Josh Shapiro won his bid for governor, defeating State Sen. Doug Mastriano, who ran a hard-right campaign that railed against COVID-19 restrictions and “wokeness."
“Real freedom won tonight,” Shapiro told his supporters.
With #ElectionDay itself in the books, votes are still being counted across the country and Republicans still have the opportunity to win control of Congress. But results have been uplifting for Democrats. inquirer.com/politics/elect…
Philadelphia voters also passed two ballot measures, meaning the city will:
✈️ Create a permanent aviation department
📋 Tweak civil service regulations to expand employment opportunities
On Philadelphia City Council, Democrats won four open seats, bringing the city’s legislative body back to its full 17-member complement after a series of resignations.
His Senate pick flopped in a race that Republicans were desperate to win. And the gubernatorial candidate crafted in Trump’s image, Doug Mastriano, did even worse. #Election2022
Summer Lee has become the first Pennsylvania Black woman to be elected to Congress.
A lawyer and former labor organizer, Lee defeated four challengers to win the nomination in the primary. She'll be representing the heavily Democratic 12th District.
In a tight race, Republicans have flipped a seat in N.J.'s 7th District.
Incumbent Democrat Rep. Tom Malinowski conceded to former State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. Wednesday morning — giving New Jersey its third Republican congressman.
In Delco, incumbent State Rep. Chris Quinn has conceded to Democrat Lisa Borowski, resolving another key battle that could help tilt the political balance of the state House in Democrats’ favor.
Pending federal lawsuits over whether of mail ballots should be counted regardless of what date — if any — appears on their outer envelope may be decided well after most races from Tuesday’s Midterm Elections are called.
The national Republican Party is planning to challenge provisional ballots cast by Pennsylvania voters, a lawyer wrote in a letter to county elections officials Wednesday.
John Fetterman succeeded in trimming his losses in GOP strongholds across the map but also turned out big numbers in Democratic bastions like the Philly suburbs during his Pa. Senate win.
Sen. Pat Toomey said former President Trump bears significant blame for the “debacle” that left the GOP struggling to seize on Democratic weakness Tuesday.
“The more MAGA a candidate was, the more they tended to underperform even in their own states.” inquirer.com/politics/elect…
Doug Mastriano not only lost Tuesday’s election, he was trounced — despite a midterm political environment that should have been favorable to Republicans.
Brian Devaney, Sean Dolan, and Devon Smith pleaded guilty to 10 counts each of reckless endangerment Thursday, avoiding the charges of manslaughter that they faced.
Pennsylvania Democrats believe they’ve taken control of the state House for the first time in more than a decade, but there has been no confirmation from the Associated Press.
5 deaths, 7 tornadoes, record flooding, hundreds of water rescues -- and it’s not quite over. A flood warning remains in effect from Montgomery County to 30th Street in Philadelphia until 3 p.m. Friday. #IdaAftermathtrib.al/zSPJ6Jx
“There’s no words,” said Amy Hylenski, who waded with her two sons through knee-deep floodwaters in their Bridgeport living room to get to a rescue boat outside before dawn Thursday. “It just came too fast. You [could] never be prepared for this.” inquirer.com/news/hurricane…
“Everything happened so fast,” Thomas recalled, pointing into a hole in the rubble to show where they hid in their Mullica Hill home. "The house literally fell on top of us. Pipes were bursting. We said we have to get out of here before it explodes.” inquirer.com/news/hurricane…