FILE - A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter's ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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FILE - A polling judge, right, helps guide a voter's ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Former TV anchor Janelle Stelson has defeated Dauphin County Commissioner Justin Douglas for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District. She will now face Congressman Scott Perry in the November general election.
But there are many other state House and Senate candidates who punched their tickets, too.
Democrat Nathan Wood won the nomination in the 34th District and will now face the chairman of the Pennsylvania GOP, state Senator Greg Rothman.
In District 36, Republican Tom Jones beat his opponent in the race vying for a state Senate seat.
He will move on to face Democrat Congressman James Malone.
Republican incumbent Chris Gebhard won the state Senate seat in the 48th District with no blue candidates filed.
Democrat candidate Sara Agerton will likely face Jeff Clark, who had a 72-vote lead in the Republican primary for the District 88 state House election late Tuesday night.
Republican Daniel Moul and Democrat Kathleen Pratt each beat two candidates to make it to the District 91 state House general election. The last time Moul faced a general election opponent was in 2022, when he won by 30 points.
In the 30-plus Republican District 98, Nicky Woods will face Democrat Hugh Hyder-Darlington for a seat vacated by Tom Jones.
Republican David Nissley secured District 100’s state House seat. There was no Democrat running in the primary.
Incumbent Democratic state Representative David Madsen protected his seat in District 104 against a challenger.
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