An initiative to provide nonpartisan, independent elections journalism for southwestern Pennsylvania.
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Supporters and detractors alike agreed Shapiro had a weak opponent, strong outreach to rural areas, and a pragmatic policy message.
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Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections.
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Pennsylvania is 1 of 15 states that is checking midterm election results using that style of audit.
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Environmental advocates are cheering Democrat Josh Shapiro’s election to the governor’s office.
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When the Pennsylvania House’s new session begins on Jan. 3, at least one Democratic seat will be vacant — complicating the election of the chamber’s speaker.
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This year's election was the biggest expression yet of an ongoing generational change in local politics — with more likely to come next year.
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Democrats are celebrating a suburban Philadelphia state House win that gives them barely enough seats to take the chamber majority after 12 years
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Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro is beginning the transition to his new job, pledging to work constructively with lawmakers and pledging to remain as attorney general until he takes office as governor in January.
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Attorneys for Democratic and Republican candidates in two close, still-uncalled races are haggling over whether to count several dozen provisional ballots.
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Pennsylvania Republican state Sen. Kim Ward will become the first woman to serve as the chamber’s highest-ranking member. Republicans said Tuesday that they selected Ward to become president pro tempore when the new two-year legislative session starts in January.