WARMINSTER, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania backed by Gov. Josh Shapiro won their primaries Tuesday to shape a congressional slate in which they hope to flip the state’s four swing districts and, ultimately, capture a U.S. House majority.
Janelle Stelson, Bob Harvie and Bob Brooks won the party’s nomination in three swing districts where Democrats had a contested primary for the right to take on Republican seat-holders in November.
kAmp== H6C6 6?5@CD65 3J $92A:C@[ E96 s6>@4C2E:4 8@G6C?@C H9@ 😀 AFEE:?8 9:D 4=@FE @? E96 =:?6 😕 ECJ:?8 E@ 96=A 7=:A E96 w@FD6 D62ED 2?5 2=D@ 56=:G6C s6>@4C2E:4 4@?EC@= @7 E96 DE2E6 {68:D=2EFC6 E@ 25G2?46 9:D @H? 286?52]k^Am
kAm$A62<:?8 E@ 2 AC:>2CJ ?:89E 4C@H5[ $92A:C@ — 4@?D:56C65 2 A@E6?E:2= (9:E6 w@FD6 4@?E6?56C 😕 a_ag — DA6?E 2 4@?D:56C23=6 2>@F?E @7 9:D DA6649 2EE24<:?8 !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A 2?5 2 #6AF3=:42? r@?8C6DD E92E 96 D2:5 😀 H62<[ D6CG6D %CF>AVD H:== 2?5 8:G6D %CF>A 2 7C66 A2DD @? HC@?85@:?8 2?5 4@CCFAE:@?]k^Am
kAm“%96 @?=J H2J H6 42? 6IA64E E@ 492?86 E9:D 😀 E@ H:? 😕 }@G6>36C 2?5 3C:?8 D@>6 244@F?E23:=:EJ 324< E@ @FC ?2E:@?’D 42A:E2=[” $92A:C@ E@=5 E96 4C@H5 😕 2? 6G6?E DA246 E92E H2D @?46 2 46?EC:7F86 H96C6 E96 &]$] }2GJ E6DE65 v\7@C46D @? 2DEC@?2FED]k^Am
kAm$92A:C@ 2?5 #6AF3=:42? DE2E6 %C62DFC6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^A6??DJ=G2?:2\8@G6C?@C\DE24J\82CC:EJ\6=64E:@?\;@D9\D92A:C@\6dgg6c74baehbe4c2cabcc526aegcc36Qm$E24J v2CC:EJk^2m H:== 7246 6249 @E96C 😕 }@G6>36C 27E6C H:??:?8 E96:C F?4@?E6DE65 AC:>2C:6D] $92A:C@ H:== 8@ :?E@ E96 72== 2D 2 962GJ 72G@C:E6 E@ H:?]k^Am
kAm%96 8@G6C?@C 2=D@ FC865 E96 4C@H5 E@ 96=A E96 A2CEJ’D 42?5:52E6D H:? 4@?EC@= @7 E96 {68:D=2EFC6 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 😕 >@C6 E92? E9C66 564256D]k^Am
kAm“v:G6 >6 2 s6>@4C2E:4 >2;@C:EJ 😕 E96 $6?2E6 2?5 H6 H:== 7F==J 7F?5 >2DD EC2?D:E[ H6 H:== 3F:=5 >@C6 9@FD:?8[ 2?5 H6 H:== 4@5:7J 23@CE:@? C:89ED :?E@ DE2E6 =2H[” $92A:C@ D2:5]k^Am
kAmu@C $92A:C@[ E96 6=64E:@? J62C 😀 >@C6 E92? 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ H:? 2 D64@?5 E6C>i xE’D 2 492?46 D9@H 9:D 32EE=68C@F?5\DE2E6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^A6??DJ=G2?:2\ECF>A\D92A:C@\>:5E6C>D\E6DE\4@?E6?56C\a_ag\_fcfcfhb6cbe3_dfhfg52bdcbed2a_4`QmA@=:E:42= DEC6?8E9k^2m D9@F=5 96 564:56 E@ CF? 7@C AC6D:56?E 😕 a_ag]k^Am
kAm%96 &]$] w@FD6 42>A2:8?D H:== AFE !6??DJ=G2?:2 @? E96 7C@?E =:?6D @7 s6>@4C2E:4 677@CED E@ C6E2<6 4@?EC@= @7 r@?8C6DD 2?5 3=@4< E96 =2DE EH@ J62CD @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^5@?2=5\ECF>AQm%CF>A’Dk^2m 286?52]k^Am
k9amr@?E6DE65 AC:>2C:6D 😕 DH:?8 D62EDk^9am
kAm$92A:C@ 2?5 ?2E:@?2= s6>@4C2ED AC@>@E65 E96:C 49@D6? 42?5:52E6D @G6C AC@8C6DD:G6 C:G2=D[ E96 =2E6DE 6I2>A=6 @7 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^56>@4C2ED\6DE23=:D9>6?E\D49F>6C\>2:?6\D6?2E6\>:==D\A=2E?6C\ea_dd`dh7fcha2_bd2c3che7b7dfc6_fQm2 7:DDFC6 E92E 92D 5:G:565k^2m E96 A2CEJ 2D :E 8C2DAD 7@C 2 A2E9 324< E@ A@H6C 😕 (2D9:?8E@?]k^Am
kAm%9C66 @7 E96 7@FC DH:?8 5:DEC:4ED 925 4@?E6DE65 s6>@4C2E:4 AC:>2C:6D[ 😕 255:E:@? E@ 2 H:56\@A6? 4@?E6DE 😕 !9:=256=A9:2 E92E H:== 2=>@DE DFC6=J 2?@:?E E96 ?6IE D62E9@=56C] %9@D6 E9C66 DH:?8 5:DEC:4ED 2C6 96=5 3J #6AF3=:42? &]$] #6AD] qC:2? u:EKA2EC:4<[ #J2? |24<6?K:6 2?5 $4@EE !6CCJ]k^Am
kAm$92A:C@ 2?5 E96 w@FD6 s6>@4C2ED’ 42>A2:8? 2C>[ E96 s6>@4C2E:4 r@?8C6DD:@?2= r2>A2:8? r@>>:EE66[ E62>65 FA E@ 6?5@CD6 E96 D2>6 42?5:52E6 😕 6249 @7 E96 E9C66 4@?E6DE65 AC:>2C:6D]k^Am
kAm(2D9:?8E@? &]$] #6A] $FK2? s6=q6?6[ E96 492:C @7 E96 srrr[ D2:5 E96 A2CEJ H2?E65 “E@A E:6C” 42?5:52E6D H9@ H6C6 E96 DEC@?86DE E@ E2<6 @? #6AF3=:42? :?4F>36?ED]k^Am
kAm%H@ @7 E9@D6 — k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^D4@EE\A6CCJ\DE6=D@?\4@?8C6DD\42>A2:8?\a_ae\6=64E:@?\bh266b627eb`3f524had_d45`3d23e44Qm$E6=D@?k^2m 2?5 w2CG:6 — 72465 @AA@?6?ED @? E96 =67E[ H9:=6 qC@@2CJ 4@?E6DE]k^Am
kAm$E6=D@?[ 2 7@C>6C =@42= E6=6G:D:@? 2?49@C 2?5 A6CD@?2=:EJ[ 362E yFDE:? s@F8=2D[ 2 AC@8C6DD:G6 >:?:DE6C 2?5 2 s2FA9:? r@F?EJ 4@>>:DD:@?6C]k^Am
kAmx? u:EKA2EC:4<’D 5:DEC:4E 😕 DF3FC32? !9:=256=A9:2[ w2CG:6[ 2 qF4>:DD:@?6C[ 56762E65 {F4:2 $:>@?6==:[ 2 7:CDE\E:>6 42?5:52E6 2?5 4=:>2E6 24E:G:DE]k^Am
kAmqC@@6C 7656C2= AC@D64FE@C #J2? rC@DDH6==[ 7@C>6C }@CE92>AE@? r@F?EJ 6I64FE:G6 {2>@?E |4r=FC6 2?5 7@C>6C =68:D=2E:G6 2:56 r2C@= ~32?5@\s6CDE:?6]k^Am
kAmx? E96 7@FCE9 DH:?8 5:DEC:4E[ $4C2?E@? |2J@C !2:86 r@8?6EE: H2D F?@AA@D65 7@C E96 s6>@4C2E:4 ?@>:?2E:@? E@ E2<6 @? v~! &]$] #6A] #@3 qC6D?292?[ H9@ 2=D@ H2D F?@AA@D65 😕 E96 AC:>2CJ]k^Am
k9ams6>@4C2ED D66 @AA@CEF?:EJk^9am
kAmx? a_`g[ E96 =2DE >:5E6C> 6=64E:@? 4J4=6 F?56C %CF>A[ !6??DJ=G2?:2 s6>@4C2ED 7=:AA65 7@FC #6AF3=:42?\96=5 4@?8C6DD:@?2= D62ED] x? a_ac[ !6CCJ 2?5 |24<6?K:6’D >2C8:?D @7 G:4E@CJ H6C6 2>@?8 E96 D=:>>6DE 😕 E92E J62C’D w@FD6 C246D — D>2==6C E92? E96 >2C8:? 3J H9:49 %CF>A H@? E9@D6 5:DEC:4ED 😕 E96 AC6D:56?E:2= 6=64E:@?]k^Am
kAmu:EKA2EC:4< H@? >@C6 4@>7@CE23=J[ 3FE 96 😀 ;FDE @?6 @7 E9C66 w@FD6 #6AF3=:42?D 6=64E65 😕 5:DEC:4ED E92E 2=D@ 324<65 s6>@4C2E:4 AC6D:56?E:2= 42?5:52E6 z2>2=2 w2CC:D]k^Am
kAmu:EKA2EC:4< 2?5 !6CCJ 2C6 A6C6??:2= E2C86ED @7 s6>@4C2ED[ 2?5 92G6 DFCG:G65 C6A62E65=J] w@H6G6C[ |24<6?K:6 😀 2 7C6D9>2? 😕 9:D 7:CDE C66=64E:@? E6DE]k^Am
kAm(:E9@FE %CF>A @? E96 32==@E[ s6>@4C2ED 9@A65 E96J 4@F=5 42A:E2=:K6 @? H62<6C #6AF3=:42? EFC?@FE] $92A:C@ H@? E96 D2>6 5:DEC:4ED 😕 a_aa[ 2?5 96’D @? E96 E@A @7 E96 A2CEJ’D E:4<6E E9:D J62C]k^Am
k9amp !9:=256=A9:2? H:== 8@ E@ (2D9:?8E@?k^9am
kAmx? !9:=256=A9:2[ DE2E6 #6A] r9C:D #233 H@? E96 s6>@4C2E:4 AC:>2CJ 7@C 2 D62E 😕 r@?8C6DD] $:?46 ?@ #6AF3=:42? D@F89E E92E A2CEJ’D ?@>:?2E:@?[ #233 😀 2 D9@@\:? E@ DF44665 C6E:C:?8 s6>@4C2E:4 #6A] sH:89E tG2?D]k^Am
kAm#233 H2D 6?5@CD65 3J AC@8C6DD:G6 DE2=H2CED &]$] #6A] p=6I2?5C:2 ~42D:@\r@CE6K @7 }6H *@C< 2?5 @?=:?6 DEC62>6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^92D2?\A:<6C\56>@4C2ED\>:49:82?\D6?2E6\`b52_7_34`e5`cfb__d26fc2a_d6beegQmw2D2? !:<6Ck^2m 2?5 5C6H 7:?2?4:2= 324<:?8 7C@> E96 r@?8C6DD:@?2= !C@8C6DD:G6 r2F4FD]k^Am
kAm#233 36DE65 $92C:7 $EC66E[ 2 DE2E6 D6?2E@C[ 7@C>6C DE2E6 A2CEJ 492:C>2? 2?5 D@? @7 E96 4:EJ’D 7@C>6C EH@\E6C> >2J@C[ y@9? u] $EC66E[ 2?5 sC] p=2 $E2?7@C5[ 2 A65:2EC:4 DFC86@?]k^Am
k9C ^m
kAmu@==@H |2C4 {6GJ 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^E:>6=JHC:E6C]Qm9EEAi^^EH:EE6C]4@>^E:>6=JHC:E6Ck^2mk^Am
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.