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Pennsylvanians cast first ballots under redistricted maps
Some voters are casting their ballots in new districts, under the revised set of maps that helped prod some lawmakers into retirement.
1 year ago
Josh Shapiro, Dem. candidate for Pa. gov., tests positive for COVID-19
Pennsylvania’s attorney general is experiencing mild symptoms and isolating at home.
1 year ago
Pennsylvania governor race divides Republicans, unites Dems
They are vying for the right to succeed Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who is constitutionally term-limited after entering office in 2015.
1 year ago
There are fewer mail ballots to count this time — and the tightest races are among Republicans, who tend to favor in-person voting.
1 year ago
Fetterman in hospital, other candidates scrambling before Pa. primary
The last full day of campaigning in Pennsylvania's hotly contested primaries for governor and U.S. Senate began Monday with a top Senate candidate in the hospital.
1 year ago
Mastriano, leading in GOP governor polls, taunts ‘establishment’ at closed event
Doug Mastriano bans reporters at Warminster rally on the weekend before the Pennsylvania primary.
1 year ago
Trump backs Mastriano in Pennsylvania GOP governor primary
There are growing fears from party leaders that Mastriano, a state senator and retired U.S. Army colonel, is too extreme to win the general election in November
1 year ago
Barnette, surging in polls, tries to avoid mainstream attention and rebuff GOP attacks
Kathy Barnette is newly competitive in the GOP U.S. Senate primary. With days to go, she’s avoiding mainstream press and fighting GOP insiders.
1 year ago
Pa.’s top election official talks mail ballots, drop boxes ahead of primaries
Acting secretary of state Leigh Chapman urged voters to get their ballots in soon, and addressed concerns about access to drop boxes.
1 year ago
Where are Pennsylvania’s candidates for governor getting their money?
In the GOP primary, Bill McSwain leans on rich donors, Dave White self-funds, Lou Barletta cruises, and Doug Mastriano leads with a shoestring budget.
1 year ago
Where are the Pa. Senate candidates getting their money?
In the Democratic primary, Fetterman leans on small donors, Lamb on PACs. And Barnette threatens to outstrip big-spending Republicans in polls.
1 year ago
Redistricting forces a contentious Democratic primary in Northwest Philly
Consensus-builder vs. status-quo-disruptor: two Democratic incumbents face off in a Northwest Philly primary for the Pa. House.
1 year ago
Listen 3:17Procrastinator’s Guide to the May 2022 primary election in Philadelphia
Your cheat sheet for being informed on Election Day.
1 year ago
Sen. Anthony Williams, 23-year incumbent, has his first real challenger. He says it’s ‘insulting’
Progressive Paul Prescod is running to unseat longtime Sen. Anthony Williams. Williams says Prescod is “from a band of socialist Democrats.”
1 year ago
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