The Midterm Elections were held on Nov. 8. Democrats won both the Senate seat and governorship in Pennsylvania.
The Senate race, was won by John Fetterman who defeated the Republican candidate, Mehmet Oz, known to many as Dr. Oz. In the governor race, Josh Shapiro defeated Republican candidate Douglas Mastrinano.
Fetterman is from York, Pa., and served as the mayor of Braddock from 2006 to 2019. Before this, he received a bachelor and two masters degrees in business administration and public policy.
Fetterman became the Lt. Gov. in 2019, where he became infamous for how he acted during his time. During the 2020 election, he had dealt with many of the claims of voter fraud in Pa., due to conservative rumors.
A portion of his notoriety came from the constant denial from him that there was no voter fraud present in the state of Pa., to which he only found three cases.
After gaining an increased pro le, Fetterman ran as the Democratic candidate for the senate seat. His platform was that of legizing abortion, legalizing marijuana, major crimnal justice reform and others.
Many of his ideas are considered progressive compared to other candidates.
Fetterman replaces the retiring Pat Toomey, who held the seat from 2011, and will serve with Bob Casey Jr., giving Pennsylvania two Democratic senators, contributing to the Democratic majority in the Senate.
Shapiro, native to Montgomery County, began his political career in Washington D.C..
After graduating from Georgetown with a doctorate in jurisprudence, he served as an assistant to many different politicians over the course of a few years, including the Chief of Staff for Pa. Congressman Joe Hoeffel.
He ran for the Pa. House of Representative seat in the 153rd district in 2004. He would win and hold the seat from 2005-2012.
He then sat as a part of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners from 2012 to 2017. Then, as Attorney General from 2017-2023, he oversaw various cases surrounding medical care, including fighting large corporations and institutions in court cases.
He ran as the democratic candidate in the governor race with his platform being very similar to that of Fetterman.
Shapiro replaces Tom Wolf, who held the seat since 2015.
For the House vote in Luzerne County, Matt Cartright won over Jim Bognet for the 8th district seat.