Dan Goughnour wins election in Pennsylvania, keeping Democrats in control of state House
Democrat Dan Goughnour has won a special election in western Pennsylvania.
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Democrat Dan Goughnour has won a special election in western Pennsylvania.
Voters in Pitman passed a bond referendum that will raise more money for the school district in the South Jersey town. Jim Donovan has your morning headlines with weather from Meteorologist Kate Bilo.
Wednesday morning at a Board of Elections meeting, Democratic Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia spoke about a controversial comment she made last week. She is one of two Bucks County commissioners who voted to count misdated and undated ballots, which went against a state supreme court ruling.
The order is a win for Dave McCormick and a loss for Bob Casey as the campaigns prepare for a statewide recount.
Unofficial results in the close Senate contest between Bob Casey and Dave McCormick have triggered an automatic statewide recount, Pennsylvania Department of State officials say.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised a sweeping overhaul of the country's immigration policy when he assumes office on January 20. This also includes deporting millions of people who came to the U.S. illegally. Now immigration rights groups are exploring legal options to protect immigrants.
Burlington County residents demand changes after voters at multiple polling sites reported long lines with some waiting up to five hours.
Hundreds of voters in Hainesport, Burlington County, faced a long line to vote. After a judge extended polling place hours, anyone in line by 9 p.m. will be able to vote in the county.
Here's what Pennsylvanians need to know about operating hours and other guidance for polling locations in the 2024 election.
"It's about disenfranchising voters in a swing state and overturning the outcome of an election," said Josh Maxwell, chair of the Board of Commissioners in Chester County.
CBS News Philadelphia was in battleground Bucks County where election workers have been counting mail-in ballots since 7 a.m. The purple county has been in the election spotlight for weeks with both campaigns spending time trying to get voters on their side.
U.S. intelligence officials warn that foreign interference efforts related to the U.S. election will continue in the days to come. Officials and researchers say Russia is behind some fabricated videos designed to undermine confidence in election integrity.
CBS News Philadelphia spoke with voters at a West Chester polling place who are casting their vote to ensure their voices are heard.
Officials say allegations by commentator James O’Keefe that noncitizens are being encouraged to vote in Philadelphia are false. O’Keefe posted a video falsely claiming an election clerk and a local nonprofit advised voting with an ITIN number, regardless of citizenship.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner had a succinct message for anyone trying to disrupt polling places in the city on Election Day. Nikki DeMentri has an update on how voting is going in Philadelphia and Madeleine Wright is in Chester County.
The final vote tally might not be available on Election Day in Pennsylvania. A rule about mail-in ballots explains why.
Former President Donald Trump has mischaracterized investigations into a number of voter registration applications in Pennsylvania.
Rideshare apps Uber and Lyft have discounted rides to the polls on Election Day and other nonpartisan groups are helping get out the vote. One group encouraging voter participation is Philadelphia's Committee of Seventy, whose CEO Lauren Cristella joins CBS News Philadelphia to talk everything elections in the Keystone State.
Pennsylvania currently has 19 electoral votes.
Former President Donald Trump held an afternoon Get Out The Vote rally at the Santander Arena on Penn Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. While the Harris campaign held multiple concerts and rally events throughout the afternoon into the evening in Allentown, Pittsburgh, and capped off election night eve in Philadelphia.
CBS News Philadelphia sat down with a group of Black male voters to talk candidly about the presidential election. The men also gave advice to the younger generation ahead of Election Day.
People living in Hadden Heights in South Jersey have had to travel to another town to buy alcohol. Things could change after Election Day.
Deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot was extended in Bucks County following a court ruling. Some people practically waited all day to get one. Kerri Corrado reports.
The line was wrapped around the building with many voters sitting in chairs saying they had been waiting between five to seven hours. The voters in line were looking to apply for a mail-in ballot, get it on the spot, fill it out and turn it back in all in one visit.
Delta Sigma Theta members will be reminding voters to exercise their right to vote on Election Day. Wakisha Bailey reports.
