Local voters turned out in near-record totals for the Nov. 3 General Election. With the preliminary results in, it looks like there will be lots of new faces representing local residents in our nation and state's capital starting in 2027.

            In Montgomery County, nearly 70 percent of voters cast their ballots.  Lehigh County reported 53.5 percent of voters casting ballots. Bucks County showed 62.7 percent of voters casting ballots, while Berks County reported 52.13 percent. That's a far cry from the usual 30 or so percent in previous elections.

            Democratic incumbents Governor Josh Shapiro and Lt. Governor Austin Davis won their place to serve a second term over Republicans Stacy Garrity and Jason Richey as well as Libertarians Ken Krawchuk and John Thomas.

            In the race for Representative in U.S. Congress for the 1^st Congressional District, Democrat Bob Harvie topped incumbent Republican Brian Fitzpatrick.  In District 4, incumbent Democrat Madeline Dean defeated Republican Aurora Stuski. The race for District 5 saw incumbent Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon top Republican challenger Nick Manganaro. The 7th District race has ...