PA: Sara Innamorato's victory in primary for Allegheny County executive energizes progressives
State Rep. Sara Innamorato, a 37-year-old Lawrenceville Democrat who burst onto the political scene in 2018, won a crowded and contentious Democratic primary for Allegheny County executive, signaling a leftward turn for the county government with longtime Executive Rich Fitzgerald exiting in January after the maximum three terms.
Her win is a new high-water mark for the progressive political movement in southwestern Pennsylvania.
By 9 p.m., as in-person votes filtered in, Innamorato pulled ahead of John Weinstein. Her margin only grew as more precincts reported. Her supporters began to declare her the winner shortly before the county showed her handily ahead with more than 90% of precincts counted.
“Tonight I am honored to accept the Democratic nomination for Allegheny County executive,” Innamorato told supporters around 10:30 p.m. “We did this. We did this. This is our seat.”
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