PHILADELPHIA, April 27 (UPI) -- Turnout was light for Pennsylvania's primary election Tuesday, despite a well-publicized contest for a Republican nominee to the U.S. Senate.
With polls set to close at 8 p.m., the Philadelphia Inquirer reported districts had little traffic throughout the day. "This is slow," Michael Lanham, who was at the historic Birmingham Friends Meeting House in Birmingham Township, told the Inquirer.
The day's most notable race was between incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter and U.S. Rep. Pat Toomey. Conservative groups in Washington have been pushing Toomey as an alternative to Specter's "liberal" voting record.
One exit poll by Lancaster's New Era had Toomey with a "slim lead locally" over Specter, 52 percent to 48 percent, which the paper said may indicate Toomey won't win Lancaster County by a large enough lead to win the statewide contest.
The Enquirer noted low voter turnout could work in Toomey's advantage.
