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Essential Public Radio Stories on Election 2012

ACLU Takes Voter ID Law To Court
May 1, 2012
By Mary Wilson & Essential Public Radio Staff

The future of Pennsylvania’s recently passed voter ID law may be decided in Commonwealth Court.
Long-time PA House Republican Hopeful for Primary Win; Awaiting Absentee Ballot Count
April 27, 2012
By Mary Wilson & Essential Public Radio Staff

Five state House incumbents have lost their seats in the primary, according to the latest vote counts. But one longtime Republican lawmaker is holding out until the absolute last vote is counted.
Parks Confident About Write-In Campaign Results
April 25, 2012
By Tim Camerato

Greg Parks, the Pleasant Hills Democrat running for State Senate in the 37th district, believes enough people wrote his name on the ballot to make him eligible for a run in the general election.
Raja Wins State Senate Republican Primary in the 37th District
April 25, 2012
By Charlee Song

Tom Smith Outruns Four Others to Land Republican Senate Nod
April 25, 2012
By Erika Beras

Murphy Defeats Primary Challenger in 18th Congressional District
April 25, 2012
By Deanna Garcia

Republican Tim Murphy faced his first challenge from within his own party since taking office in 2003. Murphy handily defeated Tea Party-backed opponent Evan Feinberg, winning 63% of the vote. The Congressman thanked supporters at a gathering in Greentree, and said it’s now time to move forward.
Former PUMP Director Molchany Takes 22nd District Democratic Primary
April 25, 2012
By Jennifer Szweda Jordan

Mt. Washington resident and former Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project executive director Erin Molchany defeated Martin Schmotzer in the 22nd Pennsylvania house district Democratic primary for Pennsylvania representative on Tuesday, 52 to 39 percent. The remainder of the vote went to Shawn Lunny, who had been tossed from the ballot by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, but not in time for his name to be removed from the voting machines.
Mustio Falls to Raja in Race for 37th District Senate Seat
April 25, 2012
By Chad Houck

Mark Mustio failed in his attempt to claim the seat left by good friend State Sen. John Pippy in Tuesday’s primary election.
Joe Preston Falls to Ed Gainey
April 25, 2012
By Mark Nootbaar

State Representative Joe Preston has been a member of the Pennsylvania state legislature for nearly three decades, but that will come to an end in December. Preston fell in the 24th Legislative District Democratic Primary Tuesday to one-time employee Ed Gainey by a 66% to 34% margin.
Maher Wins GOP Race for Pennsylvania Auditor General
April 24, 2012
By Larkin Page-Jacobs

“A CPA for PA, an auditor for Auditor General,” those were the refrains heard time and again at John Maher’s campaign headquarters Tuesday night in Bethel Park. As the GOP Auditor General candidate, Maher is already looking toward November, when he will face Democrat and Pittsburgh native Eugene DePasquale. Maher said he’ll need to get the word out, explaining that “we’ll need about a million Democrats to win.”