Politics
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Democrats Believe They Will Take Control of the Pennsylvania House for the First Time in More Than a Decade
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Unofficial results from Tuesday’s midterm election show that Democrats are expected to flip a number of Republican-controlled seats in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and State College.
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Democrat Josh Shapiro Will Be Pennsylvania’s Next Governor. It Promises to Be His Biggest Challenge Yet
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Shapiro, who is currently the state’s attorney general, will have to navigate a state legislature that has often served as a foil to gubernatorial agendas.
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John Fetterman Wins U.S. Senate Race
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Democrat John Fetterman will be Pennsylvania’s next U.S. senator, defeating Republican Mehmet Oz. The Associated Press called the race for Fetterman shortly before 2 a.m., with 86% of the votes […]
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Conklin Wins Ninth Term in 77th State House District
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State Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Rush Township, will return to Harrisburg as the representative for the 77th state House district in Centre County for a ninth term after another successful reelection […]
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Takac Wins Open Seat in 82nd State House District
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College Township Democrat Paul Takac has won election to the 82nd state House District, defeating State College Republican Justin Behrens for the open seat representing a swath of Centre County. […]
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Benninghoff Reelected in 171st State House District
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State Rep. Kerry Benninghoff, R-Bellefonte, has won a 14th term in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The current House majority leader defeated Democratic challenger Robert Zeigler, of Millheim, in Tuesday’s […]
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Democrat Josh Shapiro Elected Governor of Pennsylvania, Defeating Republican Doug Mastriano
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The current state attorney general vastly outspent Mastriano in the race and consistently led in the polls.
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Rep. Glenn Thompson Wins Reelection in 15th Congressional District
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, is headed back to Congress for an eighth term. Thompson defeated Union County Democrat Mike Molesevich in Tuesday’s election for Pennsylvania’s 15th Congressional District. […]
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Election Day Polls Are Closed in Pennsylvania, but the Process Is Far from Over. Here’s What Happens Now
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Pennsylvania officials stressed that unofficial election results would likely not be available Tuesday for many key 2022 races.
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A Judge Did Not Change Pennsylvania’s Ballot Deadline for the 2022 Election
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Absentee and mail ballots must be returned to county election offices by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Some false claims are spreading on social media.