Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner handily defeated a challenge in Tuesday’s Democratic primary from former Municipal Court Judge Patrick Dugan with crucial backing from Black political leaders in the city and a strategy focused on nationalizing the race.

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Beswetherick, Matthew Bloch,

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Progressive stalwart Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia’s Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney after withstanding an impeachment attempt and years of criticism by President Donald Trump and other Republicans.