18th State House District Turns Blue?

In the 18th State House district, Harris Martin is the Democratic challenger running against Republican incumbent Gene DiGirolamo, who is seeking an 8th term. This Bucks County area has traditionally been a Republican district. However, Democrats now outnumber Republicans by 3,014 (19,401 to 16,387). In the primary Martin received 7,439 votes to DiGirolamo's 3,439. With heightened interest in the presidential race and a congressional election that could get interesting (Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democrat and early Obama supporter, hopes to retain the office he won in an upset in 2006), this state house seat may garner more attention that it would otherwise. It's a race to watch.