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Little pull at the polls

    by Jeremy Roebuck
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The weather's put a bit of a damper on voting today. Bonnie Cook reports a slow turnout so far in East Norriton:

In Montgomery County, of the 12 county offices on the ballot, only the race to become the GOP nominee for sheriff is contested. Former Whitemarsh police chief, Eileen Whalon Behr, is opposing Robert J. Durante, a deputy to a former sheriff.

While the Durante name is well-known in the county, Robert, 58, of Norristown, is no relation to former Sheriff John P. Durante, who died in February. He has campaigned on his 33 years with the Sheriff's Department.

The race wasn't drawing the early-morning crowd to the Olivet-Schwenkfelder in East Norriton. Usually, a line has formed by the time the polls open, but not this morning.

Although Democratic commissioner candidates (and Twitterphiles) @Josh_Shapiro and @_LeslieRichards are seeing some bright spots other parts of the county.

Read more about the scene at the polls from around the Philadelphia suburbs.