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Specter’s backing by President Obama and Governor Rendell was not enough to win The underdog is the winner in the race for t ...

  The Pennsylvania governor’s race, that is. In sports, gamblers call it the chalk. The favorites won. The f ...

So, Joe Sestak has been called as the winner in the Pa. Democratic Senate primary – now gaining nearly 53 percent of the vote, with ...

Republican State Representative John Perzel defeated challneger Joseph Gaynor tonight. With 82 percent of the vote counted, Perzel led 72 ...

Philadelphia voters have approved a plan to abolish the Bureau of Revision of Taxes and replace it with two new agencies. With 72 percen ...

The Pennsylvania House district that includes Balacynwyd, Manayunk and Roxborough, is an open seat this year. Democrat Kathy Manderino, a ...

WHYY’s Dave Davies talks issues with political veterans John Baer, of the Philadelphia Daily News, and Jim O’Toole, of the Pi ...

Three Pennsylvania state lawmakers seeking re-election are currently under indictment. In Northeast Philadelphia, Republican State ...

Backers of Jonathan Ramos, a candidate running for Pennsylvania’s House are alleging tonight that campaign volunteers for their opp ...

A few state legislative races that are attracting attention include, a state house primary battle that features the children of wel ...

  WHYY’s Peter Crimmins has put together an interesting audio piece from chats with voters at the polls around Philadelphia ...

What’s Hurricane Schwartz got against Arlen Specter? A day-long rain all over the Philadelphia region was just what the Sag ...

Welcome to the Primary Color blog. I’m writing from WHYY Election Central, where we’re waiting for the first results in the ...

Anti-hunger advocates are urging New Jersey officials to reverse proposed budget cuts for school breakfast and lunch programs. The ...

The most serious counts against two brothers charged in New Jersey’s biggest public corruption sting have been tossed out. F ...