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A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR
November 9, 2025
Greetings Fellow Republicans,
Another November election is behind us, and in the aftermath, we can celebrate our successes and evaluate our losses, as we thank our candidates and the countless volunteers who worked so hard these past several months.
Congratulations go out to our York County row office and judicial candidates who swept to victory, as well as many school board and local municipal candidates who were successful. Conversely, we also had local candidates who worked so tirelessly, only to come up short against entrenched opponents.
Unlike last November, the GOP failed to stay close with the Democrats in total mail in ballot requests, such that the Democrats’ large advantage this November swamped our ability to make up the difference on election day. Out of the gate, the Democrats accumulated an overwhelming advantage in mail in ballot numbers. In future elections we MUST bank large percentages of mail in ballots if we have any hope for the kind of electoral success we had in November 2024. The mail in ballot deficit was also compounded by frustratingly low overall Republican voter turnout that left the GOP far behind the Democrats in many races.
York County’s efforts on the NO for judicial retention came up short, in spite of the direct mail, radio and door knocking that was undertaken to win the NO vote. At best, York County barely managed a simple NO vote majority for some of the statewide judicial candidates when York County Republicans were expected to run up a sizeable margin in the retention vote to offset the blue counties.
The heady success of November 2024 reminds us here in York County what is possible when we can inspire and exhort our fellow Republicans to turn out and vote either in person or by mail, when our future depends on it.
For November 2026, it is essential we recapture the energy and teamwork that took us to victory in 2024. We must redouble our efforts to elect Stacie Garrity and defeat Josh Shapiro as well as push all our legislators to victory in Harrisburg and Washington.
I challenge you to join me as we yet again embrace the Republican causes of free enterprise, limited government, faith and family values to achieve a brighter future for both Pennsylvania and America!
Douglas George, YCRC Chair
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