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Pa. primary election: West Philly race too close to call; Nikki Haley got a lot of votes against Donald Trump; full results

Turnout was low Tuesday, but there was an increase of write-in votes against Joe Biden, who will face Donald Trump in the fall.

Volunteer Evelyn Kurniadi with election buttons at the Ford PAL Recreational Center in South Philadelphia Tuesday
Volunteer Evelyn Kurniadi with election buttons at the Ford PAL Recreational Center in South Philadelphia TuesdayRead more
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What you should know

  1. Here are complete 2024 Pennsylvania primary election results for federal races and state row offices and the Pennsylvania legislature.

  2. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump officially won their primaries, setting the stage for a November rematch.

  3. The primary cemented the high-profile Senate match-up between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick.

  4. Republican Dave Sunday and Democrat Eugene DePasquale won their parties' nominations for attorney general, one of the most-competitive and highest-profile races on the ballot.

  5. Few issues were reported at Philadelphia-area polling places throughout the day, though turnout was generally reported to be low.

Three-way Democratic primary for a West Philly state House seat remains too close to call

Why we don't know how many Philly voters wrote in 'uncommitted' on their ballot

Write in votes in the Democratic presidential primary in Philadelphia this year exceeded write in votes from the 2020 election by nearly seven to one. Progressive activists had mounted a campaign to ask Democrats to write “uncommitted” on their ballot as a protest against President Joe Biden’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas.

But it may never be clear how many Philadelphia voters wrote uncommitted on their ballot for the presidential primary.

The Philadelphia elections board attributes write in votes to people. So if a voter wrote “uncommitted” or “no Joe” on their ballot election officials will likely mark it as void rather than counting it alongside similar write-ins, City Commissioner Seth Bluestein said in a text message.

— Katie Bernard

Voter turnout was down everywhere in Pennsylvania’s presidential primary

Turnout was down statewide and across both parties in Pennsylvania’s primary on Tuesday.

Just 29% of registered voters turned out to vote in the primary, down from 41% in the 2020 presidential primary election.

The lackluster turnout reflected a year with few contested races on the ballot and in which voters have expressed broad disappointment in both parties’ presidential nominees.

Bob Casey voted to ban TikTok. How will that play in the Pa. Senate race?

Sen. Bob Casey, shortly after winning his uncontested primary, voted late Tuesday night to ban TikTok in the U.S. if it does not comply with a forced sale.

Casey (D., Pa.) joined a majority of senators from both parties supporting the measure, which was part of a broader package providing aid to Israel and the Ukraine. Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) also supported the bill, which now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk.

The policy, which was pushed over concerns about the app’s alleged national security risk, is likely to play a role in Casey’s Senate race in Pennsylvania, where his Republican opponent Dave McCormick has emphasized a tough stance on China.

The Inquirer's Julia Terruso analyzes the Pa. primary election

Nikki Haley got a big chunk of votes in Pa. against Donald Trump

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican presidential race in early March but still received more than 16% of the vote in Pennsylvania’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday, a sign of Republican discontent with former President Donald Trump as their nominee.

The vote for Haley, whose name appeared on the ballot despite her campaign suspension, was strongest in southeastern Pennsylvania, with Montgomery County giving Haley nearly a quarter of the vote.

Those areas, heavily Democratic and home to many more moderate Republicans, are counties where Trump lost by his largest margins in 2020.

West Philly state house race too close to call

The Democratic primary for the West Philadelphia-based 10th District of the Pennsylvania House was too close to call late Tuesday night, with State Rep. Amen Brown holding a narrow lead over progressive challenger Cass Green.

The three-way primary was a rematch between Brown, 36; Green, 64, a community organizer; and radio personality Sajda “Purple” Blackwell, 47, who was a distant third. The Democratic district includes Mantua, Powelton, and parts of University City and Logan Square.