SUNBURY - Republicans have a lead of 1,976 in voter registration figures, according to statistics provided by the county elections office. Monday was the deadline for registering to vote or changing party affiliation prior to the April 24 primary.
Prior to the 2011 general election, Republicans had a lead of 1,599 over Democrats.
There are currently 25,273 registered Republicans and 23,297 Democrats in the county. There are 54,411 registered voters, but because Pennsylvania has a closed primary, only registered Republicans and Democrats can vote in their respective primary elections.
Between Nov. 10 and Monday, there were 460 new registrations in Northumberland County. In the same period, the elections office processed 240 changes of party.
In that period, 177 voters changed their affiliation to Republican, 40 to Democrat and 23 to independent.