Politics & Government
2011 Results: Supreme and Commonweath Courts
Wecht wins uncontested race for spot on November ballot, but Ernsberger's results too close to call in Commonwealth Court race.
Two Allegheny County Democrats are among the candidates voters around the state have chosen to vie in the November general election for seats on the bench of Commonwealth Court and another on Superior Court. Here are the results as of Wednesday morning, with 100 percent of state votes counted:
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Republican candidates include:
- Anne E. Covey, an attorney and the first female member of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, of New Hope, Bucks County.
- Paul P. Panepinto, a Common Pleas Court judge and former attorney, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Democrat candidates include:
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- Barbara Behrend Ernsberger, an attorney and commissioner with the Pittsburgh Planning Department, of Shadyside
- Kathryn Boockvar, an attorney and arbitrator, of Doylestown, Bucks County
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Name of Candidate Percent of vote recorded
Total Winner Anne E. Covey
100
400,208
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Paul P. Panepinto
100
169,541
Total Winner Anne E. Covey
100
400,208
***
Paul P. Panepinto
100
169,541
Democrats
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Name of Candidate Percent of vote recorded
Total Winner Barbara Behrend Ernsberger 100
304,432
too close to call
Kathryn Boockvar 100
306,380
too close to call
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Total Winner Barbara Behrend Ernsberger 100
304,432
too close to call
Kathryn Boockvar 100
306,380
too close to call
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Republican candidates include:
- Victor P. Stabile, an attorney and former litigator in the state Attorney General's office, of Carlisle, Cumberland County
- Paula A. Patrick, a Common Pleas Court judge and former attorney, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Democrat candidates include:
- David N. Wecht, a Common Pleas Court judge, a law professor and former Allegheny County Register of Wills and Orphan's Court Clerk, of Squirrel Hill
Republicans
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Name of Candidate Percent of vote recordedTotal Winner Victor P. Stabile 100
373,285
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Paula A. Patrick 100
304,432
Democrats
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