Politics
Campaigns & Elections
By a wide margin: The biggest ballot blowouts in PA guv races
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s victory over Stacy Garrity, as dominant as it was, doesn’t even make the Top 3 gubernatorial blowouts in state history
Campaigns & Elections
Bucks and blue: Bob Harvie beats Brian Fitzpatrick to flip PA-1 blue
The tilt between GOP incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Democratic challenger Bob Harvie was the most closely watched congressional race in the most closely watched state in this midterm cycle.
News & Politics
Stelson beats Perry, flipping PA-10 seat blue
Democratic congressional candidate Janelle Stelson defeated U.S. Rep. Scott Perry in a rematch of their 2024 matchup.
Campaigns & Elections
Brooks bests Mackenzie to flip PA-7 back to Democrats
In a decisive victory over first-term Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Democrat and firefighters’ union chief Bob Brooks won a hotly contested Lehigh Valley race, notching Democrats a critical House seat on a very good night for the party
News & Politics
‘The people have spoken’: Shapiro defeats Garrity in PA’s race for governor
Shapiro secured another term as governor on a night when Democrats also won control of the Pennsylvania Senate.
News & Politics
Philadelphia voters approve ballot measures focused on the arts, small businesses
The two ballot measures continue the recent trend of amending the city’s Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia
‘These Zionist establishments must go!’ Organizers of upcoming Philly ‘Boycott Ride’ target Jewish-owned eateries
A coalition of pro-Palestinian activists plans to intimidate Jewish-owned businesses on the eve of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Nazi night of terror that destroyed thousands of Jewish homes and businesses.
News & Politics
Last-minute money flows into PA governor’s race
Gov. Josh Shapiro continues to outraise GOP challenger Stacy Garrity in the final days of the election.
Campaigns & Elections
Immigrant advocates take action against ‘elections-related shenanigans’
With federal monitors expected at some polls and reports of a nationwide uptick in ICE activity, advocates for the commonwealth’s newer arrivals are strategizing to protect voters’ rights and safety
Campaigns & Elections
Gov. Josh Shapiro rallies Democrats for PA-10, other races across state
As part of his statewide bus tour ahead of Election Day, Shapiro urged voters to send Janelle Stelson to Congress and elect a Democratic trifecta in Harrisburg.
Interviews & Profiles
‘Serious about reform’: A Q&A with Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti hopes to bring her reform-minded approach to government to the halls of Congress.
News & Politics
‘The devil is everywhere’: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson stumps for U.S. Rep. Scott Perry as PA-10 battle intensifies
Johnson cast the midterms as “a contrast between common sense and crazy,” while Perry characterized the 2026 election as “a battle for the soul of our nation.”
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Campaigns & Elections
‘Our North Star is always Northeastern Pennsylvania’: A Q&A with U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan
The Republican incumbent speaks with City & State about his congressional priorities and the state of the PA-8 race.
2026 General Election
Campaigns & Elections
Q&A with Bob Harvie
The PA-1 Democratic congressional candidate talks healthcare, affordability and government accountability
Campaigns & Elections
Commonwealth officials and immigration advocates buckling in for whatever Election Day throws their way
At a nonpartisan online forum sponsored by Keep Our Republic, a national democracy organization, current and former officials shared their concerns, strategies and expectations around an increasingly complex and fraught voting landscape.
The colonial DNA behind Pennsylvania’s purple complexion
At Philadelphia’s Carpenters' Hall, the birthplace of the commonwealth, historian Colin Woodard explained how a pluralistic legacy birthed a perpetual swing state
Campaigns & Elections
Touting domestic accomplishments, Ryan Mackenzie fights for a second term repping PA-7
The first-term Republican is considered extremely vulnerable in polls that show a toss-up race against Democrat Bob Brooks, the state firefighters’ union chief, in a Lehigh Valley swing district
Campaigns & Elections
No argument here: Bob Brooks pull out of PA-7 debate
Citing false and “defamatory” attacks by his rival, incumbent U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, the Democrat and union chief abruptly pulled out of the lone planned debate in the race for Pennsylvania’s tightly contested Lehigh Valley district.
Campaigns & Elections
Catching fire: Bob Brooks makes his case for beating Ryan Mackenzie in PA-7
The Democratic candidate – and the head of the firefighters union – is touting his cost-of-living agenda, including Medicare for All and a higher minimum wage, to convince Lehigh Valley voters to send him to Congress.
