It was a content night for progressives in the City of Brotherly Love and across the country Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District seat, a position he held after his retirement Representative Dwight Evans.
The Associated Press called the race for Rabbah at 10:43 p.m.
As of 10:30 p.m., Rabb had collected nearly 44 percent of the vote to easily overtake the state Senator Sharif Street AND Dr. Unfortunately, Stanford who obtained 29.4 and 24.4 percent, respectively.
PA-03 is arguably the bluest district in the country, and Rabb is expected to win the November election because no Republicans entered the race.
Rabb, who has been a vocal critic of U.S. military support for Israel, has gained plenty of support from progressive members of Congress such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) i Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (DN.Y.), who supported him in the last days before the elections.
The steep campaign, estimated at $9.84 million by financial data platform Quiver Quantitative, reflects political divisions between the centrist arm of the Democratic Party, represented by Street and Stanford, and its progressive wing, championed by Rabb.
This story will be updated.
