When voters turned out in February to fill a vacant seat in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, the stakes were nothing less than control of the chamber, which Democrats held by a single seat.
But as Election Day dawned, a nor’easter dumped several inches of snow, stranding would-be voters at home.
Bad luck dogged others: One woman backing Ms. Cabanas skipped the polls after she fell ill and was rushed to the hospital.
Ms. Cabanas’s Democratic opponent faced similar hurdles but had one advantage: More than 3,300 of his voters had mailed in their ballots early.
Ms. Cabanas could count only 532.
Persons:
Candace Cabanas, Cabanas, Cabanas’s
Organizations:
Republican, Cabanas’s Democratic
Locations:
Pennsylvania