Primary election gets a slow start (Pennsylvania Primary Thread)

TRIBUNE-REVIEW (Pittsburgh area) ^ | 18 May 2010 | By Brooke Keane and Kristina Martin

[Faith]

Sestak - 52.4%
Specter - 47.6%

41.73% reporting

[PA Engineer]

The first results are coming in for the Westmorland County website.

Precincts Rpt: 21 of 149 Precincts Reporting ( 14.09%)

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Candidate Votes Vote %
Mark S Critz 1369 71.15
Ryan Bucchianeri 357 18.56
Ronald Ron Mackell Jr 198 10.29
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Candidate Votes Vote %
Tim Burns 682 57.31
William Russell 508 42.69

[SoothingDave]

What about the special election for Murtha’s seat?

[trimom]

that’s the one I’m nervous about.

[Tribune7]

I’m guesstimating that Burns is down by 6,800 votes with 50 percent in & I’m thinking it’s time we hanged Rob Gleason.

[Tribune7]

I think it looks bad

[Blackhawk]

Its hard to tell from the State site. They have it listed like a primary, but it didn’t look good as far as number of votes.

[SoothingDave]

Well, Murtha’s pork is the economy of the Johnstown area. People up there are just afraid of entering the future.

Critz promises to continue the gravy train. If he can’t provide, then things may be different.

I’ve not given up hope yet.

[PA Engineer]

The Westmorland Election Site has a Link to a special election PDF tally. There are still no results.

[PA Engineer]

Initial results for discrict 4.

Representative in Congress
4th Congressional District
ALTMIRE, JASON (DEM)
1,307-100.0%
ROTHFUS, KEITH (REP)
1,506-64.8%
BUCHANAN, MARY BETH (REP)
818-35.2%

I don't think Altmire is going to make it this fall.

[Blackhawk]

SESTAK PULLING AWAY!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Unofficial Results
*** 5,902 out of 9,235 Districts (63.91%) Reporting Statewide ***

United States Senator

Democratic Primary

Candidate Votes Percent
SESTAK, JOE (DEM)
373,933 53.8%
SPECTER, ARLEN (DEM)
321,671 46.2%

[truthfreedom]

SPECTER LOSES!!!

[Tribune7]

I just heard on Fox that so did Burns. Hang Gleason.

[PA Engineer]

I just heard on Fox that so did Burns. Hang Gleason.

After Hanging Gleason, we need to pressure Burns to answer the attack adds on the radio. There was no counter to the sleaze on the major local radio stations.

The good news is it looks like Altmire may lose his seat to Rothfus this fall.

[Blackhawk]

Clear the floor, Dead Man Walking. LOLOLOLOL

[Vigilanteman]

Yes, but it looks like it wasn't enough to save the old goat. He just conceded and Sestak ran to his hard left. I'm even more bummed out that Tim Burns didn't do better in Murtha's district. I think he was a decent candidate, but got hung with the albatross of the RINO chairman endorsement and allowed Critz to run to his right.

The sheeple simply do not have the education to discuss the FAIR tax intelligently and even though Critz backed away and apologized to Burns for running those ads, it is clear that his surrogates did not.

I still think Burns can come back for a rematch in November once it becomes clear that Critz is just another Obama stooge, but his best chance was lost today.