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The results below will be updated throughout the evening until we get tired and go to the nearest Union Hall for a party. For a timeline of comments, click on the link below.

Governor(last update: 11:23 PM-73%- The only question remaining here is whether or not Rendell cracks 60% as a final total)
Rendell-62%
Swann-38%

Senate(last update:10 PM- Santorum Concedes... PA has a new Senator and it isn't even close!) with 75% counted
Casey-60%
Santorum-40%

PA 4 (last update:12:00 AM 98%)
Atmire-52
Hart-48
(pd edit note: Beaver County, which should go for Altmire, not reporting yet)(LV Dem: Um, you could say that!)

PA 6(last update: 12:45PM 74%)
Murphy-52%
Gerlach-48%

PA 7(last update: 11:07 PM I finally have confirmation that Weldon concedes... Sestak will address a crowd of supports within minutes)
Sestak-57
Weldon-43

PA 8(last update: 12:45AM 99%)
Murphy- 50.3%
Fitzpatrick- 49.7%

PA 10(last update: 11:48 PM 91%)
Carney-53%
Sherwood-47%

PA 16 (update: 12:48PM 78%)
Herr - 39
Pitts - 57
Murphy - 4

7:45 PM-15 minutes until polls close. KP will update the big ticket races regularly and will provide updates on the state house/state senate races at an infrequent pace. We are plugged in to all of PA's media outlets as well as connected to some of the campaigns. If any campaign out there has information, please email it to lvdem0815@hotmail.com

12:10 AM- Murphy and Murphy lead by small margins and they seem to be waiting for a while. Lois is going to be waiting a while b/c it was almost 2 AM before anything came out of Chesco during the special state senate election for Dinniman. I'm going to fold for the night but will be up paying attention to the early news. Thanks for stopping by and checking out the results. Click on the link to read everything from 8 PM until midnight. A night of change in PA.  read more »

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KP has a variety of bloggers that link to our site and we do feature them on our blog roll. From time to time we will try to give you a summary of what they are saying. In the meantime, we encourage you to visit these fine folks and engage in conversation.

20th Senatorial Blog talks about adult entertainment and how it helps a particular candidate (b/c he shut down an adult entertainment center).
Above Average Jane gives an update on Murphy's campaign.  read more »

Hi everyone!

I've installed a new piece of software that I hope will make KP more useful. "Lilina" gathers headlines from other blogs and displays them in a single list. Check it out here.

1: Is this a useful feature?
2: Should this "feed" be displayed on KP's front page?
3: I'm missing many good PA blogs, e-mail me or post a comment with your favorites!

(UPDATE: I think I found better software that will display this on the KP front page. Please let me know which blogs you think should be included.)

There are a lot of big questions swirling around the bitter, yet always fun, world of Pennsylvania politics. Will Bob Casey challenge Rick Santorum? Just how many people will run in the Republican primary for the Governor's seat? When (not if) will Mayor Street be indicted? When will CBK give us new material so we can stop using Edward G. Robinson jokes? What does Keystone Politics have in store for readers in 2005?

I'll take all of those on and then some. Let's get the easy ones out of the way: Yes, six, March, when she gets lost in the basement of the Capitol. Hmmm, that leaves just one burning question in the minds of you dear readers: What do I have up my sleeves for 2005?

First, I'm pleased to announce that I've been hard at work redesigning the site. Hopefully, our new look (which should launch before January 10th) will make the site easier to read and more fun. It will also provide the flexibility necessary to accommodate the changes I'll explain below.

Next, I'm working hard on some technical changes to the site. For instance, did you know that you can receive our content via RSS? It's a great way to scan all of the headlines each morning - in fact, I use RSS every day to quickly read the 800 or so headlines from PA newspapers. Depending on how much time and technical prowess it requires, I may have a few more RSS tricks in store to provide timely news from across the state to KP readers.

I've optimized the site for both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers. I've been using Firefox for about a month, and I'm amazed at the capabilities it extends to users. It includes a lot of great features, including a built in "Live Bookmarks" feature which will allow you to check if KP has been updated without having to visit the site. Keystone Politics is also available on your Blackberry/Palm/Windows CE devices. I don't own a Nokia phone, but apparently it's also available on any Nokia using the Symbian operating system. Check out www.avantgo.com for more info.

The biggest (and most important!) feature I'm adding is called "PA-Wiki," and it will serve as a collaborative encyclopedia of PA politics. (Wondering what a Wiki is?)The site's readers will be the editors of the encyclopedia, adding and editing entries to collectively build the premiere information source on PA politics. This feature should be ready within the next few weeks - once it goes live, it will be up to everyone to make it as useful as possible!

But wait, that's not all! I'm also flirting with a few other ideas, including allowing users to author individual diaries/blogs on the KP site. That's in the early stages. In the meantime, check back frequently during the next three weeks as I upgrade and update the site's looks and functionality.