Politics & Government
All Primary Election Coverage is Here
The primary election is over, and Patch had comprehensive coverage of every candidate before and after the results came in.
Primary candidate is going on to November's general election with the nomination for the Democrats for the 8th Councilmanic District. No Republicans ran for the seat in the primary, but Bass could face third-party or independent candidates.
Bass garnered 39.3 percent of the votes throughout the district, more than any other candidate. Read about her victory , and see a video of her speech
As for the six candidates, they each gave us their parting words after their run had officially ended.
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Greg Paulmier, who came in second place overall, received 21.2 percent of the vote. Read his parting words .
Verna Tyner came in third overall, with 18.6 percent of the votes. Read her reaction .
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Howard Treatman, who had a in Chestnut Hill, did not do as well in the rest of the district. He came in fourth with 13.8 percent of the votes. His reaction to the outcome can be read .
, and each received less than 5 percent of the votes.
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