Female judge beats respected male judge in primary election for appellate court. She had said: “I believe I'm more electable than [the male judge] because I am a woman.” Stats support her claim.

In the race for Pennsylvania Superior Court yesterday, Judge Robert J. Colville of Allegheny County lost the Democratic primary to Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Alice Beck Dubow.

Dubow said in November, “I believe I'm more electable than Judge Colville because I am a woman.” Her statement is correct. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Women have won seven of eight races for Superior Court judgeships since 2007. http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2015/05/19/Allegheny-County-Common-Pleas-judge-concedes-to-Democratic-opponent-in-Superior-Court-race/stories/201505190184

Judge Colville (the male who lost) was the only judge running for Superior Court rated by the Pennsylvania Bar Association as "highly recommended." http://www.pabar.org/public/news%20releases/pr012815.asp

The Post-Gazette also notes that "(w)hile Judge Dubow solicited funds for her race, Judge Colville refused campaign contributions during the primary."