Stabile, Covey Nominated In Pennsylvania Court Races
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Republican voters in Pennsylvania are nominating candidates endorsed by party leaders in the two statewide races in the 2011 primary.
GOP voters on Tuesday nominated Harrisburg lawyer Vic Stabile for an open seat on the state Supreme Court, turning back a bid by Philadelphia judge Paula Patrick.
Stabile will take on Democrat David Wecht, an Allegheny County judge who was unopposed on Tuesday, in the Nov. 8th general election.
Republicans also nominated New Hope, Pa. lawyer Anne Covey for an opening on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. She claimed 70 percent of the vote to defeat Philadelphia judge Paul Panepinto.
Both Panepinto and Patrick did well in Philadelphia returns, but not well enough statewide.
The Democratic race for Commonwealth Court between Doylestown lawyer Kathryn Boockvar, the party-backed candidate, and Pittsburgh lawyer Barbara Behrend Ernsberger remained too close to call.
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