Democrats sweep Pittsburgh, oust Republican incumbents in PA election

Pittsburgh residents cast their ballots in Pennsylvania’s May 19 primary election, electing numerous incumbents and leading to many new leaders in state positions.

Democrats voted overwhelmingly, winning 26 of 27 key races in Allegheny County. Most importantly, voters supported Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, who will try to win a second term this fall, while some newcomers unseated incumbents as state representatives.

Voter turnout was relatively low; 22.7% of Allegheny’s 915,194 registered voters cast ballots. by district. A total of 207,755 votes were cast.

Here are the unofficial results for key races in Allegheny County as of the morning of May 20, with 1,322 of 1,327 precincts reporting. Names written in bold indicate the people who received the most votes in their party; Not every race had both a Democratic and Republican candidate.

Governor

• Josh Shapiro (D, incumbent) – 151,505

• Stacy Garrity (R) – 41,257

Lieutenant Governor

• Austin Davis (D, incumbent) – 149,271

• Jason Richey (right) – 37,342

U.S. Representative, 12th District

• Summer Lee (D, incumbent) – 67,818

• William Parker (D) – 15,393

U.S. Representative, 17th District

• Chris Deluzio (D, incumbent) – 69,904

• Jesse James Vodvarka (right) – 15,940

PA Senate, District 38

• Lindsey Williams (D, incumbent) – 239,547

PA Senate, District 42

• Wayne D. Fontana (D, incumbent) – 23,888

• Paul Steenkiste (D) – 9,192

PA Representative, District 19

• Aerion Andrew Abney (D, incumbent) – 6,285

PA Representative, District 20

• Emily Kinkead (D, incumbent) – 7,723

PA Representative, District 21

• Lindsay Powell (D, incumbent) – 8,149

PA Representative, District 23

• Dan Frankel (D, incumbent) – 9,766

PA Representative, District 24

• La’Tasha D. Mayes (D, incumbent) – 8,860

• Will Anderson (D) – 1,202

PA Representative, District 25

• Brandon J. Markosek (D, incumbent) – 6,870

PA Representative, District 27

• Dan Deasy (D, incumbent) – 7,163

PA Representative, District 28

• Jeremy Shaffer (R, incumbent) – 4,057

• Jeremy Ferderber (D) – 3,838

• Robert Bertha (D) – 1,880

PA Representative, District 30

• Arvind Venkat (D, incumbent) – 7,002

PA Representative, District 32

• Joe McAndrew (D, incumbent) – 8,600

PA Representative, District 33

• Mandy Steele (D, incumbent) – 6,304

PA Representative, District 34

• Abigail Salisbury (D, incumbent) – 10,373

PA Representative, District 35

• Dan Goughnour (D, incumbent) – 6,521

PA Representative, District 36

• Jessican Benham (D, incumbent) – 6,783

• Timothy McCune (right) – 1,071

PA Representative, District 38

• John Inglis (D, incumbent) – 7,303

PA Representative, District 39

• Dylan Altemara (D) – 3,062

• Andrew Kuzma (R, incumbent) – 2,742

• Kellianne Frketic (D) – 1.780

PA Representative, District 40

• Natalie Mihalek (R, incumbent) – 2,919

PA Representative, District 42

• Jen Mazzocco (D, incumbent) – 8,775

PA Representative, District 44

• Valerie Gaydos (R, incumbent) – 3,424

PA Representative, District 45

• Brittany Bloam (D) – 5,142

• Patrick J. Catena, Jr. (D) – 2.994

PA Representative, District 46

• Jason Ortitay (R, incumbent) – 766

Voters also elected hundreds of members to local committees, as well as members of the state’s Democratic and Republican committees. Complete election results can be viewed in Allegheny County. website.

This article first appeared on USA TODAY: Democrats win big in Pittsburgh in 2026 Pennsylvania primary