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A person leaves a voting location after casting their ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
Politics & Policy

Election 2026: Here’s who won and who lost in New Jersey

Several Democratic incumbents and one Republican incumbent kept their seats. 

3 days ago

Bob Harvie speaks into a microphone from a podium on Election Night
Politics & Policy

Election 2026: Here’s who won and who lost in Pennsylvania

Democrats swept the commonwealth's four most closely watched congressional races amid a nationwide blue wave.

3 days ago

Katherine Clark, Hakeem Jeffries, Suzan DelBene
Politics & Policy

Democrats win the U.S. House, taking full control of Congress as voters express frustration with Trump

Democrats routed their rivals across the map, from Texas to Iowa to New Hampshire, including states Trump won by double digits just two years ago.

4 days ago

Bob Harvie raises his hands
Politics & Policy

Democrats sweep Pa. congressional seats, helping in Democrats’ successful efforts to win majority in Congress

Democrats went into election day riding an expected blue wave, which turned out to be tidal.

4 days ago

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Bob Harvie claps
Politics & Policy

Democrat Bob Harvie defeats Republican Brian Fitzpatrick to take Pa.’s 1st Congressional District

Fitzpatrick, a self-described moderate Republican, clashed with Harvie during an unusually messy campaign.

4 days ago

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Zack Mullock smiles
Politics & Policy

Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew concedes to Democrat Zack Mullock in N.J.’s 2nd District race

The Democratic challenger had highlighted Van Drew’s ties to President Donald Trump during the campaign.

4 days ago

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Kathy Jennings speaks
Politics & Policy

Kathy Jennings wins third term as Delaware attorney general

The Democrat touted reductions in violent crime and legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s policies in the race vs. non-lawyer David Graham.

4 days ago

New Jersey Democratic House candidate Rebecca Bennett, left, alongside her husband Alex Hydrean and their daughters, attends an election night event Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in Bridgewater, N.J.
Politics & Policy

Democrat Rebecca Bennett defeats Republican incumbent in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District

The race emerged as a closely watched national contest that could offer insight into voter sentiment toward President Donald Trump.

4 days ago

Listen 0:57
Sarah McBride in the House Chamber
Politics & Policy

Sarah McBride sustains Democratic hold of Delaware’s at-large U.S. House seat

The Democratic incumbent will serve a second term after campaigning on affordability, health care access and protecting workers. Dems have held the seat since 2010.

4 days ago

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Chris Rabb looks on
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia elects progressive Chris Rabb to U.S. House of Representatives

The self-described democratic socialist’s platform centered on affordable housing, Medicare for all and wage protections.

4 days ago

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks at the National Action Network Convention in New York on April 11, 2026.
Politics & Policy

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker wins reelection in New Jersey

Booker defeated Republican Justin Murphy, an independent and a Socialist Worker’s Party candidate.

4 days ago

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons from Delaware talks with WHYY reporters in Studio 2
Politics & Policy

Delaware U.S. Sen. Chris Coons easily wins 4th term in Congress

U.S. Sen. Coons first won the seat in 2010 after Joe Biden resigned to become President Barack Obama’s vice president.

4 days ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro gives his victory speech from a podium
Politics & Policy

Gov. Josh Shapiro wins reelection in Pa., defeating Stacy Garrity

The popular incumbent had no trouble fending off his Republican challenger and securing a second term.

4 days ago

Abdallah Sumrein, 18, graduated from Lincoln last year
Education

At this Mayfair high school, Philly teens take over Election Day polling place

The school’s operation is almost entirely run by Lincoln High School students and recent alumni.

4 days ago

An FBI seal is displayed on a podium
Courts & Law

Man charged with mailing hundreds of letters containing powder to officials in Del., other states ahead of the election

The powders turned out to be nonhazardous — yeast or flour — though not all letters have been fully tested, the FBI said in a court filing made public Tuesday.

4 days ago

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