What Went Down On Election Night 2017

If I had to put a bet on it, I’d bet Democrats will ultimately win control of Virginia’s House of Delegates. They’ve captured 47 seats, and they’re ahead in four more races, pending absentee and provisional ballots. So far, absentee ballots have broken more Democratic than the Election Day vote, so that’s no comfort to Republicans. But the bottom line is, we probably won’t be able to call control tonight.

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.