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Dougherty Tops Gill in Northeast Philly House Contest

Democrat Sean Dougherty appears to have bested Republican Aizaz Gill in a race for state representative for northeast Philadelphia. According to unofficial returns, Dougherty garnered 7,593 voters or 53.2 percent to Gill’s 6,527 votes or 46.18 percent. Republicans saw an opportunity to flip Philadelphia’s 172nd, a seat that Rep. Kevin Boyle (D-Philadelphia) now holds.  However, Boyle, […]