What Went Down On Election Night 2017

I’ve been watching the Syracuse mayoral race with some interest. There were a lot of candidates on the ballot. With 18 percent of precincts reporting, Democrat Juanita Perez Williams leads independent Ben Walsh 47 percent to 45 percent.

It has likely flown under the radar, but an interesting race is drawing to a close here in Philadelphia. Democrat Larry Krasner is cruising to victory in the race for district attorney, currently winning more than 73 percent of the vote against his Republican opponent. Krasner is an outspoken advocate of criminal justice reform and has been fiercely opposed by the main Philadelphia police union.

Dave pointed out that control of Virginia’s House of Delegates may depend on provisional ballots. And although that will in turn hinge on the specific districts that have yet to be decided, it’s worth noting that overall, late election canvassing tends to favor the Democrats, as Edward Foley and Charles Stewart note in this paper.