Argall narrowly wins primary in 17th

State Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) just barely edged out a win in the 17th District Republican primary Tuesday, winning the Republican Party’s nomination by less than 1,000 votes in the central Pennsylvania district.

Preliminary election returns showed Argall winning 32.4 percent of the vote, with Frank Ryan, a military veteran who has run for the seat before, finishing just behind him at 31 percent. Josh First came in third place with about 23 percent of…

May 19, 2010 at 5:04 am | Comments (3)

Argall raises little, but still leads money race

State Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) is still beating out his primary opponents in fundraising—but not because he’s bringing in much cash.

Argall raised almost $17,000 from April 1 to April 28, according to full story

May 7, 2010 at 9:00 am | Comments (1)

TV time could be hard to come by in the 17th

With the Republican primary in the 17th Congressional District only three weeks away, candidates in the crowded field could find name recognition—and the TV often needed to buy it—a tough commodity to afford. The central Pennsylvania district sits in a relatively inexpensive media market, but few candidates have raised the money needed for a sustained TV ad blitz. Still, Republicans Frank Ryan and Allen Griffith said last week that they’re preparing ad campaigns that will…

April 27, 2010 at 2:03 pm | Comments (0)

Holden has $836K; Argall’s got $105K

Six months ahead of what could be a bruising reelection fight, Congressman Tim Holden (D-17) is closing in on $1 million in the bank, pOne of only two House Democrats in Pennsylvania who voted against the newly-enacted health care law, Holden raised about $283,000 during the first three months of the year. He spent about $120,000, and finished March with about $836,000 on hand./p
pHolden is likely to face state Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) in the general election, assuming Argall can get through a crowded primary in the central Pennsylvania district. Argall finished the quarter with about $105,000 in campaign cash, according to a href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00473702/461472/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://query.nictusa.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nictusa.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fdcdev%2Fforms%2FC00473702%2F461472%2F','his+campaign+finance+report')" target="_blank"his campaign finance report/a./p
pAmong other Republicans running in the 17th Congressional District, a href="http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/dcdev/forms/C00476275/458215/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://query.nictusa.com']);return TrackClick("http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nictusa.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fdcdev%2Fforms%2FC00476275%2F458215%2F','Allen+Griffith+finished+the+quarter+with+about+%2410%2C000+in+the+bank')" target="_blank">Allen Griffith finished the quarter with about $10,000 in the bank, and Frank Ryan has $34,000 on hand, according to

April 15, 2010 at 1:19 pm | Comments (0)

Underdogs gear up in the 17th

To political watchers, the race in the 17th Congressional District is a showdown between incumbent Democrat Tim Holden and state Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill)—as well as one more competitive House race in a state full of them.

But before the two can face each other in November, they’ll each have to face a primary against underdogs determined to make a dent. Argall’s GOP opponents recently made their first mark, when the Dauphin County Republican Committee…

February 22, 2010 at 7:45 am | Comments (5)