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RandySF

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Sun Jun 21, 2020, 11:12 PM Jun 2020

Pennsylvania's primary election results are finally in. Here's what they mean for November. [View all]

Despite a sleepy presidential race, the coronavirus pandemic, and historic protests against systemic racism, more than 1.57 million Democrats voted for president in the state’s primary election this month, down about 6.5% from the 2016 primary. By comparison, the Republican vote fell 29%.

The surprisingly robust Democratic showing was fueled by a surge of voting by mail in the last statewide contest before November’s general election, when the state could determine the presidency. Democrats returned more than 1 million mail ballots, compared to about 397,000 for Republicans.

Overall, Democrats cast about 440,000 more votes for president than Republicans did in the June 2 contest, despite neither party having a competitive presidential primary.



https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pa-primary-election-results-biden-trump-20200618.html

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