State Representative Brian Munroe, D-Bucks, wins re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

(This story has been updated to accurately reflect the latest information.)

State Representative Brian Munro appears to have won a second term representing the 144th Legislative District in Bucks County.

Munroe faced Republican challenger Dan McPhillips, who served on the Warminster Board of Supervisors with Munroe several years ago and is currently Bucks County Recorder of Deeds.

According to data from all 28 district precincts, unofficial results Munroe with 50% of the vote to McPhillips’ 49% out of 39,695 votes counted as of early Wednesday morning. The unofficial turnout in the district is 81%.

Munro won the seat representing Warminster, Warrington, Ivyland and part of New Britain Township for the first time in 2022, beating former Republican state Rep. Todd Polinchock by about 400 votes.

Republicans lead the 144th Legislative District with 44% of the 48,780 registered voters, while Democrats trail by four points with 40%.

“I am honored to continue representing District 144 for another term in Harrisburg. I am committed to continuing my work to fund our police and emergency services, ensure our schools receive all the resources they need, return even more grants to HD 144, and protect reproductive freedom,” Munroe said in a statement Wednesday.

“During this campaign, I have had the opportunity to meet and speak with residents throughout the county, sharing our common interest in making our community safer and stronger. “I am grateful for their trust in me to achieve these goals and grateful that truth and honesty have triumphed over lies and division.”

The campaign heats up in the weeks leading up to the election after McPhillips’ campaign and the Pennsylvania Republican Party ran ads that Munroe said “heavily implied” that he had been dishonorably discharged from the Navy due to ” secret arrests” in Virginia Beach 30 years ago.

Munroe previously provided a copy of his DD-214 confirming he was honorably discharged from the Navy. He claims he was never “arrested” or charged with a crime that would have jeopardized his military service or his past police work.