--- title: Flyers Mascot Gritty Receives Write In Votes During Midterms description: Universally beloved Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty could have a promising political career ahead of him according to midterm elections. canonical: https://time.com/5451959/gritty-flyers-mascot/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-11-12T16:32:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:56.164Z og:title: Did Gritty get write in votes during the midterms? og:description: Gritty 2020? og:url: https://time.com/5451959/gritty-flyers-mascot/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff23a82a7609d000/69893ec786f68e43c86eaadd/philadelphia-flyers-gritty-mascot-midterm-elections-write-in.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: NHL: NOV 08 Coyotes at Flyers og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Did Gritty get write in votes during the midterms? twitter:description: Gritty 2020? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff23a82a7609d000/69893ec786f68e43c86eaadd/philadelphia-flyers-gritty-mascot-midterm-elections-write-in.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Was Gritty the Mascot a Star Write-In During the Midterm Elections?  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 12, 2018 4:32 PM UTC  PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 08: Flyers mascot Gritty entertains the crowd during the NHL game between the Arizona Coyotes and the Philadelphia Flyers on November 8, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PA - NOVEMBER 08: Flyers mascot Gritty entertains the crowd during the NHL game between the Arizona Coyotes and the Philadelphia Flyers on November 8, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 12, 2018 4:32 PM UTC Universally beloved Philadelphia Flyers [mascot Gritty](http://time.com/5405739/gritty-debut-fall/) could have a promising political career ahead of him. According to Camden County’s personal choice election results on [their website](http://camdencounty.com/wp-content/elections/general2018/WriteInReport.pdf), the bright orange Gritty popped up as a write-in vote for New Jersey political offices ranging from the boards of education in townships like Cherry Hill and Haddon to Donald Norcross’ seat in Congress representing New Jersey. He also received write-in votes to be the Camden County sheriff. Beyond the Northeast, however, it appears that Gritty and his googly eyes have some national appeal — the Philadelphia Flyers claimed that their hirsute viral mascot received write-in votes in 46 states across the country during the midterm elections for many different offices, according to the jumbotron at Wells Fargo Arena in Philadelphia. Prior to the elections, a satire account already joked about Gritty ushering in an “orange wave.” > [](https://twitter.com/PhillySnark/status/1060649431282970625) Gritty, 2020? He wouldn’t be the first celebrity to throw his hat into the ring. See the Philadelphia Flyers proudly support the idea of Gritty as a political figure below. > [](https://twitter.com/JClarkNBCS/status/1060691870890770432) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5451959/gritty-flyers-mascot/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5451959/gritty-flyers-mascot/"},"headline":"Was Gritty the Mascot a Star Write-In During the Midterm Elections?","datePublished":"2018-11-12T16:32:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:56.164Z","description":"Gritty 2020?","url":"https://time.com/5451959/gritty-flyers-mascot/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff23a82a7609d000/69893ec786f68e43c86eaadd/philadelphia-flyers-gritty-mascot-midterm-elections-write-in.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff23a82a7609d000/69893ec786f68e43c86eaadd/philadelphia-flyers-gritty-mascot-midterm-elections-write-in.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NHL: NOV 08 Coyotes at Flyers","caption":"NHL: NOV 08 Coyotes at Flyers","creditText":"Icon Sportswire—Icon Sportswire via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5451959/gritty-flyers-mascot/","name":"Was Gritty the Mascot a Star Write-In During the Midterm Elections?"}}]}] ```