February 7, 2011

PA State Democratic Committee Endorsement Of Judicial Candidates

The Democratic State Committee endorsed candidates for the Commonwealth Court and the Superior Court over the weekend.  Here are some additional details--
            Final Endorsement Tallies for Superior Court
            First Ballot: Robert Colville 93 votes, David Wecht 200 votes (Unofficial).  Robert Colville withdrew his candidacy and seconded the endorsement of David Wecht. No Second Ballot was cast. David Wecht won the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee endorsement for Superior Court by acclamation.
            Final Endorsement Tallies for Commonwealth Court
             First Ballot: Kathryn Boockvar 191 votes, Barbara Ernsberger 62 votes, Todd Eagen 25 votes.
            Since no candidate received 2/3 of the vote on the first ballot, the lowest performing candidate, Todd Eagen, was removed from the ballot, and a second ballot was cast.
            Second Ballot: Kathryn Boockvar 221 votes, Barbara Ernsberger 43 votes.
            Kathryn Boockvar won the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee endorsement for Commonwealth Court.
            To receive the endorsement of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, a candidate must receive 2/3 of the vote from the state committee members present at the time of the vote.