One race that has some relevance for the City and plenty of relevance for the region is the hotly contested Democratic Primary for the 8th Congressional District between Patrick Murphy and Andy Warren. Both men are vying for a chance to take on incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick. The district is mostly made of Bucks County with a little bit of Montgomery County and a small slice of Northeast Philly.
Adam Bonin, a regular contributor to Daily Kos (not to mention proprietor of the only other blog I check everyday besides this one) is at Murphy headquarters and has these very early returns:
With 545 votes tallied, mostly from the Philadelphia divisions, Murphy holds a 391-154 vote lead.
As I hear more, you'll read about it.
UPDATE at 9:15pm: With 10.1% of the votes in, Murphy has 1782 votes to Warren's 819. That breaks down to 68.5% for Murphy and 31.5% for Warren.
UPDATE at 10:20pm: Adam tells me that Patrick Murphy has received the concession call from Andy Warren. Murphy will go on to face incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick in the fall. Let the games begin!
Comments (2)
Well, we're waiting.
Or at least I am..............
Aren't the Philly returns in by 9 usually?
Posted by Merkin Muffley | May 16, 2006 9:18 PM
Hey, ya read my mind.
Anything on Loootenant Guv'ner?
Posted by merkin muffley | May 16, 2006 9:22 PM