PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The polls are closed in Pennsylvania and results for Democratic and Republican primary races for president, the U.S. House, auditor general and treasurer are in.
President
As in 2020, Pennsylvania is expected to be a key state in the 2024 presidential race in the general election.
The Democratic and Republican presidential primaries are both uncontested, but neither incumbent President Joe Biden nor former President Donald Trump were alone on their ballots.
Since primary season began in January, Biden and Trump have picked up enough delegates to win their respective parties' presumptive nominations. However, in Pennsylvania, U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota, who suspended his campaign in March, appeared on the Democratic ballot; and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who also dropped out of the race, was on the Republican ballot.
As soon as the polls closed Tuesday, the Associated Press declared Biden winner of the Democratic presidential primary and Trump winner of the Republican.
U.S. Senate
The uncontested primary U.S. Senate races were whittled down to a Democratic incumbent and a Republican challenger. The general election will generate considerably more heat, though, as Republican David McCormick seeks to unseat long-serving Democrat Sen. Bob Casey in November.
Senate races will be worth watching this fall. With 23 Democratic senators on the ballot this year, the party’s narrow two-seat advantage in the Senate could grow or shrink.
U.S. House
Nine Democratic and eight Republican Pennsylvania members of Congress are running for reelection this year.
In District 1, comprising Bucks and Montgomery counties, incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick and challenger Mark Houck ran in a contested GOP primary. With about 49% of votes counted, Fitzpatrick beat Houck by more than 13,000 votes.
In District 3, comprising an area of Philadelphia, incumbent Dwight Evans and challenger Tracey Gordon ran in a contested Democratic primary. With 59% of votes counted, Evans beat Gordon by about 45,000.
Auditor general and treasurer
All three races for Pennsylvania's elected row offices — attorney general, auditor general and treasurer — are competitive this year. (Results for the primary attorney general race are here.)
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta and Lehigh County Controller Mark Pinsley were vying for the Democratic nomination, while incumbent Tim DeFoor ran unopposed in the Republican primary auditor general race.
Kenyatta took the democratic nomination with a lead of more than 190,000 votes.
State Rep. Ryan Bizzarro and Erin McClelland of Allegheny County competed for the Democratic nomination, while incumbent Stacy Garrity was unopposed in the Republican primary race for state treasurer.
With 82% of votes counted, McClelland beat Bizzarro by about 93,000.