Politics & Government

PA Governor Tom Wolf Wins Reelection

Major networks are projecting incumbent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has been reelected.

Less than 10 minutes after the polls closed in Pennsylvania, major networks projected incumbent Tom Wolf won the election. NBC News and ABC News have projected Wolf as the winner.

Wolf, in a tweet just before 9:30 p.m., Wolf said it was "an honor" to be Pennsylvania's governor.

Wolf faced Republican businessman and former state representative Scott Wagner. The campaign centered around various issues, including school funding, school safety, how to deal with the opioid crisis, health care, jobs and more.

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Pre-election polls showed Wolf and Fetterman with a double-digit lead in the race, according to an average of from RealClearPolitics. The race "leans Democratic," per the Cook Political Report.

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Wolf has a new running mate for lieutenant governor in the form of John Fetterman, who won the primary for the position back in May. Fetterman, the mayor of a tiny town outside of Pittsburgh, defeated incumbent Mike Stack, who had a messy relationship with Gov. Wolf heading back to an alleged incident where he lambasted his security detail and other state employees at his residence. Wagner is accompanied on the ballot by Jeff Bartos, a Montgomery County native and real estate developer.

Wolf was elected governor in 2014, defeating incumbent Republican Tom Corbett, 54.9 percent to 45.1 percent.

Just before 3:30 p.m. on Election Day, Gov. Wolf was seen arriving to cast his vote at the Eagle Fire Company in Mount Wolf.

Wagner was photographed earlier in the day Tuesday at a Delaware County polling place:

Wolf and Fetterman released this quick video on Facebook reminding Pennsylvanians to get out there and vote:

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