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Pennsylvania Primary Results Unpacked

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Pennsylvania Primary Results Unpacked
A voter shows off their sticker after casting their ballots in the Pennsylvania Primary Election, in Philadelphia, Pa., on May 19, 2026. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images
Salena Zito
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MONONGAHELA, Pennsylvania—Downballot primary results for seats in the Pennsylvania legislature and Congress had both parties heading into very different directions for November’s midterm election cycle. The Democrats are marching far left, and Republicans are beating back challengers from their far-right flanks.

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Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.