Incumbent Philadelphia prosecutor Larry Krasner wins Democratic primary
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Progressive Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner survived a challenge in the Democratic primary that pit his progressive reforms against growing concern over a rising tide of homicides and gun crimes.
Many pundits nationally saw the primary as the first referendum on whether a wave of prosecutors elected on promises of criminal justice reforms - measures like shorter probation and parole and a curtailing of cash bail that disproportionately keeps poor defendants confined pretrial - can survive a rising tide of gun violence and homicides across the country.