On August 4, Pennsylvania held a special election to fill the vacant State House seat, 161st district. The only two candidates on the ballot were Republican Paul A. Mullen and Democrat Leanne Krueger-Braneky. However, there was another Republican running a strong write-in campaign. Her name is Lisa Esler.
The unofficial results are: Krueger-Braneky 4,791; Mullen 4,268; Esler and other write-ins 988. When this district voted in November 2014, the vote had been: Republican 12,916; Democratic 10,176.
In Pennsylvania special elections, there are no primaries; party meetings chose the nominees. For this special election, the Republican Party had picked a candidate who is friendly to labor unions, but many Republican activists were unhappy with that choice and organized a write-in campaign for another Republican.
There was also a special election in the 87th district, but only a Democrat and Republican on the ballot.
I wonder if PA will need a replacement AG? The Treasurer was a crook and now the AG is under indictment. Is it the water?