County Voter Turnout Higher Than Expected
Amanda Jones
Echo News Editor
While much of the country favored the Republican Party during last week’s election, Pennsylvania will be led by a Democrat.
Governor Tom Corbett (R-PA) gave his concession speech on Tuesday night at the Omni Hotel in Pittsburgh within hours of the polls closing at 8 p.m. Fox News called the election in favor of now Governor-elect Tom Wolf at 8:03 p.m., and Corbett phoned Wolf to concede before 10 p.m.