In deep-blue Philadelphia, the GOP is urging its primary voters to write in the Democrat challenging Soros-backed DA Larry Krasner in the hopes of getting him to the general election.

See full results from Philly’s 2025 primary election, including the race between incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner and challenger Pat Dugan for the Democratic nomination.

But what you can do, it turns out, is cast a write-in vote for Dugan in the Republican primary. Republican leaders have realized this. And so they have concocted a plan. As Axios tells us, Republicans are bankrolling an effort to get Republicans to go to the polls on Tuesday and do just that: write in the name Pat Dugan.

Reality check: Dugan is "committed to not running as [a] Republican" and is not collaborating with the city's GOP, a Dugan campaign spokesperson tells Axios. "Judge Dugan has every intention of running in the general election, as the Democratic nominee," he said.

See full results, including races for Philadelphia district attorney as well as judicial contests on Pa.'s Commonwealth, Superior and Supreme courts.

Table of Contents The Northeast Democratic Club, made up of ward leaders, is hoping to see a big local turnout in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for district attorney. Of the 14 wards in the Northeast,