It’s tempting to think there’s a split in the Republican Party between far-right MAGA activists and traditional Republicans. Perhaps you think the MAGAs are the fringe extremists, the insurgents, and
Manheim Township soundly rejected the extremism of Doug Mastriano for governor and Mehmet Oz for the U.S. Senate last year. That’s right — neither candidate carried Manheim Township!
The Manheim Township School District has faced high-profile challenges in past years, including the controversial remodeling and expansion of the high school and the construction of a new middle school.
Both parties face contested primaries for the Manheim Township Board of Commissioners in Lancaster Countyâs largest suburb.
Republican voters will choose among five candidates who are competing for nominations for three seats with four-year terms.
In November, the three GOP nominees will face three Democrats who are unchallenged in their partyâs primary.
Democratic voters do, however, have a decision to make in the primary on a two-year seat. Two Democratic candidates are vying for nomination for that position, and the winner will face a Republican who is unchallenged in the primary.
The final winners will be determined when the two parties go head-to-head in the November general election. Hanging in the balance is the ideological direction the board will take over the next several years.