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Ward ‘humbled’ by retention of state Senate post

State Sen. Judy Ward, R-Blair, appeared to easily win re-election and defeat Democratic candidate Sean Steeg in the race for Pennsylvania’s 30th senatorial district, unofficial election results showed Tuesday. According to the unofficial tally, as of 10:13 p.m., Ward secured 29,819 votes ...

Joyce retains seat in U.S. House

U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-Blair, overcame a challenge from Democratic candidate Beth Farnham in the race for Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District, according to Tuesday night’s unofficial election results. NBC News and the Associated Press declared Joyce as the winner with 56% of ...

‘Blue wave’ spurs big changes

Speaking hypothetically Tuesday evening before a significant number of national election results had been reported, former Blair County Democratic Chairwoman Gillian Kratzer observed that virtually no one at the beginning of this year would have given the Dems much of a chance to take back the ...

GOP’s Verobish defeats McCoy in 79th District

Republican incumbent state Rep. Andrea Verobish Tuesday defeated Democratic challenger Caleb McCoy for the second time this year to retain her seat in the 79th District, centered on Altoona. Verobish got 11,877 votes to McCoy’s 8,191 on Tuesday. Verobish beat McCoy earlier this year in a ...

Shapiro easily wins re-election bid

HARRISBURG — Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro easily beat back a challenge by Republican Stacy Garrity on Tuesday, setting the stage for a second term as Pennsylvania’s top executive. Unofficial results Tuesday evening showed Shapiro cruising toward a commanding victory over Garrity, whose ...

Barger re-elected as representative

State Rep. Scott Barger defeated Democratic candidate Sarah Holland by a wide margin and retained his seat representing the 80th Legislative District, according to preliminary election results. The 80th consists of parts of Blair and Huntingdon counties. As of Tuesday night’s unofficial ...