2025 Philadelphia primary: Krasner and Dugan battle for leadership of DA’s office

DA candidate Pat Dugan has committed to declining the GOP nomination if he loses the Democratic primary

Philadelphia Republicans are organizing a write-in campaign that could allow Patrick Dugan to run as the GOP nominee in November if he loses the Democratic primary against Larry Krasner.

2025 Philadelphia primary: Krasner and Dugan battle for leadership of DA’s office

The May 20 Democratic primary pits incumbent District Attorney Larry Krasner against challenger Patrick Dugan, a retired Municipal Court judge. Krasner says voters should support him for a third term because of his success making Philadelphia “a safer and freer city,” with a historically low number of homicides, even as the DA’s office has worked to avoid jailing people unnecessarily and to exonerate those who were convicted unjustly. Dugan cont…