Pennsylvania politics

'Tonight, I wish the governor and his team my sincere best, as we all should, you guys, because his success is our success,' Republican gubernatorial aspirant Stacy Garrity says of Shapiro.

Democrat Jessica McClay has won the race for the Wilkes-Barre-based 121st House District, defeating Republican challenger Mike Harostock.

Polls are open in Pennsylvania for the 2026 general election and will remain open until 8 p.m. Here are some key things to know as you head out to vote or await returns.

Pennsylvania's two gubernatorial campaigns touched down in Luzerne County less than 24 hours apart, with Gov. Josh Shapiro and Treasurer Stacy Garrity making their cases before Northeast Pennsylvania audiences and stumping for members of their respective parties.

Veronica Grace Boland, of Scranton, was the first woman from Pennsylvania elected to Congress. She was elected in 1942 to serve out the last two months of her husband Patrick's term after he died.

Democratic challenger Rachel Wallace met Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser Tuesday night for the only scheduled debate between the two Pennsylvania 9th Congressional District candidates at Penn State Schuylkill in Schuylkill Haven.

Ryan Mackenzie and Bob Brooks were slated to go head-to-head Wednesday in a debate for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District. A dispute over an attack ad changed that.

Matchup between congressional candidates will be simulcast live on WVIA-TV and WVIA-FM, with news coverage at wvia.org.

The machines’ fate was decided after Harrisburg missed a Tuesday deadline to provide a legal framework for the slot-machine-like cabinets, once the state Supreme Court ruled that the law as currently written did not permit them.

With the Nov. 3 election less than one month away, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro met Republican challenger Stacy Garrity for an hourlong debate Wednesday night — the only time the candidates are expected to face off in such a forum.