The Daily Numbers: 13 percent of those eligible who bothered to vote yesterday.
25,744 votes for Christine Fizzano-Cannon, top vote-getter on the Delco ballot.
3 Democrats who will remain on ballot for seats on the bench in the November race.
2 Republicans who locked up judgeships. In addition to Fizzano-Cannon, Nathaniel Nichols also was a big winner.
169-94 loss for Paula Brown in race for Dem nod for Darby Borough Council.
1,744-478 setback for Linda Houldin in GOP battle in Newtown.
507-421 vote to reject sales of booze in the borough of Swarthmore.
445-407 defeat for Jim Devenney in Springfield GOP fight.
35,248 votes for T. Milton Street in Philly mayoral race. He was crushed by Mayor Michael Nutter.
10 votes that separate 2 GOP candidates seeking to oppose Nutter. That one will be contested for awhile.
2 long-term incumbent pols dumped in Philly because of fallout from controversial DROP program. Those would be Councilman Frank Rizzo Jr.
and City Commissioner Marge Tartaglione.
3, age of toddler killed when he fell into grease trap behind restaurant in Voorhees, N.J.
1 dollar hike from $3 to $4 coming on Delaware Memorial Bridge. On same day, July 1, toll on Commodore Barry goes from $4 to $5.
1 run again for Phils, who lost their 4th straight last night.
7 runs on 17 hits over those 4 games for Phils.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.No change for the Phils, unless you count another injury. Swell.
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I Don’t Get It: Not exactly a big turnout yesterday on Primary Day.
Experts are calling it about 13 percent. Just an embarrassment.
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Today’s Upper: At some point it likely will stop raining. When is what is in question. Hey, it’s good for flowers and plants.
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Quote Box: “People do have a tendency to blow off primaries. But where you really should vote is a primary.”
- Jim Lake, assistant committeeman in Newtown.
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