relinquished his ward leadership to devote more time to Harrisburg affairs, was thought to have weakened his position, but the results showed this was not so. Incumbent Democrat State Rep. Babette Josephs beat back a tough challenge from Gregg Kravitz in the 182nd in a bitter campaign in which both hurled charges against the other. Josephs may face a
Topping Field Of Five
ENJOYING close victory in battle to replace Rep. Katherine Manderino, left, who is retiring from 194th Legislative Seat, is Pam D’ Elissio, who topped field of five. She faces absentee ballot and recount challenges from Lou Agre. State Rep.
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paigned on the web, Facebook, Twitter and with a solid pitch to younger voters. She beat him with 72.92% of the vote, 6,320 to 2,347, with the support of the Laborers Union. She has a free ride in November. In the 194th Dist., which primarily covers Roxborough, there were five Democrat contenders. Initially favored 21st Ward Leader Lou Agre found himself done in by a fifth-place ballot position, but still will contend the race through absentee ballot and machine counts. Winner Pamela DeLissio topped him with all but one division counted, 1,721 to 1,559. Joshua Cohen topped Bill Morris and Keith Newman to finish third. Winner faces Republican Timothy Downey. Retiring State Rep. Frank Oliver throws a long shadow in the 195th as his personal pick and longtime aide Michelle Brownlee easily overcame a challenge by Anthony Ingargiola, two to one. She faces James Kernaghan in the General. State Rep. John Myers beat back a stiff challenge from Michael Ellis, a leader of the Young Democrats; he now faces Joseph Messa in the General Election.
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You can call Republican City Committee Counsel “Boss Meehan” and he won’t object, after Republican City Committee’s State Delegate slate took 10 of the 12 contested seats from the Republican State Committee’s opposition. Ballot positions were critical, which helped the top two on the ballot, Joe DeFelice and Kevin Kelly, leaders of the Loyal Opposition and the Republican State Committee attempted takeover, to survive the City Republican Committee sweep. Republican City Committee Chairman Vito Canuso said, “The victory showed the strong unity of the Republican City Committee’s rank and file. Now that this test of strengths shows the State Committee has little idea of what is involved with the politics of this city, it is time for
them to reach out for a unity meeting.” An insider report indicated State Chairman Rob Gleason had reached out prior to the primary for such a meeting. Winners of the Republican state committee contests were Theresa Tierney, 6,831; Angela Wechter, 6,745; Christopher Vogler, 6,472; Michael Meehan, 6,365; Anita Zalewski, 6,045; Agnes Tilley, 5,720; Walter Vogler, 5,697; Joseph DeFelice, 5,548; Kevin Kelly, 5,546; Suzanne Cohen, 5,416; Margaret Recupido, 4,997; and Bruce Harris, 4,757. “The amazing part of this race was none of our female State Committee members was in jeopardy from the start, winning handsomely over the closest of Gleason’s female contenders,” said Meehan.
Representative
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Republican write-in candidate. State Rep. Bill Keller will face Rep. Stephen Pico in the 184th; State Rep. Bob Donatucci will face Republican Michael Bruno in the 185th; State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson easily dismissed Timothy Hannah and Dyheim Watson in the 186th, where he will face Republican Keith Todd; State Rep. Jim Roebuck gets a free ride to Harrisburg in the General. In another highly touted race, incumbent Vanessa Lowery Brown beat back a close challenge in the 190th Democrat primary from Sharif Street, 3,598 to 3,076, with Audrey Blackwell Watson in first ballot position taking 955 votes. Lowery Brown has no Republican challenger. Neither does State Rep. Ron Waters, unchallenged in the 191st Primary or General Election. The 192nd Legislative fight pitted longtime incumbent State Rep. Louise BIshop against Will Mega who cam-
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(Cont. From Page 4) by 141 votes, with 93.33% of the divisions in as of press time. This is expected to go down to the wire, with writein ballots playing a major factor along with a recount. An almost-same-name challenger didn't daunt State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, who easily bested by a two-to-one margin his challenger Lewis Thomas III. Curtis, who had
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Incumbents Survive Tough Challenges