The Daily Numbers for Wednesday, May 20

The Daily Numbers: 10 percent voter turnout in Delaware County for Primary Election. Shameful.

15 percent of Republicans got to the polls.

8 percent of Democrats.

27 percent turnout in Philly, where Democrats were essentially electing the next mayor.

1 term and done for Chester Mayor John Linder.

1,000 vote margin for state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland, who now will face former Republican Mayor Wendell Butler in the fall.

6,829 write-in votes cast in Delco, where Dems are looking to get on the fall ballot for County Council.

250 votes, what they need to acquire. We should know today.

5 candidates will battle for 3 seats on County Court of Common Pleas in the fall.

4 Dems who got the nod in the troubled Colwyn Borough Council races.

2 incumbents who lost in Colwyn.

3,500 Phillies games for longtime employee Tony Valerio of Ridley.

2 engineers in every Amtrak train, what the union wants after the deadly Philly rail derailment.

3, where the Sixers will pick in the NBA Draft.

6-game winning streak snapped for the Phillies last night in Denver, where they lost 6-5.

3 more hits for Maikel Franco.

1 crucial error for the third baseman that led to 3 1st inning runs.

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OK, Sam Hinkie. It would appear the tanking worked. You are in line to draft Deangelo Russel. Now you need to win.

I Don’t Get It: People stayed away from the polls in drove. I don’t get it.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to those who made the effort and exercised their constitutional rights. You are patriots

Quote Box: “We’re going to get things done. We’re going to bring our city back and we’re going to do it with experience.”

- Thaddeus Kirkland, claiming victory in the Chester Dem Mayor’s race.

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