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Pennsylvania’s former Senator, Arlen Specter, announced in April 2009 that he was switching his party affiliation from Republican to Democratic, citing the Republicans' shift to the right since he was elected in 1980, though others suspected he switched because he would face a tough Republican primary election in 2010. [2]
The last three Republican governors, Mark Schweiker, Tom Ridge, and Tom Corbett. The first Republican governor was elected in 1861, and there was a Republican governor until 1883. The governorship alternated between Democrat and Republican every term until 1895. From 1895 until 1935, the party held an unbroken grip on the governor's office.
Following the 2020 Census, Pennsylvania lost one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. As a result, starting with the general election of 2022, Pennsylvania sent 17 members to the house, and beginning with the general election of 2024 will have 19 electoral votes.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Republican Dave McCormick showed three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey the door in the Keystone State’s high-stakes Senate race, bringing a Pennsylvania political dynasty to an ...
Oct. 27—LEHMAN TWP. — Standing in front of three longtime Republicans on Sunday afternoon, Gov. Josh Shapiro said the 2024 Presidential election comes down to country over party. Shapiro was ...
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Democratic Rep. Susan Wild has conceded to GOP challenger Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District — one of the country’s most-watched House races this ...
Map of relative party strengths in each U.S. state after the 2020 presidential election. Political party strength in U.S. states is the level of representation of the various political parties in the United States in each statewide elective office providing legislators to the state and to the U.S. Congress and electing the executives at the state (U.S. state governor) and national (U.S ...
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Matt Cartwright has conceded to GOP challenger Rob Bresnahan in one of the year’s most closely watched House races. Bresnahan leads Cartwright 51% ...