Updated at 11:35 p.m. April 24:
The big winners in Tuesday’s primary election were Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Democratic Senate candidate Sen. Bob Casey and Democratic candidate for Attorney General Kathleen Kane.
Romney went 5-for-5 on Tuesday, winning in Pennsylvania as well as New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Delaware. He has all but captured the Republican nomination for president, which will be decided and announced at the Republican National Convention in Tampa Bay, Fla., in August.
Incumbent Casey won and will seek re-election in the Senate.
Kane will now run as the Democratic nominee for Attorney General, having won over Patrick Murphy.
Kane is a former Lackawanna County prosecutor, and will being going after a position that has long been under Republican control.
For the full rundown of winners and election results, go to the Centre County Government’s website.
Updated at 9:12 p.m.
Early results are calling Tuesday’s Republican primary presidential election for Mitt Romney and Sen. Bob Casey has won the Democratic nomination for Senate.
Casey is seeking his second six-year Senate term after beating Rick Santorum in 2006.
However, final election results in Centre County have been trickling in very slowly.
Polls closed at 8 p.m., but by 9:10 p.m., still only two out of 89 precincts had reported returns to the Centre County Board of Elections.
Updated at 3:50 p.m.
With the exception of a small percentage of registered voters in Centre County, it seems as though nothing can motivate people to exercise their constitutional right to vote.
By 3 p.m. Tuesday, of the 1,682 voters registered to vote at the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., only 34 had cast a ballot.
Total numbers for all precincts will not be available until returns start to come in, to the Centre County Board of Elections, after polls close at 8 p.m.
At 1 p.m. April 23:
The Pennsylvania primaries are Tuesday, and while the headliners are the three men still running for the Republican presidential nomination, there is a focus on the local races, too.
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Complete information on polling places and the new voter ID law can be found here.
It will only be a ‘soft rollout‘ of the new bill on Tuesday, so whether voters actually present the correct ID is negligible and they will still be permitted to vote.
As for the general election in November, all voters, not just new ones, will be required to show a non-expired form of identification at the polls when voting.
Student IDs without expiration dates will no longer be permitted come November. According to Onward State, Penn State ID cards will be issued with expiration dates this summer, so students can use them to vote for the general election in the fall.
Gov. Corbett passed the bill on March 14.
Headliners in Tuesday’s primary include the three remaining candidates for the Republican presidential primary. Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul will vie for 72 delegates in Pennsylvania. Though not as many delegates are up for grabs as were in March’s Super Tuesday primaries, four states in addition to Pennsylvania, will open the polls tomorrow. They include New York, Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island.
Thus far, Romney leads the race with 685 delegates, far ahead Gingrich’s 136 and Ron Paul’s 63. Closest in contention with Romney had been Penn State alum and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum, who dropped out on April 10.
Comprehensive information on the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination can be found on the Centre County Republicans’ website.
Pennsylvania is not immune to the fears most states face heading into the primary with Romney so far ahead. There is widespread concern voter turnout will be extremely low, according to the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown, Pa.
However, there are many local primary races for voters to take into account, as well.
For a full list of candidates in Tuesday’s primary election, check out the Centre County Democrats website and the Centre County Republicans website.
Stay with StateCollege.com throughout the election for full coverage.
