will hold a meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday to hold a recount on the race for Abington’s Ward 4.

“The Republicans have filed a challenge in court, but have agreed to put off the hearing until after the Election Board conducts its recount on Wednesday,” Custer said in an email.