Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa. primary elections “relatively calm and successful,” top election official says

John Cole wrote for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star about the success of Pennsylvania’s May 2025 primaries.

“One hour after polls closed Tuesday, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said that “it’s been a relatively calm and successful primary election day,” in the Keystone State. 

“As always, I’d like to thank the hundreds of county election officials and the approximately 45,000 poll workers who made democracy possible today,” Schmidt said. “Because of them, Pennsylvanians were able to cast their vote at more than 9,000 precincts across 67 counties.”

“A quiet day like today is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our county election officials, especially those new ones who are running elections for the first time and have done their part to make sure voters in their counties can cast their ballot and make their voice heard,” he added…

Schmidt said that although municipal primaries are lower profile elections, in his experience, they are some of the most complex.

“There are so many different candidates running for so many different offices, down ticket at the local level, that makes them a particular challenge,” Schmidt said. “Nevertheless, we had reports of only a few minor and isolated issues occurring in the Commonwealth.”

Read more in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.