Posted by Mary Chastain
Bigger margin than expected, even in a Republican-dominated district.
Pennsylvania’s 12th District elected state Rep. Fred Keller (R) to finish Rep. Tom Marino’s (R) term. He stepped down in January.
The district has a sizeable Republican population so the result should not shock anyone. However, the large margin of defeat may show a bright 2020 for Republicans.
President Donald Trump tweeted his congratulations to Keller.
Great news for Republicans: Fred Keller has just won the hard fought for Pennsylvania Congressional contest in a LANDSLIDE, over 70% of the vote. Thanks to the thousands who showed up for the Rally last night. Congratulations to Fred and his wonderful family!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2019
Keller defeated Democrat Marc Friedenberg 71.9% to 28.1%. The Washington Free Beacon senior writer Brent Scher noted that the victory margin widened for the Republicans.
Democrat Mark Friedenberg loses #PA12 election twice in less than seven months, possibly by bigger margin second time around.
Dems didn’t have much of a shot here, but this seems like type of special that would have been close in 2017 pic.twitter.com/1rpTVCxDvm
— Brent Scher (@BrentScher) May 22, 2019
full story at https://legalinsurrection.com/2019/05/republicans-hold-pennsylvania-house-special-election-by-large-margin/