Burnt Orange Report

PA Primary Results

By Byron LaMasters

Here they are:

Democratic Presidential Nomination:
Precincts Reporting: 9147 Of 9416 (97%)
John KERRY - 566,394 - 74%
Howard DEAN - 78,075 - 10%
John EDWARDS - 74,663 - 10%
Dennis KUCINICH - 29,667 - 4%
Lyndon LAROUCHE - 17,622 - 2%

Republican Senate Nomination:
Precincts Reporting: 9212 Of 9416 98%
Arlen SPECTER - 517,409 - 51%
Pat TOOMEY - 501,192 - 49%

U.S. House District 13 Democratic Nomination (Incumbent Joe Hoeffel is the Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate):
Precincts Reporting: 501 Of 509 98%
Allyson SCHWARTZ - 23,993 - 52%
Joe TORSELLA - 21,920 - 48%

U.S. House District 13 GOP Nomination:
Precincts Reporting: 501 Of 509 98%
Melissa BROWN - 22,463 - 39%
Ellen BARD - 20,240 - 35%
Al TAUBENBERGER - 15,304 - 26%

U.S. House District 15 Democratic Nomination (Toomey's seat):
Precincts Reporting: 306 Of 310 99%
Joe DRISCOLL - 17,946 - 56%
Rick ORLOSKI - 14,032 - 44%

U.S. House District 15 GOP Nomination:
Precincts Reporting: 306 Of 310 99%
Charlie DENT 24,739 52%
Joseph PASCUZZO 15,701 33%
Brian O'NEILL 7,311 15%

Specter limps on to the GOP nomination. He's clearly the favorite against Hoeffel in November, but he may have to worry about the conservative turnout in November. The Club for Growth succeeded in making many Republicans believe that there's no difference between Arlen Specter and John Kerry.