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Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa. Election 2020 Results: Philly closer to finishing count of mail ballots; at PHL, Trump campaign claims victory

Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt said Wednesday that it will take at least until Thursday morning for workers to wrap up the tally.

5 years ago

New Jersey 3rd Congressional candidate Andy Kim speaks to supporters at the Westin in Mount Laurel in November 2018
Elections
New Jersey

Kim wins re-election in N.J.’s Third Congressional District, defeating Republican David Richter

Kim’s re-election makes him the longest-serving Democratic congressman in three decades in a district historically been represented by Republicans.

5 years ago

Election workers sort ballots
Radio Times
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The post-election roundtable

Our roundtable of guests join us to talk about the incoming results of the 2020 election and the future of the American government.

Air Date: November 4, 2020 10:00 am

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Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots
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Elections
National

6 takeaways from election night 2020

The election between Trump and Biden is still not settled, and it might not be for days.

5 years ago

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, center, and his wife, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results
Elections
National
Politics

Democrats losing paths to Senate control as GOP hangs on

It was a jarring outcome for Democrats who had devised an expanded political map, eager to provide a backstop against President Trump and his party’s grip on the Senate.

5 years ago

Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly operates an extractor, which removes ballots from their envelopes
Elections
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philly and Pa. continue to count votes as presidential contest hangs in the balance

Turnout in the state’s largest city was robust early, but then trickled off. Few irregularities were reported, and officials are continuing to tally the results.

5 years ago

Bucks County Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (left) and Ivyland Borough Councilmember Christina Finello. (AP Photo and Emma Lee/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

A lawsuit, lines and calls for patience: Suburban Pa. congressional races

Pennsylvania’s competitive congressional races remain unresolved as of Tuesday night.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pivotal Northeast Philly race tilts red as Pa. Legislature remains up in the air

With millions of ballots still to be counted, control of the state House and Senate remain unknown. A pivotal race in Philadelphia is heavily favoring Republicans.

5 years ago

Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester speaks with Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, members of the clergy and community leaders at Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Del., Monday, June 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Delaware
Elections
LGBTQ

Democrats sweep Delaware races for governor and Congress

Democratic incumbent Gov. Carney, U.S. Rep. Rochester and U.S. Sen. Coons reelected in blue state.

5 years ago

In this Feb. 7, 2019, file photo Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. At least 10 lawmakers and three congressional caucuses have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid, according to government data released this week. Among businesses that received money was a dealership owned by Kelly. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. Republicans sue to block ballots; call for state election chief to resign

The efforts are the latest of several GOP legal maneuvers to frustrate vote-counting in Pa, a key battleground state in the 2020 election.

5 years ago

Activists held an election night rally in front of Independence Hall in Old City, Philadelphia. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Elections
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly activists promise daily protests at LOVE Park if Trump claims victory early

“West and Southwest Philly have been ground zero for the disaster of this presidency,” said City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier at an election night rally on Independence Mall.

5 years ago

In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020 file photo, transgender activist Sarah McBride, who hopes to win a seat in the Delaware Senate, campaigns at the Claymont Boys & Girls Club in Claymont, Del. (AP Photo/Jason Minto)
Delaware
LGBTQ

Delaware elects country’s first transgender state senator

Sarah McBride defeated Republican Steve Washington to win the seat that became open following the retirement of the longest-serving legislator in Delaware history.

5 years ago

A car drives past a United States Postal Service facility, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Elections
National

Postal Service says it can’t meet judge’s ballot order

In its response to the judge's order, the Postal Service said it had already conducted rounds of morning checks at all its processing hubs.

5 years ago

In this July 22, 2020 file photo, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Elections
New Jersey
Politics

Biden, Booker victorious in N.J.’s mostly mail-in election

Booker defeated Republican Rik Mehta, a business executive with a law degree and a doctorate in pharmacy.

5 years ago

Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd, waits to speak at a Get Out the Vote Rally outside the Brooklyn Museum, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

George Floyd’s brother rallies voters on Election Day

Terrence planned to spend Election Day following up on a less-noticed part of his emotional plea to protesters: please vote.

5 years ago

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