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Hayden Mitman/LehighValleyNews.comLehigh County prosecutors tried to avoid the standard procedures for criminal court by bypassing defendants' preliminary hearings. Instead, Lehigh County Judge Thomas Caffrey ruled the cases should proceed Friday morning as scheduled. -
Evan Vucci/AP/APIn this week's episode, Political Pulse host Tom Shortell and political scientist Chris Borick talk about current events shaping political opinions in unexpected ways. Borick said it marks a "wild start" to 2026 and could set the stage for the rest of the year.
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Republican Jarrett Coleman will replace longtime incumbent Pat Browne as Pennsylvania's 16th District state senator. -
Lehigh County's chief clerk of elections said the vote tally went quickly and smoothly for the county's 158 precincts.
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Shapiro, 49, of Montgomery County, is a two-term attorney general. He defeated Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano.
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Fetterman, the state's lieutenant governor, engaged in a bruising battle with Republican celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz
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Pa. State Sen. Lisa Boscola secured a seventh term Tuesday, handily defeating opponent John Merhottein.
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Republican Milou Mackenzie faced a rematch with Democratic challenger Kevin Branco.
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Joe Emrick appears to lead the 137th District race. Anna Thomas is the Democratic challenger to Republican incumbent Joe Emrick.
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Schlossberg, a Democrat, has served in the Pennsylvania Legislature since 2012.
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Some voters at the polls said this year's election feels different than past years.
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Sandy Simon ran and won her position as a poll worker in 1996. She has reported twice a year to prepare for the primary election every spring and the general every first Tuesday after the first Monday every November.
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A Lehigh County probe showed 288 cases of people depositing more than one ballot - a violation of the law.
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Norberto Dominguez says a shortened timeframe to campaign affected his decision.
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In most cases the violators can't be identified, so no one will be prosecuted.
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Lisa Scheller and Kevin Dellicker are seeking the Republican nomination for the 7th Congressional District.
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Attention focused on a candidate not in attendance -- Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.
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Six candidates -- 3 Republicans and 3 Democrats -- are vying for the Lehigh Valley's new state Senate seat.
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Among the demands: moderators be registered Republicans who live in Pennsylvania.
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Candidates say they intend to run for the Lehigh Valley's new Senate seat as well as a 3rd state House seat in Allentown.
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Amy Cozze has left the Northampton County elections department and is now working for U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.)
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The party is launching its campaign for the wide-open races of governor and U.S. Senate.
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Pennsylvania is losing a seat in the U.S. House because of population losses in the 2020 Census.
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Democrats running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania will debate April 3.
