From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER:
… Toomey split Philadelphia’s four suburban counties with Sestak, a second-term congressman from Delaware County, a better performance than recent statewide GOP candidates managed. He won higher vote margins in Republican strongholds than usual for a midterm election, and he carried several Western Pennsylvania counties, including Beaver, Washington, and Fayette, dominated by conservative Democrats.
For instance, Toomey reaped a 54,000-vote margin in Lancaster County, after planning for a robust but more normal 40,000. The Republican also outperformed projections in Lycoming and Mifflin Counties..
Toomey carried Chester County by 8 percentage points and Bucks by 7 percentage points, while Sestak carried Delaware 56 percent to 44 percent and Montgomery 54 percent to 46 percent…
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