Former Judge Greg Scott Wins Democratic Race For 54th House District

NORRISTOWN, PA — Greg Scott, a 35-year-old former magisterial district judge who gave up his position to run for Pennsylvania's newly created 54th Legislative District, has won the Democratic nomination for that House seat.

Unofficial election returns from Montgomery County show Scott winning the race with more than 53 percent of the vote.

His Democratic opponent, former Norristown Borough Council President Rochelle Culbreath, appears to have garnered just over 46 percent of the vote.

Culbreath posted to Facebook early Wednesday morning that she called Scott to officially concede the race.

"I am greatful [sic] to have had the opportunity to run for elective office," Culbreath posted. "Wishing Greg Scott much success in representing the new 54th House Seat."

The newly drawn legislative district includes Norristown, Conshohocken and Plymouth Township.

Scott and Culbreath both caught up with Patch on Tuesday afternoon while they were making their rounds at local polling places.

Unofficial election returns showed Republican Allen Arthur Anderson as the projected winner in the GOP primary, with the candidate garnering around 2,276 votes.

Dan Wissert, a Republican write-in candidate who was urging folks to get behind his campaign, spoke with Patch at a Norristown polling site on Tuesday.

It was not immediately clear how his campaign fared as the unofficial election returns did not show any results for Wissert.

Scott, the winner of the Democratic nomination, was the first-ever Black magisterial district judge sworn in in Montgomery County and the youngest magisterial district judge ever to hold the office in Pennsylvania.