Larry Krasner, a progressive prosecutor who has sought to reshape Philadelphia’s criminal justice system, is poised to serve a third term as district attorney.
The Associated Press called the Democratic primary for Krasner over former Municipal Court Judge Pat Dugan at around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. No Republican candidates filed to run, all but ensuring Krasner will be reelected to another four-year term in November’s general election.
Dugan’s campaign raised more money and won the influential endorsement of the Philadelphia Building Trades Council, a group of construction-related labor unions. However, his effort to knock off Krasner, who was first elected in 2018, appeared to fall short.
As of 10 p.m., with more than half of the in-person divisions and a tranche of mail-in ballots counted, Krasner garnered nearly 60% of the tally and held an advantage of just over 15,000 votes.
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