The seat, currently held by state Sen. Frank Farry, R-Langhorne, represents a portion of Central and Lower Bucks from Warrington to Bensalem.
The frontrunner for the GOP gubernatorial nomination mentioned the sitting governor by name at least 30 times.
Pennsylvania has emerged as the nation’s premier presidential battleground state, and Shapiro’s strong showing in the 2022 governor's race elevated his profile within the Democratic Party, where he's viewed as a potential 2028 White House contender.
A group of five independent voters including political commentator Michael Smerconish filed a lawsuit Dec. 10 asking a Pennsylvania court to end the commonwealth’s bar against independent voters participating in primary elections.
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified the results of the Nov. 4 election, which featured a retention vote for three state Supreme Court justices and races for mayor in several of the state’s largest cities, county executives and Philadelphia’s district attorney.
Khan earned approximately 54% of the vote over incumbent Republican DA Jennifer Schorn with all precincts reporting, according to the county's unofficial election results. He ran unopposed in the May 20 primary.
Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht won new terms, with support from the Democratic Party and allies including Planned Parenthood, labor unions, trial lawyers and a constellation of progressive groups.
Nearly 75% of 1.1 million mail-in ballots have been returned in election for judges, local officials.
The more than eight million registered voters in Pennsylvania have only a few days left to request a mail-in ballot in time for November's elections.
Influencer Jack Posobiec, a far-right activist known for promoting unfounded claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election through widespread voter fraud, may have voted in Pennsylvania while living in Maryland for years.
