2020 General Election Results for Schuylkill County

Stay with Coal Region Canary throughout Election Day 2020 for the latest results in all the races important to Schuylkill County voters.

We’re tracking the results for the following races in Schuylkill County:

• President of the United States
• US House of Representatives – Pennsylvania 9th District
• Pennsylvania Senate – 9th District
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 123rd District
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 124th District
• Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 125th District
• Pennsylvania Attorney General
• Pennsylvania Auditor General
• Pennsylvania Treasurer

2020 Schuylkill County General Election Results

Here are the 2020 General Election results for races appearing on ballots in Schuylkill County.

President of the United States

President Donald Trump, as expected, rolled to an easy victory in Schuylkill County, but now the nation — and the world — waits to see how the state, national and Electoral vote will shake out.

			SCHUYLKILL VOTES	PA VOTES
		Donald Trump	48,663	3,347,826
		Joe Biden	20,636	3,410,086
		Jo Jorgensen	1,001	78,553

US House of Representatives – Pennsylvania 9th District

Incumbent Republican Rep. Dan Meuser crunched Democrat Gary Wegman to win a second term as Congressman in Pennsylvania’s 9th District in the US House of Representatives.

			SCHUYLKILL	BERKS	LEBANON	CARBON	LUZERNE	COLUMBIA	MONTOUR	NORTHUMBERLAND	TOTAL VOTES
		Dan Meuser	48,373	59,333	47,361	22,009	16,729	20,539	6,292	9,242	229,878
		Gary Wegman	20,887	37,750	22,329	10,653	7,232	9,634	3,380	4,436	116,301

Pennsylvania Senate – 29th District

Republican incumbent Sen. Dave Argall ran unopposed for his seat in the Pennsylvania State Senate.

			SCHUYLKILL	BERKS	TOTAL VOTES
		Dave Argall	59,414	45,414	104,828

Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 123rd District

Republican Tim Twardzik rolled past Democrat PJ Symons in the race for the 123rd District seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He becomes the first Republican to hold the 123rd District since it was created in 1969. He replaces outgoing Democrat Neal Goodman who held the seat since 2003.

			VOTES	%PCT
		Tim Twardzik	15,030	62.5%
		PJ Symons	8,976	37.33%

Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 124th District

Republican incumbent Jerry Knowles convincingly defeated Democrat challenger Taylor Picone for the 124th District seat in the PA House of Representatives.

			SCHUYLKILL	BERKS	CARBON	TOTAL VOTES	%PCT
		Jerry Knowles	14,557	7,323	932	22,812	72.1%
		Taylor Picone	5,120	3,111	600	8,831	27.9%

Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 125th District

Republican Joe Kerwin runs unopposed for the open seat in the 125th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Assuming he wins, Kerwin replaces the retiring Rep. Mike Tobash.

			SCHUYLKILL	DAUPHIN	TOTAL VOTES
		Joe Kerwin	22,753	5,178	27,931

Pennsylvania Attorney General

Incumbent Democrat Josh Shapiro faces a challenge from Republican Heather Heidelbaugh, Libertarian Daniel Wassmer and Green candidate Richard Weiss.

			SCHUYLKILL VOTES	PA VOTES
		Heather Heidelbaugh	43,265	3,124,001
		Josh Shapiro	23,912	3,416,547
		Daniel Wassmer	1,479	118,730
		Richard Weiss	762	69,770

Pennsylvania Auditor General

Four candidates are vying for the Auditor General’s office in Pennsylvania. Republican Timothy DeFoor faces Democrat Nina Ahmad, Libertarian Jennifer Moore and Green candidate Olivia Faison.

			SCHUYLKILL VOTES	PA VOTES
		Timothy DeFoor	45,479	3,306,849
		Nina Ahmad	19,773	3,087,744
		Jennifer Moore	2,837	203,333
		Olivia Faison	785	77,441

Pennsylvania Treasurer

Incumbent Democrat Joe Torsella faces a challenge from Republican Stacy Garrity, Libertarian Joe Soloski, and Green candidate Timothy Runkle.

			SCHUYLKILL VOTES	PA VOTES
		Stacy Garrity	45,829	3,260,546
		Joe Torsella	20,565	3,196,827
		Joe Soloski	1,746	146,518
		Timothy Runkle	955	80,786

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