Electoral History
| 1999 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners (top three elected) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Michael Marino | 76,878 | 31.79 | ||
| Republican | Jim Matthews | 74,752 | 30.91 | ||
| Democratic | Ruth Damsker | 47,580 | 19.68 | ||
| Democratic | Wendell Young | 42,605 | 17.62 | ||
| 2003 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners (top three elected) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Jim Matthews | 78,808 | 27.43 | ||
| Republican | Tom Ellis | 76,443 | 26.61 | ||
| Democratic | Ruth Damsker | 68,552 | 23.86 | ||
| Democratic | Frank Custer | 63,520 | 22.11 | ||
| 2006 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Ed Rendell Catherine Baker Knoll |
2,470,517 | 60.33% | |
| Republican | Lynn Swann Jim Matthews |
1,622,135 | 39.61% | |
| Write-in | — | 2,670 | 0.06% | |
| Totals | 4,014,109 | 100.00% | ||
| Voter turnout | 50.05% | |||
| 2007 Montgomery County Board of Commissioners (top three elected) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Bruce Castor | 85,340 | 26.96 | ||
| Democratic | Joe Hoeffel | 79,276 | 25.05 | ||
| Republican | Jim Matthews | 78,958 | 24.95 | ||
| Democratic | Ruth Damsker | 72,889 | 23.03 | ||
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