A four-way Democratic race for 148th state assembly seat in Montgomery County is lighting up an otherwise quiet primary election night in suburban Philadelphia Tuesday night.
Polls closed at 8 p.m. and results are now beginning to trickle in.
Check back with Patch for live results as election night continues.
Numerous Democrats lined up to replace long-time State Rep. Mary Jo Daley, who served in the House for 14 years.
The Montgomery County Democratic Committee did not endorse a candidate in the race, and without much public polling, it appears to be wide open.
The winner will be all but handed the seat in the general election in the fall in what is a dominantly blue district. No Republicans filed paperwork to appear on the primary ballot for their race.
Daley did endorse one of the candidates, Megan Griffin-Shelley, a Lafayette Hill native with a background as a 6th grade English Language Arts teacher. Griffin-Shelley moved into politics during the pandemic, working first for State Rep. Ben Sanchez before becoming chief of staff for nearby State Rep. Nancy Guenst.
She'll face off against Wynnewood native Andrea Deutsch, a longtime attorney in the region, Narberth borough council member, and first woman to become mayor of Narberth. She also owns her own small business in Narberth, Spot’s: The Place for Paws in Narberth.
Environmental lawyer and civil rights advocate Jason Landau Goodman is also in the race. A Lower Merion native, Goodman was appointed by the governor's office to work with the state Department of Environmental Protection.
They're joined on the ballot by Leo Solga, a Wynnewood native, student labor organizer, and researcher at the University of Pennsylvania's Carey School of Law.
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