UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- Fayette County voters apparently elected the county's first female judge on Tuesday.
Unofficial returns show that District Attorney Nancy Vernon, a Democrat, won the race against Republican attorney Ernest DeHaas III for a Common Pleas seat.
Vernon was leading 54 percent to 46 percent with 95 of the county's 98 precincts reporting.
The 54-year-old Vernon was the first woman to practice law in the county and is its first female district attorney.
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