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A Common Pleas Court judge has ordered Brett Mandel, a candidate in the Democratic primary election for City Controller, to stop campaigning inside polling places today.
The number may inch higher in the final count, but it appears that less than one Philadelphia Democrat out of every 14 bothered to go to the polls on Tuesday
The Ralph Brooks Tot Lot is supposed to be a safe haven for kids in Point Breeze who want to get exercise and stay out of trouble
It may come as a surprise to many Pennsylvania voters, but Tuesday is primary election day, with balloting to choose party candidates for judgeships and a variety of local offices throughout the state's 67 counties.
City Controller Alan Butkovitz defeats two challengers in Democratic primary.
With low turnout, labor and the local Democratic Party could hold huge sway in Tuesday's election.
Councilman William Greenlee hopes not to get burnt Thursday when his indoor-tanning bill comes up for a vote.
Party-endorsed candidates won at least 10 or 12 vacant positions on Philadelphia's three courts.
Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz handily won the Democratic nomination for a third term Tuesday, defeating two challengers who claimed he has been too close to the Democratic establishment and ineffective as the city's fiscal watchdog.
Philadelphia
Six vacancies
(95% of the vote)
Democrat
Frank Bennett . . . 3,183
Giovanni Campbell . . . 21,541
Philadelphia Magazine has taken an unusual step in the political prognostication for the next mayor -- they posted an ad yesterday -- election day -- on Craigslist seeking volunteers. It said:
The number may inch higher in the final count, but it appears that less than one Philadelphia Democrat out of every 14 bothered to go to the polls on Tuesday
The smattering of city voters who went to the polls for Tuesday's primary picked 12 would-be judges, including three potential new members of Traffic Court, an institution so steeped in corruption that state lawmakers are trying to abolish it.
The biggest polling place row of the day centered on a temporary tattoo.
District Attorney Seth Williams faces a challenge in November from Republican Daniel Alvarez.
After a bruising campaign, challenger Brett Mandel declines to say if he'll run again.
The Ralph Brooks Tot Lot is supposed to be a safe haven for kids in Point Breeze who want to get exercise and stay out of trouble
A Common Pleas Court judge has ordered Brett Mandel, a candidate in the Democratic primary election for City Controller, to stop campaigning inside polling places today.
It may come as a surprise to many Pennsylvania voters, but Tuesday is primary election day, with balloting to choose party candidates for judgeships and a variety of local offices throughout the state's 67 counties.
City Controller Alan Butkovitz defeats two challengers in Democratic primary.
District Attorney Seth Williams faces a challenge in November from Republican Daniel Alvarez.
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