Still No Winner in Tied Abington Races

The results are not official, but one of the two tied races for township commissioner in Abington has a leader.

Montgomery County Spokesman Frank Custer said this afternoon that incumbent Republican Lawrence Jones has 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. 

“Hopefully, we’ll have the results sometime this week,” he said.

And should either race end in a tie after the official count?

I’t might come down to a coin toss, the casting of lots or the rolling of dice on Nov. 22,” Custer said. 

“The solicitor’s office is still determining what method will be used should there be a tie.”