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Voter turnout surged across the Philadelphia region amid a ‘highly polarized electorate’

Voter turnout increased throughout the Philadelphia region in Tuesday’s elections, as tens of thousands of more ballots were cast than in previous off-year elections in counties where Democrats picked up historic wins.

Voters in booths at a Spruce Hill polling place on Primary Election Day in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. ( STEPHANIE AARONSON / Staff Photographer )
Voters in booths at a Spruce Hill polling place on Primary Election Day in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. ( STEPHANIE AARONSON / Staff Photographer )Read moreStephanie Aaronson / File Photograph