What we learned from Tuesday's election

So what did we learn from Tuesday's Primary.

Well, Delaware County wants to make it easier to have a drink or buy a beer.

Voters in three towns - Aldan, Marple and Lansdowne - voted to end decades of tradition as "dry" towns and will allow sales of alcohols. It opens the doors for supermarkets and restaurants to sell wine and beer.

We also learned, unfortunately, that most citizens continue to ignore these Primary Elections. Fewer than 20 percent - only one in five - of those eligible took part in the election.

But the real message on Tuesday set the stage for a battle royal for control of the Delaware County Courthouse comes November. Both parties' candidates held serve, if you will, in the races for three seats on County Council, four seats on the Court of Common Pleas, and the District Attorney's post.

All three seats up for grabs on County Council are currently held by Republicans. Democrats won both seats in the last election. Conceivably, Democrats could do something that would have been unheard of just a few years ago. That would be take control of County Council. When it comes to the county bench, a Democrat has never been elected to the Court of Common Pleas. That could change come November. But the most high-profile race likely will be the battle to be the county's top law enforcer.

Katayoun 'Kat' Copeland, easily the highest profile the GOP has in this race, is the most recognizable face on the ballot. She will have to put the GOP on her back and try to carry the party.

She's out in the neighborhoods almost every night and weekend. She is being challenged by Democrat Jack Stollsteimer, another veterans prosecutor.

Buckle your seat belts, folks.

This one is going to be a bumpy ride.

You can read our editorial here.