Berks County state Rep. Sam Rohrer managed to win 31 percent of the Republican vote for governor in Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary despite being outspent by his better-known opponent, eventual winner Tom Corbett, the current attorney general.Rohrer said he couldn't overcome Corbett's financial advantage and the Republican Party establishment backing Corbett.
"I didn't announce until the end of November," Rohrer told Reading Eagle reporter Mary Young. "The money was already taken. Most of my support has come from getting directly to people at town meetings and coffees and being literally in eye-to-eye meetings.
"We just couldn't get the $500,000 or the $1 million extra. We couldn't get the resources at the end. We had to use what we had."
Rohrer beat Corbett in two counties that will play a major role in determining the next governor of Pennsylvania. Rohrer routed Corbett in Berks County by an 80%-20% margin. Rohrer beat Corbett in Lancaster County by a 52%-48% margin.
Because he did not seek re-election to his 128th House District seat, Rohrer will be looking for work come January 2011.
The Reading Eagle offers a hint about Rohrer's future plans at the link below:
Rohrer wants role in continuing movement that aided campaign
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