Committeepeople make a difference. Here’s just one example: the 9th ward recommended “No” on retaining Judge Deni and just about every committee person had a letter urging this.

The results in my division for Deni:
Yes: 75 votes, 28.6%
No 187 votes, 71.3%
Undervotes (that is those who voted but skipped this race): 79

These results were very different from the vote city wide:

1st Judicial District (Philadelphia County)
Candidate Votes Percent
DAHER, GEORGANNE V. "Yes" 78,132 68.2%
"No" 36,353 31.8%
DENI, TERESA CARR "Yes" 76,046 65.9%
"No" 39,271 34.1%
GRIFFIN, DEBORAH "Yes" 82,158 71.1%
"No" 33,323 28.9%
MERRIWEATHER, RONALD B. "Yes" 89,781 77.1%
"No" 26,697 22.9%
PEW, WENDY "Yes" 84,913 76.0%
"No" 26,828 24.0%
PRESENZA, LOUIS J. "Yes" 84,120 75.1%
"No" 27,846 24.9%

County Breakdown for 1st Judicial District (Philadelphia County)
Judicial Retention