Two months into Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R) said his caucus would be open to a ...

For most of us, accustomed to elections as being a contest between candidates from opposing political parties, the notion of a retention election seems odd, almost foreign. So the idea that there are ...

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Pennsylvania is among a handful of states that hold partisan elections for judicial seats. But after a judge is elected to the bench, the partisanship is meant to stop. That’s why, in November’s ...

Retention elections typically face little partisan opposition and judges are usually retained. National political groups are investing significant funds into both the ouster and retention campaigns ...

The polls closed at 8 p.m. for election day in Western Pennsylvania. The biggest race in the area was for Pittsburgh mayor, while the retention bids of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are ...

Ahead of Election Day, The Daily Pennsylvanian has compiled a comprehensive ballot guide to all of the candidates on the state and municipal ballots, along with where you can go on campus to vote for ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday will decide whether to keep a Democratic majority on the state’s highest court — the center of pivotal fights over voting rights, redistricting ...