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Pennsylvania state Rep. Leanne Krueger makes an announcement in Philadelphia on Nov. 9, 2022.
Politics & Policy

Democrats could take Pa. House for first time in a decade, with key races in Philly suburbs

Pennsylvania House Democrats are likely to make significant gains in the chamber.

3 years ago

An upclose portrait of someone.
Politics & Policy

Cartwright keeps US House seat Democratic in Pennsylvania

Five-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright of Pennsylvania is returning to Washington.

3 years ago

On the left, Mark Moffa poses. On the right, Joe Hogan poses.
Politics & Policy

Only 2 votes separate Moffa and Hogan in Bucks County state House district, preliminary results show

Bucks County still needs to count provisional, absentee, and overseas ballots. Moffa says he is certain he will win when all ballots are counted.

3 years ago

Brittney Griner stares through the bars of a cell.
Community

Griner sent to Russian penal colony to serve sentence

American basketball star Brittney Griner's lawyers say she has been sent to a penal colony in Russia to serve her sentence for drug possession.

3 years ago

Crebilly Farm
Politics & Policy

Westtown Township residents support tax increases to save Crebilly Farm

Crebilly Farm is one of the largest pieces of open space in Chester County. It was the setting of the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War.

3 years ago

Yardley Community Center
Politics & Policy

Yardley voters reject ballot question about reducing the size of borough council

A Republican committeeman asked the Bucks County court to certify a ballot question about cutting the size of council after he got 150 people to sign a petition for it.

3 years ago

Election signs are seen outside Rydal West Elementary School
Community

Ready to toss your yard signs post-election? Montco will recycle them for you

Rather than send campaign signs to the landfill, Montgomery County wants residents to consider recycling them at one of its 15 drop-off sites.

3 years ago

Democrat Summer Lee speaks to supporters on election night
Politics & Policy
WESA

Summer Lee wins 12th Congressional District, will become Pa.’s first Black congresswoman

“Our communities have been waiting far, far too long for this,” Lee said of her historic win. “This is victory, not just for me but for each and every one of us.”

3 years ago

A voter walks to cast their ballot as another fills his out at the Eleanor Boathouse polling place on the Southside of Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Politics & Policy

GOP closing in on House win; Senate control up for grabs

In the most heartening news for Democrats, John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled Senate seat that's key to the party’s hopes of maintaining control.

3 years ago

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to supporters during her election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Politics & Policy

Democrat Kathy Hochul becomes 1st woman elected NY governor

Democrat Kathy Hochul has become the first woman elected New York governor, winning the office outright that she took over in 2021 when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned.

3 years ago

Democratic Senate candidate Lt. Gov. John Fetterman waves as he walks on stage during a campaign rally Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Politics & Policy

John Fetterman wins U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania

Fetterman had strong grassroots support, aiming to bring alienated voters back into the party’s fold. 

3 years ago

This combination of photos shows Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Oct. 8, 2022, in York, Pa., left, and Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Sept. 23, 2022, in Allentown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Fetterman, Oz in bruising US Senate race in Pennsylvania

As of early Wednesday, The Associated Press had not called the race.

3 years ago

A closeup of Rep. Andrew Kim
Politics & Policy

Kim defeats GOP challenger, wins 3rd term in House

Democratic incumbent Andy Kim defeats Republican Challenger Bob Healy. Gives victory speech on election night for the first time.

3 years ago

Politics & Policy

Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylvania governor’s race

Shapiro said while his name was on the ballot, “it was always your rights, it was always your futures that were on the line.”

3 years ago

Delaware voters waited in line to cast their ballots at Skyline Middle School in Pike Creek. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Delaware Democrats sweep to victory in races for U.S. House, attorney general, auditor, treasurer

Democrats maintained their stranglehold on all nine statewide elective seats.

3 years ago

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