Goodbye Benedict Arlen – Sestak Defeats Specter in Pennsylvania Democratic Primary
Rep. Joe Sestak sends five-time Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, above, into retirement with a stunning come-from-behind victory in the the Democratic primary.
Rep. Joe Sestak sent Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter into retirement Tuesday with a stunning come-from-behind victory in the the Democratic primary.
Specter becomes the third incumbent member of Congress in two weeks to lose his job, after Republican Sen. Bob Bennett lost the GOP nomination at the party’s Utah convention and Democratic Rep. Alan Mollohan lost a primary in West Virginia.
In November, Sestak will face Pat Toomey, who won the Senate Republican nomination Tuesday.
Specter, after calling Sestak to congratulate him, delivered a concession speech in which he thanked his campaign and his supporters.
“It’s been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania,” Specter said to a round of applause. “And it’s been a great privilege to be in the United States Senate, and I’ll be working very hard for the people of the commonwealth in the coming months.”
Specter switched parties last year in what he thought would be an easier path to another nomination. But Sestak proved to be a hurdle too high for the five-term senator.
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