The Daily Numbers (Election Division) May 19

The Daily Numbers (Election Divison): 54-46 edge for Joe Sestak in beating longtime Sen. Arlen Specter for the Democratic nomination.
562,195 votes for Sestak across the state, to just 480,078 for Specter.
14,400 vote margin for Sestak here in Delaware County, his biggest margin in any county in the state.
45,370 margin for Specter in the city of Philadelphia, his biggest edge.
64 counties won by Sestak, to just 3 for Specter.
179,483 votes for Specter in the 5-county Philly region for Specter, to
160,554 for Sestak.
4 of 5 of the counties that went for Sestak, while Specter rolled up big numbers in Philadelphia.
30 years in the Senate coming to an end for Specter; 28 of them on the Republican side of the aisle.
664,435 votes for Republican Pat Toomey, who swamped Peg Luksik’s total of 151,278 and will face Sestak in November.
10 percent of voters, and even less in some places, that made their way to the polls.
454,781 votes for Dan Onorato, who won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
181,110 for Anthony Williams, who came in third, behind Jack Wagner but ahead of Joe Hoeffel.
573,751 votes for Republican Tom Corbett, who will face Onorato in the fall.
2 straight shutouts for Michael Leighton in carrying the Flyers to a 3-0 win over the Canadiens and a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference Finals series.
165:50, that's minutes and seconds, how long it’s been since Leighton surrendered a goal.
13 straight goals now scored by the Flyers, going back to when they were down 3-0 to the Bruins in the first period of their Game 7 series.
2 losses now for Roy Halladay, who went the distance but lost 2-1 to the Pirates. He has 6 wins.
6 hits for the Phils as they struggled off Bucs’ starter Zach Duke.
3 errors that proved costly in the Phils’ loss.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Somebody get a hose and put out Michael Leighton. He’s on fire.
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I Don’t Get It: So much for my future as a political strategist. I firmly believed Joe Sestak had no shot against Arlen Specter. Shows what I know.
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Today’s Upper: Delaware County will be getting plenty of time in the national spotlight, first with the win by Sestak, and then with a fall campaign against Pat Toomey that will be watched by the nation.
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Quote Box: “This election is about you. It’s about you and everyone in this great commonwealth who stood up and wanted their voices heard. This is what democracy looks like.”
- Joe Sestak, in claiming victory over Arlen Specter Tuesday night.

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