Pennsylvania Primary Elections Shape Delaware County’s Legislative Landscape

Pennsylvania’s primary elections were held on May 19th, with Delaware County’s Congresswoman, 2 of the County’s State Senators, and all of its State Representatives up for reelection-
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For U.S. House, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon ran unopposed in the primary and will face Republican challenger Nick Manganaro in November.

State Senate Races: Incumbent State Senator Anthony Williams defeated his Democratic-primary opponent and now stands unopposed heading into the November general election. Incumbent State Senator Tim Kearney ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and will face Republican Alfe Goodwin in November.

State House Races Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), the longest serving member of the House, lost to challenger Judy Trombetta. Rep. Regina Young (D) defeated her primary challenger and is currently unopposed in the general election race. Rep. Craig Williams (R) will face Democrat Elizabeth Moro in November. Rep. Lisa Borowski (D) ran unopposed in the primary and will face Republican Kathryn Buckley. Rep. David Delloso (D) will face Republican Mike Murphy. Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D) ran unopposed in the primary and will face Republican Deirdre McCleary. Incumbent Reps. Heather Boyd (D), Gina Curry (D), Leanne Krueger (D), Carol Kazeem (D), and current Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (D) all ran unopposed in their respective primaries, and all remain unopposed heading into the general election.

Statewide: Three incumbent Republican State Senators- Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne), Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington), and Chris Gebhard (R-Lebanon)- defeated primary challengers backed by the skilled gaming industry, which is advocating against regulations and taxation of their skilled game terminals. Rep. Ana Tiburcio (D-Lehigh), sworn in in March following a special election to replace Josh Siegel, lost to Ce-Ce Gerlach. Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene) lost to Ben Humble. Republican candidate George Margetas won a special election in York County to fill the seat vacated by Seth Grove, who resigned earlier this year. Current State Rep. Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District in Philadelphia to replace Dwight Evans, who is not seeking reelection. Rabb is unopposed in the general. Bob Brooks, whom Governor Shapiro endorsed, won a competitive Democratic primary in the 7th Congressional District to face Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) in November. This sets up what will likely be one of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country.

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