Live Thread - Primary Elections in Pennsylvania & Arkansas - Watching the Key House Races

www.keyhouseraces.com | 18 May 2010 | InterceptPoint

[InterceptPoint]

There are already a couple of LIVE THREADS covering the overall PA primary election. But I don't see anything out there for the Arkansas, Kentucky and Oregon folks so we are going to post our normal live thread focusing on the Key House Races. In this weeks Primary Elections we see 2 competitive House Races in AR and 9 in PA. Plus there is the Special Election in PA-12 that we have been following. There is nothing looking very competitive to us in OR or KY.

So if you are just interested in how things are going across the board in PA here are the ongoing PA LIVE THREADS"

Primary election gets a slow start (Pennsylvania Primary Thread)

It's Primary Day In Pa.

For those of you who have been following the Key House Races here is our list of the competitive races in today's primaries.

District		Dem Primary Winner	R-Seats	Republican Incumbent or Challengers			Links to All State Races
		Or Incumbent		Main Challenger	Challenger	Challenger
AR	1	Open D (Berry)		Rick Crawford	Princella Smith		AR
AR	2	Open D (Snyder)		Tim Griffin	Scott Wallace		AR
PA	3	Kathleen Dahlkemper		Martha Moore	Mike Kelly	Ed Franz	PA
PA	4	Jason Altmire		Mary Beth Buchanan	Keith Rothfus		PA
PA	6	Dem Primary	Incumbent	Jim Gerlach			PA
PA	7	Open D (Sestak)		Pat Meehan			PA
PA	8	Patrick Murphy		Mike Fitzpatrick	Gloria Carlineo	Ira Hoffman	PA
PA	10	Chris Carney		Tom Marino	David Madeira	Malcolm Derk	PA
PA	11	Paul Kanjorski		Lou Barletta	Chris Paige		PA
PA	12	Special Election		Timothy Burns			PA
PA	12	Open D (Murtha)		Bill Russell	Timothy Burns		PA
PA	17	Tim Holden		Frank Ryan	Josh First	Dave Argall	PA

[GoCards]

Burns? I know.

[onyx]

SICK - KEN - NING

It’s fraud.

[randita]

A report I saw on PA2010.com said that turnout in Cambria was quite low and that was of concern to the Critz people. They were working on getting people to make phone calls telling voters to get to the polls earlier this afternoon.

[TornadoAlley3]

If the Dems turnout more voters than R's, we still have a long way to go for November.

[StarFan]

((((hugs and a big thank you)) Hannity reporting Sestak has pulled ahead by 2 points. I know that’s not the news some hoped for but watching that creep concede is something I’ve waited for long before he changed his stripes.

[onyx]

That’s right...lol.

And you’re right again...he will not be a gracious loser.

I almost want to see that tonight...LOL.

[TonyInOhio]

From The Cook Political Report's Dave Wasserman:

Cook Report doesnt call elections, but if we did, I'd have enough data to call #PASEN Dem nod for Joe Sestak

And:

#PASEN running down the list county-by-county, it's becoming clearer and clearer Specter has no hope of pulling this out

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Somerset County: they are neck and neck with 88% in. This is a county that Murtha won 58-42 in 08.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

I respectfully disagree with the many posters on the FR site that want Arlen Spector to win the US Senate primary tonight. Spector is and was a traitor to the American people and the Republican Party when he jumped to the Democrat Party. I say take a look at his history and how many conservative Republicans stood with him to get re-elected when his chances were shaky at best. This guy needs to be sent to the toilet flush. He is the lowest form of humanity and would sell his soul to the Devil for political gain as he did to POTUS Barack Hussein Obama. He and many other Democrat and some Republicans incumbents need to go down, right now.

[onyx]

(((HUGS))) right back! He will be a sore loser, so if it happens tonight, I wil enjoy it right along with you! LOL.

[South40]

He has been around a long time. He was counsel to the Warren Commission for heaven’s sake. It’s time he retire.

[AlanD]

Can Arlen Specter pull a Lieberman and run as an Independent?

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I’m with you, Starfan. The sooner that bitter old man goes down the better.

:-)

[GoCards]

So noone is really talking about the R primary, Im assuming Toomey won? Your right, it will be interesting to see numbers R vs D turnout???

[perfect_rovian_storm]

Cambria County: It’s 57-41 Critz with really low turnout.

Murtha won this in 2008 with 68% of the vote.

This ain’t over.

[darkangel82]

Serves Specter right if he loses.

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

(((Group Hug)))!!
I’m in a good mood tonight, LOL!

[ejdrapes]

On Hannity they just said this special election race is over. No way for the GOP candidate to make up 18% with 21% of the precincts reporting. Fox seems to be downplaying this, but I think it's a big deal. Winning this race would've sent a message for November.

[Jrabbit]

Hannity and his panel thinks it over....

[AndrewC]

Unofficial Results

*** 251 out of 593 Districts (42.33%) Reporting Statewide ***

Representative in Congress

12th Congressional District

Candidate

Votes

Percent

CRITZ, MARK S. (DEM)

27,045

56.2%

BURNS, TIM (REP)

19,960

41.5%

AGORIS, DEMO (LIB)

1,113

2.3%

County Breakdown for 12th Congressional District

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