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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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Posted 09:41 PM, 11/03/2009
dpcoz
congrats on screwing up the controller's race, Philadelphia, we couldn't have expected any semblance of free thought.
Posted 09:51 PM, 11/03/2009
hotelguy
Philadelphia: City of sado-masochists.
Posted 09:57 PM, 11/03/2009
fafafooey
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?
Posted 10:07 PM, 11/03/2009
camtheman
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!
Posted 10:12 PM, 11/03/2009
mktstrfinancial
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.
Posted 10:15 PM, 11/03/2009
anon
We are so screwed; really, really screwed. Thanks Dirty News, for screwing the pooch.
Posted 11:06 PM, 11/03/2009
TJones
Wonderful, more Democrats for Philly. What a shame.
Posted 11:17 PM, 11/03/2009
PennGuy86
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.
Posted 11:17 PM, 11/03/2009
PennGuy86
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.
Posted 06:08 AM, 11/04/2009
citizen usa
Her we go again--around the mulberry bush ??
Posted 10:06 AM, 11/04/2009
citylumberjack
Same sh*t, different election.
Posted 10:45 AM, 11/04/2009
bill at
A real opportunity was lost by the city in reelected that hack clown Butkovitz. But, Philadelphia is the single dumbest, most corrupt city in America, so it's no surprise. Keep voting for criminal Democrats and expecting something different.
Posted 10:52 AM, 11/04/2009
junethe4th
Goes to show it does not take any gray matter to vote in Philly.
Posted 11:01 AM, 11/04/2009
Obama Gonna Git You Sucka
Another chance to turn the corner on corruption, another opportunity blown. You get the government you deserve Philly. Enjoy
Posted 11:21 AM, 11/04/2009
CleanupPhilly
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?
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
PhillyClout
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.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.

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