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Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia cannot impose stricter firearms regulations than are allowed by state law, Pennsylvania's Democratic-majority state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday, a blow to city leaders looking for ways to stem gun violence. The justices ruled 6-0 to...
Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, ordering counties not to count mail-in ballots that lack a correct handwritten...
Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund beat three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in Tuesday’s election after accusing the incumbent of supporting policies that led to inflation,...
Republicans win Pennsylvania’s attorney general race, keep other statewide row offices
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Republicans won the state attorney general’s race and kept the other two statewide row offices Tuesday, while several legislative races were close and the partisan control of the state House hung in the balance. York County District Attorney...
Republican Rep. Fitzpatrick wins reelection; 3 Pennsylvania congressional races still uncalled
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the U.S. House, contests that will be critical to determining control of a narrowly divided chamber where Democrats need a net pickup of four seats to take control. Three of those five races are in...
AP Race Call: Democrat Madeleine Dean wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Dean, 65, was running for a fourth term in her Democratic-leaning district based in Montgomery County in suburban Philadelphia. Dean beat Republican David Winkler. Dean was first elected in 2018 after serving...
AP Race Call: Republican Lloyd Smucker wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Lloyd Smucker won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Smucker, 60, was running for a fifth term in his heavily Republican district based in Lancaster County in southeastern Pennsylvania. Smucker beat Democrat Jim Atkinson. Smucker is a former state lawmaker who...
AP Race Call: Republican Guy Reschenthaler wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Guy Reschenthaler won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Reschenthaler, 41, was running for a fourth term in his Republican-leaning district in southwestern Pennsylvania. Reschenthaler defeated Democrat Chris Dziados. Reschenthaler, a former state lawmaker and...
AP Race Call: Democrat Summer Lee wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Summer Lee won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Lee, 36, was running for a second term in her heavily Democratic district based in Pittsburgh. Lee defeated Republican James Hayes. Lee, a lawyer and former state lawmaker, was first elected to Congress in 2022....
AP Race Call: Democrat Brendan Boyle wins reelection to U.S. House in Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Pennsylvania on Tuesday. Boyle, 47, was running for a sixth term in his heavily Democratic district in Philadelphia. Boyle beat Republican Aaron Bashir. Boyle is a former state lawmaker. He won a four-way Democratic primary on his way...
