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Democrats Sweep State Row Offices
For the first time, Pennsylvania Democrats have swept the three state row offices on election night. Kathleen Kane has been elected Attorney General; Eugene DePasquale will be the next Auditor General; and Treasurer Rob McCord was re-elected to a second term. Kane’s victory is particularly historic. She becomes not only the first Democrat to be […]
URGENT – Casey Wins Re-Election to U.S. Senate
Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey has won re-election to the U.S. Senate, winning a second 6-year term in Washington. Casey defeated Republican challlenger Tom Smith. Smith largely funded his own campaign, spending millions of his own money, outspending Casey by an estimated 2-to-1 margin.
URGENT – President Obama Carries Pennsylvania
President Barack Obama has won Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes. As expected, the President won strong support in the southeast, including Philadelphia where Democrats outnumber Republicans by about 6-to-1 in the state’s largest city. The President also saw strong support in the Pittsburgh area while Mitt Romney did well in the so-called “Pennsylvania T,” consisting of […]
State House, Senate Seats up for Grabs Too
The big races, like President and US Senate, may be getting most of the attention today, but state lawmakers are also jockeying for position all across the state. All 203 state House seats are on the ballot, as well as half of the 50 seats in the state Senate. Franklin & Marshall College political science […]
The Polls Are Open
Polls opened statewide at 7:00am this morning, as voters begin the process of selecting a recipient for Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes. Both the Obama and Romney campaigns turned up the heat in the Keystone State in the campaign’s final days after largely ignoring Pennsylvania for months, or sending surrogates to campaign. Pennsylvania voters are also […]
US Senate Candidates Crisscross the State
Pennsylvania’s US Senate battle was largely being waged via expensive TV ads until a few short weeks ago when the two candidates began hitting the campaign trail in earnest. Both men spent the day Monday barnstorming the state from end to end. Democratic incumbent Bob Casey holds a 15 – 1 advantage in the area […]
Libertarians Field Full Slate of Statewide Candidates
In all the statewide races you’ll notice a Republican, a Democrat … and a Libertarian. Roy Minet with the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania recognizes that many voters may not be familiar with them. “You can state the Libertarian philosophy very simply in just four words, live and let live,” Minet explains. “Each individual has to […]
Two State Reps Vie to Become Auditor General
No mud-slinging in this race; just two elected officials touting their own credentials. Take Republican John Maher of Allegheny County. He was a certified public accountant long before he became a member of the state House. “In these difficult fiscal times, there’s undoubted need to ensure that waste and fraud is squeezed out, so that […]