Pennsylvania Election Unofficial Results 2012: Obama, Sen. Casey Re-Elected
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Rothfus Defeats Critz in Newly Drawn 12th Congressional District
The district covers Plum Borough.
Republican Keith Rothfus of Sewickley defeated incumbent Democrat Mark Critz of Johnstown by a margin of 52 to 48 percent to win election to the newly re-drawn Pennsylvania 12th congressional district. Rothfus said his number one priority is the economy. "We got get the economy rolling again," he said after delivering a victory speech at the Holiday Inn on McKnight Road in Ross Township Tuesday night. "I'm concerned about tax policy, about the possibility of another tax increase on our small businesses on January first. The president said a couple of years ago; you don't want to raise taxes in a slow economy. And so we have to convince the president of the wisdom of his argument from a couple of years ago." Rothfus was asked about the …
Markosek Wins Another Term as State Rep
Longtime state Rep. Joe Markosek (D-25) will continue his work in the House of Representatives.
Longtime state Rep. Joe Markosek will serve two more years in office. On Tuesday, Markosek, a Democrat from Monroeville who has been representing the 25th Legislative District for 30 years, beat Republican Mike Doyle, a Plum councilman, for the second time—the two faced off in 2010, when Markosek beat Doyle by 1,600 votes. With 46 out of 46 precincts in Allegheny County reporting, Markosek received 13,720 votes—56.9 percent—to Doyle's 10,348 votes—42.9 percent. In Westmoreland County, Markosek received 2,303 votes—44.6 percent—and Doyle received 2,862 votes —55.4 percent—with 5 of 5 precincts reporting. These results are unofficial and will become official upon certification by the Allegheny/Westmoreland County Board of Elections. The …
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Doyle Wins 10th Term in Congress
Incumbent Mike Doyle, a Democrat, has won a 10th term as Pennsylvania's Congressional District 14 representative.
Democrat Mike Doyle has won a 10th term in Congress, defeating Republican Hans Lessmann for the Pennsylvania Congressional District 14 seat. Doyle, the incumbent from Forest Hills who is currently serving his ninth term in Congress, won with 77 percent of the vote. Doyle's tenure in Congress began in 1995. He serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee and is a member of the subcommittees on Energy and Power and Communications and Technology. He is a member in the House Democratic Caucus, and is the founder and co-chair of both the Congressional Autism Caucus (also known as the Coalition for Autism Research and Education) and the House Distributed Generation Caucus. For a full list of Doyle’s involvement in Congress, see his website…
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Dermody to Serve Another Term as State Representative
State Rep. Frank Dermody (D-33) has been re-elected.
State Rep. Frank Dermody of Oakmont will continue to represent the state's 33rd Legislative District. On Tuesday, Dermody, a Democrat, beat Republican Gerry Vaerewyck of West Deer—the two also faced off during the 2010 election. With 54 of 54 precincts reporting, Dermody received 15,945 votes—58.9 percent—to Vaerewyck's 11,092 votes—40.9 percent. These results are unofficial and will become official upon certification by the Allegheny County Board of Elections. The district covers Oakmont and a portion of Plum Borough. Dermody has been representing the district since 1990. ______________________ Plum-Oakmont Patch is on Facebook and on Twitter. Don't forget to sign up for our daily email newsletter by clicking here.
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DeLuca Wins 32nd Legislative District Seat by a Landslide
Incumbent Tony DeLuca beat Lawrence Paladin on Tuesday night.
Longtime state Rep. Tony DeLuca will serve two more years in office. On Tuesday, DeLuca, a Democrat from Penn Hills who has been representing the 32nd Legislative District for 29 years, beat Republican Lawrence Paladin of Penn Hills by a landslide. With 61 out of 61 precincts reporting, DeLuca received 21,437 votes—74.8 percent—to Paladin's 7,171 votes—25 percent. These results are unofficial and will become official upon certification by the Allegheny County Board of Elections. The district covers Plum and Verona boroughs. ______________________ Plum-Oakmont Patch is on Facebook and on Twitter. Don't forget to sign up for our daily email newsletter by clicking here.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Election 2012: Barack Obama Re-Elected President
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden defeat challengers Republican Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 p.m. EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from the president attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the …
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Cindi Lash
12:22 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Dear Readers and Commenters, The election is over. Because of the nature of recent comments and the uncivil tone and direction the thread has taken in recent days, no additional comments on this post will be accepted. Please remember Patch's terms of service, and please converse with your neighbors on Patch in the courteous way you would speak with neighbors you encounter face to face. Thank you… more ›
Glitchy Machine, Woman in Labor Votes, Candidate Cookies & Obama Lady: Election Day Roundup
It appears Election Day is about more than who you vote for.
Patch editors all over the country are busy getting the hottest Election Day stories today, and as it turns out, those tales aren't all about the candidates. Check out these election stories that are going viral in our little corner of Patchland. • Collingswood Patch reports a man in Millerstown, PA, stepped up to his touchscreen voter booth ready to vote for Obama but found every time he pushed Obama's button, it registered his vote for Romney. Find out what the man did after several attempts here. • Oak Forest Patch, outside Chicago, reports a 21-year-old mother-to-be was not about to give up her first-time voting experience just because she was going into labor. Click here to read about her voting experience. • Sewickley Patch, Plum-…
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Barack Obama Wins Pennsylvania
Voters in Pennsylvania on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving the president the state's 20 electoral votes.
President Barack Obama has been declared the winner in Pennsylvania's general election, gaining the state's 20 electoral votes, according to CBS, NBC, ABC and the Associated Press. In the 2008 presidential election, Pennsylvania voted for Obama, and since the 1990s, has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race three out of five times. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Obama campaigned aggressively in Pennsylvania. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. The economy was a key issue for many voters in the state, as was the environment – specifically fracking. As she worked on one final get-out-the-vote effort Tuesday at Obama campaign headquarters in Dormont, Obama canvas …
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8:47 am on Monday, November 12, 2012
God is spelled with a Capital G, again ne12ukid is clueless more ›
UPDATE: Mitt Romney Lands in Moon Township in Final Hours of Election Day
The Republican presidential candidate makes a final campaign stop in Moon before heading back to Boston to await results.
In one of his final appearances of the presidential campaign, Republican nominee Mitt Romney landed this afternoon in Moon Township, exiting a plane at the Atlantic Aviation hangar before leaving in a motorcade. The stop was brief—Romney did not speak before stepping into an SUV motorcade of five vehicles. After walking out of his plane, he waved to a crowd of cheering supporters packed outside of the runway gate. Romney campaign spokesman Bradley White said the GOP candidate would be traveling in the region this afternoon, but he said the schedule was kept private. Romney's stay in the Pittsburgh area lasted just more than an hour—his plane left Pittsburgh International Airport just after 4 p.m. Romney stopped briefly at a Green Tree …
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Re Re
3:11 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
Man CC, your are completely in denial. Im a Republican that had no choice but to vote for Obama. Romney told so many lies I couldn't keep up anymore. How do you go to Ohio & tell Ohioans that their jobs are going to ? At least tell that lie in Florida where they may not fact check you or simply just know the truth. Those people knew they wasn't losing their jobs. He just did stupid stuff. How do … more ›
David
2:54 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
20 years of doing nothing. more ›