Undated – Pennsylvania’s Primary Election day was yesterday, and the Republican side of the U.S. Senate race is still too close to call.
Mehmet Oz is holding a slim 1,500 vote edge over Dave McCormick.
An automatic recount in that race is expected to be triggered.
For the Democrats, John Fetterman claimed the nomination with nearly 59 percent of the vote.
Doug Mastriano is the Republican choice for Pennsylvania Governor.
Mastriano garnered more than half a million GOP votes to easily outdistance closest competitor Lou Barletta.
Josh Shapiro was unopposed on the Democrat side.
Austin Davis is the Democrats’ choice for Lieutenant Governor, while the Republicans picked Carrie DelRosso.
In local races, Republican Glenn “GT” Thompson was unopposed for the U.S. House seat, as was Republican Michael Armanini in Pennsylvania’s 75th District.
Dallas Kephart claimed the Republican nomination in the in the 73rd District race.
Brian Smith was the unopposed Republican in the 66th Legislative District.
For up-to-date election return information, visit www.electionreturns.pa.gov
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Clearfield County, PA – Results are being tallied for the 2022 primary elections.
This is a primary, which sets the stage for which candidates will represent the Democrat and Republican parties on the November ballot for each seat.
Some of the contested seats this year are Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senator, Representative, and Congressional Representative.
Check back for further results as the night continues.
All results are pending the official certification from the Board of Elections.
With votes being counted in precincts across the state, the frontrunners for the Governor seat are currently Democrat Joshua Shapiro and Republican Douglas Mastriano.
The current candidates with a large lead in the U.S. Senate primary is Democrat John Fetterman, and Republicans Mehmet Oz and David McCormick are in a close race.
On the Lieutenant Governor ballot, the current leads are being held by Democrat Austin Davis and Republican Carrie Delrosso.
As for the House Representative in the General Assembly for the 73rd Ward, Dallas Kephart is currently in the lead in Clearfield County.
Keep in mind, these are the current frontrunners for the Primary Election.
Winning in the primary election does not secure a candidate that seat, but it does secure them a place on the ballot in November.
All ballots have not yet been counted.
Check back for updated information.
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Ongoing results:
Elk County results (click on unofficial media report)
All results are pending official and final tabulation. Not all write-in ballots have been calculated yet in many counties.