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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

And The Winners Are...Williams and Butkovitz

It's official.

At 9:30 p.m. PhillyClout is calling the District Attorney and Controller Races for Democrats Seth Williams and Alan Butkovitz.

With 63 percent of precincts reporting, Williams had 72 percent of the vote, compared with 28 percent for his Republican opponent Michael Untermeyer. Williams, a former city inspector general, will replace longtime DA Lynne Abraham, who steps down at the end of this year.

Incumbent Butkovitz had 69 percent of the vote, compared with 31 for his GOP challenger Al Schmidt.
Posted by Catherine Lucey @ 9:31 PM  Permalink | 18 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:41 PM, 11/03/2009
    congrats on screwing up the controller's race, Philadelphia, we couldn't have expected any semblance of free thought.
    — dpcoz
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:51 PM, 11/03/2009
    Philadelphia: City of sado-masochists.
    — hotelguy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:57 PM, 11/03/2009
    Insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.... Philly has 50+ years of single party Democrat rule - how's that working out for ya?
    — fafafooey
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:07 PM, 11/03/2009
    Looks like voting drones of Philly were drinking kool-aid by the glass-full today. I have less hope that things will ever get better as the corrupt democrats retain control. Schmidt was clearly the better candidate for comptroller and he couldn't muster more than 30%--what a joke!
    — camtheman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:12 PM, 11/03/2009
    The city even had a good democrat running when Brett Mandel was in the primary, but Butkovitz is backwards just like Nutter is too now. Let them do whatever they want, I plan to be gone by the time this place really starts to burn. In the mean time, we can watch the Eagles and the Phils and enjoy the tax free shopping on clothes.
    — mktstrfinancial
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:15 PM, 11/03/2009
    We are so screwed; really, really screwed. Thanks Dirty News, for screwing the pooch.
    — anon
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:17 PM, 11/03/2009
    Schmidt, the clearly superior candidate, made it over 30% of the vote. For Philadelphia, that's quite an improvement. Sorry to say, Philly, but you get the failure and mediocrity for which you constantly vote.
    — PennGuy86
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:17 PM, 11/03/2009
    Schmidt, the clearly superior candidate, made it over 30% of the vote. For Philadelphia, that's quite an improvement. Sorry to say, Philly, but you get the failure and mediocrity for which you constantly vote.
    — PennGuy86
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:08 AM, 11/04/2009
    Her we go again--around the mulberry bush ??
    — citizen usa
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:06 AM, 11/04/2009
    Same sh*t, different election.
    — citylumberjack
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:52 AM, 11/04/2009
    Goes to show it does not take any gray matter to vote in Philly.
    — junethe4th
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:01 AM, 11/04/2009
    Another chance to turn the corner on corruption, another opportunity blown. You get the government you deserve Philly. Enjoy
    — Obama Gonna Git You Sucka
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:21 AM, 11/04/2009
    At my polling place, a Seth Williams supporter was wearing a head to toe burqa, covering her face even. The only place I've seen so many extreme homegrown islamists turn out is when its visiting hours on State Road. I saw one thug who threatened me at the victory on Channel 3 for Seth Williams. He's Wayne Rahman, of Universal Companies, who has a felony record, and has now miraculously turned his life around bilking non profit housing money that no Democrat wants to investigate. It's massive graft. Why should he rob banks now?
    — CleanupPhilly


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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics ­– which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002 and has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. After covering the 2007 mayoral election, she moved over to the City Hall bureau where she has been reporting on the Nutter administration.
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans.
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