Posted on 03/19/2014 1:27:51 AM PDT by Nextrush
In what appears to be an unexpected victory for a conservative businessman who had made s point of bucking his own party, Republican Scott Wagner is presumed to have won a write-in campaign to defeat party nominee Ron Miller for an open seat in the state Senate.
The closely watched, hotly contested face-off ended in disappointment for the Republican mainstay and a first major victory for the tea party in York County.
With 100 percent of the precincts reporting Tuesday night, write-in votes totaled 10,595 or 47.7 percent, to Miller's 5,920 or 26.6 percent. Democrat Linda Small of New Freeedom nearly edged out Miller with 5,704, for 25.7 percent....
(Excerpt) Read more at yorkdispatch.com ...
Big news, sounds like PA conservatives managed to get around the state party anointing a special election candidate (no special primary) by running a write in.
Seems like a very safe GOP seat, the rat got only 26%.
The reports of our demise is greatly exaggerated...
Watch them move to somehow block write-ins...
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