The three-term Democratic senator, with a four-decade family legacy, could not overcome Trump’s grip on rural voters and a sagging turnout around metropolitan areas like Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt on Tuesday certified Pennsylvania’s 2024 presidential election results. Shapiro signed the legally required Certificate of Ascertainment,

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Dice rolls and hand recounts help commonwealth officials confirm the accuracy of vote counts to certify the results.

Governor Shapiro and the Secretary of the Commonwealth have certified the 2024 election results. The Shapiro Administration signed the certificate Tuesday. Presidential electors will gather at noon on Dec.

Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Lawrence Tabas, who has led the party since 2019, will not seek reelection, just after his party secured major wins up and down the ballot last month. Tabas, whose fate as leader of the state party was unclear after a challenger emerged last week,

Senator-elect Dave McCormick was the first GOP gubernatorial or U.S. Senate candidate to win Pennsylvania since 2016. And he did it by taking the path charted by President-elect Donald Trump.