Two months into Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R) said his caucus would be open to a ...

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GOP lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned over signs the 2026 midterm elections could be a wipeout for Republicans ...

For most of us, accustomed to elections as being a contest between candidates from opposing political parties, the notion of a retention election seems odd, almost foreign. So the idea that there are ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s top election official says the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate is tight enough to trigger a recount. The ...

Pennsylvania is among a handful of states that hold partisan elections for judicial seats. But after a judge is elected to the bench, the partisanship is meant to stop. That’s why, in November’s ...

Pennsylvania's Working Families Party plans to support a primary challenger to John Fetterman in 2028, claiming the ...

The polls closed at 8 p.m. for election day in Western Pennsylvania. The biggest race in the area was for Pittsburgh mayor, while the retention bids of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are ...

Retention elections typically face little partisan opposition and judges are usually retained. National political groups are investing significant funds into both the ouster and retention campaigns ...