Although the polls closed in Pennsylvania at 8:00 p.m. last night, the 2020 General Election is far from over in the Commonwealth.

As of 4:00 p.m. 92.41% of precincts (in-person ballots) are reporting. 1,533,726 mail-in ballots have been counted (58.97%) and there are 1,066,963 mail-in ballots that still need counted.. Counties may continue to accept ballots that are postmarked by November 3, 2020 and received by mail through Friday, November 6, 2020.

The discussion below includes preliminary vote tallies and will likely change dramatically once the mail-in ballots are counted, which favor Democratic candidates. Official election results can be found on the Department of State website: https://www.electionreturns.pa.gov/

President Donald Trump (R) has received 52.81% of the vote, while former Vice President Joe Biden (D) got 46.04% of the vote.

All 18 congressional seats were on the ballot this year. It’s projected that Republicans won 8 seats, Democrats won 6 seats, and 4 seats are still too close to call.

Of the 4 undecided races, 3 are currently held by a Democrat and 1 by a Republican.

  • PA-7 (Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton): Rep. Susan Wild (D) vs. Lisa Scheller (R)
  • PA-8 (Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, Wayne): Rep. Matt Cartwright (D) vs. James Bognet (R)
  • PA-10 (Cumberland, Dauphin, York): Rep. Scott Perry (R) vs. Eugene DePasquale (D)
  • PA-17 (Allegheny, Beaver, Butler): Rep. Conor Lamb (D) vs. Sean Parnell (R)

The three statewide row office races were on the ballot. These are the current numbers:

  • Attorney General: Heather Heidelbaugh (R) has 49.91% of the vote, while current Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) has 47.30%.
  • Auditor General: Tim DeFoor (R) has 52.98% of the vote, while Nina Ahmad (D) has 42.79%.
  • Treasurer: Stacy Garrity (R) has 52.21% of the vote, while current Treasurer Joe Torsella (D) has 44.42%.

25 of the 50 state Senate seats (odd-numbered districts) were up for election this year. So far, Republicans are projected to win 14 races, Democrats 6 races, and 5 races are too close to call.

Of the 5 undecided races, 2 are held by a Republican, 2 by a Democrat, and 1 is an open seat.

  • SD-9 (Delaware): Sen. Tom Killion (R) vs. John Kane (D)
  • SD-11 (Berks): Sen. Judy Schwank (D) vs. Annette Baker (R)
  • SD-15 (Dauphin): Sen. John DiSanto (R) vs. George Scott (D)
  • SD-19 (Chester): Carolyn Comitta (D) vs. Kevin Runey (R); retiring member: Sen. Andy Dinniman (D)
  • SD-45 (Allegheny): Sen. Jim Brewster (D) vs. Nicole Ziccarelli (R)

All 203 state House members were up for election this year. As of now, Republicans are projected to win 102 seats, Democrats 67 seats, and 38 seats are too close to call.

Of the 34 undecided races, 21 are held by a Democrat, 8 by a Republican, and 5 are open seats.

  • HD-3 (Erie): Rep. Ryan Bizzarro (D) vs. Greg Hayes (R)
  • HD-13 (Chester): Rep. John Lawrence (R) vs. Richard Ruggieri (D)
  • HD-16 (Beaver): Rep. Robert Matzie (D) vs. Rico Elmore (R)
  • HD-18 (Bucks): Rep. Kathleen Tomlinson (R) vs. Harold Hayes (D)
  • HD-26 (Chester): Rep. Tim Hennessey (R) vs. Paul Friel Jr. (D)
  • HD-33 (Allegheny): Rep. Frank Dermody (D) vs. Carrie Delrosso (R)
  • HD-36 (Allegheny): Jessica Benham (D) vs. Adrian Doyle (R); retiring member: Rep. Harry Readshaw (D)
  • HD-45 (Allegheny): Rep. Anita Kulik (D) vs. Daniel Devito (R)
  • HD-48 (Washington): Rep. Tim O’Neal (R) vs. Harlan Shober Jr. (D)
  • HD-50 (Greene): Rep. Pam Snyder (D) vs. Larry Yost II (R)
  • HD-53 (Montgomery): Rep. Steve Malagari (D) vs. Allan Arnott (R)
  • HD-55 (Westmoreland): Rep. Joe Petrarca (D) vs. Jason Silvis (R)
  • HD-105 (Dauphin): Rep. Andrew Lewis (R) vs. Brittney Rodas (D)
  • HD-115 (Monroe): Rep. Maureen Madden (D) vs. Dulce Ridder (R)
  • HD-118 (Luzerne): Rep. Mike Carroll (D) vs. Andrew Holter (R)
  • HD-119 (Luzerne): Rep. Gerald Mullery (D) vs. John Chura (R)
  • HD-123 (Schuylkill): Peter Symons Jr. (D) vs. Timothy Twardzik (R); retiring member: Rep. Neal Goodman (D)
  • HD-127 (Berks): Manuel Guzman Jr. (D) vs. Vincent Gagliardo Jr. (R); retiring member: Rep. Tom Caltagirone (D)
  • HD-133 (Lehigh): Rep. Jeanne McNeill (D) vs. David Molony (R)
  • HD-140 (Bucks): Rep. John Galloway (D) vs. Jeanine McGree (R)
  • HD-142 (Bucks): Rep. Frank Farry (R) vs. Malinda Lareau (D)
  • HD-151 (Montgomery): Rep. Todd Stephens (R) vs. Jonathan Kassa (D)
  • HD-152 (Montgomery): Nancy Guenst (D) vs. Karen Houck (R); retiring member: Rep. Tom Murt (R)
  • HD-155 (Chester): Rep. Danielle Otten (D) vs. Michael Taylor (R)
  • HD-156 (Chester): Dianne Herrin (D) vs. Leonard Iacono (R); Rep. Carolyn Comitta (D) is running for Senate
  • HD-157 (Chester): Rep. Melissa Shusterman (D) vs. Bryan Walters (R)
  • HD-158 (Chester): Rep. Christina Sappey (D) vs. Eric Roe (R)
  • HD-162 (Delaware): Rep. David Delloso (D) vs. Peter Gaglio Jr. (R)
  • HD-165 (Delaware): Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D) vs. Robert Smythe Jr. (R)
  • HD-167 (Chester): Rep. Kristine Howard (D) vs. Wendy Leland (R)
  • HD-168 (Delaware): Rep. Chris Quinn (R) vs. Debra Ciamacca (D)
  • HD-172 (Philadelphia): Rep. Kevin Boyle (D) vs. Haroon Bashir (R)
  • HD-177 (Philadelphia): Rep. Joseph Hohenstein (D) vs. John Nungesser (R)
  • HD-184 (Philadelphia): Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler (D) vs. Louis Menna IV (R)