Pennsylvania GOP Won’t Endorse Candidate in Packed US Senate Race

Pennsylvania GOP Won’t Endorse Candidate in Packed US Senate Race
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) leaves the Senate chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 30, 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Joseph Lord
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The Pennsylvania state Republican Party decided against endorsing a candidate in the packed primary race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), and will instead allow would-be nominees to compete among themselves.

The state organization made the decision after a vote held in Lancaster showed that party officials opposed giving an endorsement to any of the contenders, despite early leads among party activists for real estate developer Jeff Bartos.