Gov-elect Shapiro opens transition, to stay AG until January

Shapiro, a Democrat, is navigating the massive task of sorting through what is likely to be thousands of applications to fill top posts in his administration as he gets his arms around the government of the nation's fifth-most populous state.

Shapiro to take office with mandate from Pennsylvania voters

Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro will take office with a decisive mandate from Pennsylvania voters, who overwhelmingly rejected a Republican drive to pare back abortion rights and voting laws in the premier battleground state.

Late Pennsylvania rep was on ballot due to law, not fraud

Voters in Pennsylvania did reelect the late state Rep. Tony DeLuca in Tuesday’s midterm elections even though the 85-year-old Democrat died of cancer Oct. 9. But accusations that it suggested shoddy elections or cheating misrepresent the situation.

Pennsylvania Democrats retain 3 competitive US House seats

Pennsylvania voters are about to send dozens of new representatives and senators to the Legislature. That's thanks to dozens of retirements and district maps revamped by the state’s redistricting commission.

Democrats buoyed by election returns in Pennsylvania House

Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are likely to make significant gains in the chamber, and some even see hope they could retake the majority once smoke clears from the Tuesday election they began with a 23-seat gap behind the Republicans.