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to promote civic engagement in the Philadelphia region.Brian Tierney to appear on WHYY to discuss John Yoo controversy
Friday, May 22nd, 2009 at 4:11 pm - by Alan Tu
WHYY’s Radio Times has just confirmed that Brian Tierney and Will Bunch will both be guests on Tuesday’s 11 a.m. show.
Will Bunch is the Philadelphia Daily News staff writer and blogger who raised hell when he found out that torture memo author John Yoo was now a monthly columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Seeking more information [...]
Philadelphia City Controller race with 89% precincts in
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 10:42 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: CONTROLLER-D
89.57 % 1503/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
BRAXTON, JOHN L
DEMOCRATIC
25357
30.22 %
BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
35029
41.75 %
MANDEL, BRETT
DEMOCRATIC
23482
27.99 %
Write In,
41
0.05 %
Election Category: CONTROLLER-R
89.57 % 1503/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
8384
99.85 %
Write In,
13
0.15 %
10:29 pm Associated Press calls Seth Williams winner of Philly D.A. race
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 10:35 pm - by Alan Tu
AP-PA-DisAty-Phila-nominated,0028
05-19-09 22:29,,
BULLETIN (AP) — Seth Williams, Dem, nominated District Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Top PA judicial races - Statewide results
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 10:25 pm - by Alan Tu
BULLETIN (AP) — Joan Orie Melvin, GOP, nominated Supreme Court, Justice, Pennsylvania.
AP-PA-Judicial-Glance-Sum,0212
(AP) 05-19-09 22:10,,
Supreme Court Justice GOP - Primary
3,985 of 9,287 precincts - 43 percent
Joan Orie Melvin 95,421 - 55 percent
Cheryl Allen 48,690 - 28 percent
Paul Panepinto 28,368 - 16 percent
2 to be nominated.
Superior Court Judge Dem - Primary
4,033 of 9,287 precincts - 43 percent
Robert [...]
City Controller Alan Butkovitz holds 41% to 29% lead over nearest rival
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 10:19 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: CONTROLLER-D
83.43 % 1400/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
BRAXTON, JOHN L
DEMOCRATIC
22803
29.13 %
BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
32832
41.94 %
MANDEL, BRETT
DEMOCRATIC
22602
28.88 %
Write In,
37
0.05 %
Election Category: CONTROLLER-R
83.43 % 1400/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
8244
99.85 %
Write In,
12
0.15 %
Seth Williams takes lead in Philly D.A. Race with 77% precincts in
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 10:09 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY-D
77.23 % 1296/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
MCELHATTON, DANIEL P
DEMOCRATIC
13285
15.57 %
TURNER, MICHAEL L
DEMOCRATIC
7029
8.24 %
GRADY, BRIAN
DEMOCRATIC
3954
4.64 %
WILLIAMS, R SETH
DEMOCRATIC
33020
38.71 %
MCCAFFERY, DANIEL
DEMOCRATIC
28016
32.84 %
Write In,
3
0.00 %
Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY-R
77.23 % 1296/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of [...]
Montco Common Pleas judicial race results coming in
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 10:08 pm - by Alan Tu
Montgomery County’s election website is showing signs of life with about 15 percent of the votes coming in. The Philly suburb, once dominated by Republicans, now boasts more registered Democrats at 264,838 to 238,203 registered Republicans. It’s interesting to see how slow the suburban election websites are compared to Philadelphia’s website which is has nearly [...]
Philly D.A. 's race too close to call with 69% precincts in
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 9:56 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY-D
69.25 % 1162/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
MCELHATTON, DANIEL P
DEMOCRATIC
11638
15.79 %
TURNER, MICHAEL L
DEMOCRATIC
5760
7.81 %
GRADY, BRIAN
DEMOCRATIC
3519
4.77 %
WILLIAMS, R SETH
DEMOCRATIC
26211
35.56 %
MCCAFFERY, DANIEL
DEMOCRATIC
26579
36.06 %
Write In,
3
0.00 %
Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY-R
69.25 % 1162/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of [...]
9:39 pm Associated Press calls Alan Butkovitz winner in Controller race
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 9:52 pm - by Alan Tu
AP-PA-Cont-Phila-nominated,0027
05-19-09 21:39,,
BULLETIN (AP) — Alan Butkovitz, Dem, nominated Controller, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Alan Butkovitz leads in the Democratic City Controller's Race with 63 % precincts in
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 at 9:47 pm - by Alan Tu
Election Category: CONTROLLER-D
63.95 % 1073/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
BRAXTON, JOHN L
DEMOCRATIC
15286
26.72 %
BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
25081
43.84 %
MANDEL, BRETT
DEMOCRATIC
16824
29.41 %
Write In,
15
0.03 %
Election Category: CONTROLLER-R
63.95 % 1073/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up
Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes
SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
6790
99.88 %
Write In,
8
0.12 %
