PALMYRA TOWNSHIP -- It appears Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin will remain in office.
"This race is defined by my experience," said Tonkin. "I've served as district attorney for almost eight years. I served as assistant district attorney for eight years prior to that, and I think experience matters in the position of district attorney."
Gaughan won the Republican nomination back in the spring, defeating incumbent Ray Tonkin.
However, Tonkin won the Democratic nomination because of hundreds of write-in votes.
Tonkin, seeking his third term, says he remains a Republican, even though his name is on the Democratic side of the ballot.
The race remained tight all night, but Tonkin declared victory just before midnight.
The winner of this hotly contested race will likely be the one who handles the prosecution of Eric Frein, the man charged with killing one state trooper, and wounding another at Blooming Grove in September of last year.
