Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro won re-election easily Tuesday, defeating Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity by 22 percentage points. Pennsylvania Democrats expanded their majority in the state House and took control of the state Senate, according to Associated Press race calls.

Pittsburgh-area congressional representatives Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, and Chris Deluzio, D-Aspinwall, won re-election. Democrats flipped one local state House seat, the 44th, where Hadley Haas defeated Republican Rep. Valerie Gaydos. That seat has never been held by a Democrat before.

No other Allegheny County House seat will change hands. In Butler County, a historically Republican seat won by Democrat Brandon Dukes in August was too close to call, but Republican Scott Timko was leading with most votes counted.

By a 2-to-1 margin, voters rejected a proposed amendment to the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter which would have removed some restrictions on County Council spending. 

Democratic wins piled up across the nation Tuesday, with U.S. Senate seats and governorships in states that had been deep red turning blue. The party will have a substantial majority in the U.S. House and at least 54 seats in the U.S. Senate. 

Pennsylvania governor

Congress

The 12th District includes all of Pittsburgh, some suburbs and part of Westmoreland County. Democratic Rep. Summer Lee faced a challenge from Republican James Hayes for the second consecutive cycle.

Pennsylvania General Assembly

Balance of power: The graphic below will be updated to show which party wins a majority of seats in each of Harrisburg’s two legislative chambers.

There were two competitive state Senate races in the Pittsburgh region. The 38th district encompasses much of northern Allegheny County, and the 46th district includes part of Beaver County and all of Greene and Washington Counties.

Fourteen of Allegheny County’s 21 state House districts were contested. Two other competitive races in the region, the 12th district in Butler County and the 16th district in Beaver County, are also shown here.

Ballot Referendum

Around 70% of Allegheny County voters chose not to lift Home Rule Charter restrictions on County Council’s spending on fringe benefits for members, council staff and district offices.

National results

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Live election results: Democrats win U.S. Senate, AP says, along with Pittsburgh-area House seats, Pa. governorship

by Charlie Wolfson, Pittsburgh's Public Source
November 3, 2026

<h1>Live election results: Democrats win U.S. Senate, AP says, along with Pittsburgh-area House seats, Pa. governorship</h1> <p class="byline">by Charlie Wolfson, Pittsburgh's Public Source <br />November 3, 2026</p> </p> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="#governor" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">Governor</a></div> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="#cd12" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">Congress</a></div> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="#stateleg" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">PA General Assembly</a></div> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="#ballotquestion" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">County ballot question</a></div> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button" href="#national" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">National results</a></div> </p></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="mayor" /> <p>Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro won re-election easily Tuesday, defeating Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity by 22 percentage points. Pennsylvania Democrats expanded their majority in the state House and took control of the state Senate, according to Associated Press race calls.</p> <p>Pittsburgh-area congressional representatives Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, and Chris Deluzio, D-Aspinwall, won re-election. Democrats flipped one local state House seat, the 44th, where Hadley Haas defeated Republican Rep. Valerie Gaydos. That seat has never been held by a Democrat before.</p> <p>No other Allegheny County House seat will change hands. In Butler County, a historically Republican seat won by Democrat Brandon Dukes in August was too close to call, but Republican Scott Timko was leading with most votes counted.</p> <p>By a 2-to-1 margin, voters rejected a proposed amendment to the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter which would have removed some restrictions on County Council spending.&nbsp;</p> <p>Democratic wins piled up across the nation Tuesday, with U.S. Senate seats and governorships in states that had been deep red turning blue. The party will have a substantial majority in the U.S. House and at least 54 seats in the U.S. Senate.&nbsp;</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="governor" /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">Pennsylvania governor</h2> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border"></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">Congress</h2> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="cd12"><strong>The 12th District</strong> includes all of Pittsburgh, some suburbs and part of Westmoreland County. Democratic Rep. Summer Lee faced a challenge from Republican James Hayes for the second consecutive cycle.</p> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border"></div> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="cd17"><strong>The 17th District</strong> includes Pittsburgh suburbs in Allegheny County and all of Beaver County. Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio faced a challenge from Republican Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy.</p> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border"></div> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="top"><mark style="background-color:#EEEEEE" class="has-inline-color">Below are congressional results for other regions of Pennsylvania.</mark></p> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border"></div> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button" href="#top" style="background-color:#373737">Return to top</a></div> </p></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="retention" /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">Pennsylvania General Assembly</h2> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="stateleg"><strong>Balance of power</strong>: The graphic below will be updated to show which party wins a majority of seats in each of Harrisburg's two legislative chambers.</p> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border has-white-background-color has-background"></div> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="sd42"><strong>There were two competitive state Senate races </strong>in the Pittsburgh region. The 38th district encompasses much of northern Allegheny County, and the 46th district includes part of Beaver County and all of Greene and Washington Counties.</p> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border has-white-background-color has-background"></div> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="statehouse"><strong>Fourteen of Allegheny County's 21 state House districts were contested.</strong> Two other competitive races in the region, the 12th district in Butler County and the 16th district in Beaver County, are also shown here.</p> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border has-white-background-color has-background"></div> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button" href="#top" style="background-color:#373737">Return to top</a></div> </p></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="citycouncil" /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">Ballot Referendum</h2> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="ballotquestion">Around 70% of Allegheny County voters chose not to lift Home Rule Charter restrictions on County Council's spending on fringe benefits for members, council staff and district offices. </p> <div class="wp-block-buttons"> <div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button" href="#top" style="background-color:#373737">Return to top</a></div> </p></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="national" /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">National results</h2> <div class="wp-block-group alignwide is-style-border has-white-background-color has-background"></div></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.publicsource.org/2026-live-election-results-pittsburgh-area/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.publicsource.org">Pittsburgh's Public Source</a> and is republished here under a <a target="_blank" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>.&nbsp;<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.publicsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-ps_circle_favicon_blue.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="16" height="16" style="width:1em;height:1em;"></p> <img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.publicsource.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=1339159&amp;ga4=G-CCLXQK5C14" style="width:1px;height:1px;"><script> PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: "https://www.publicsource.org/2026-live-election-results-pittsburgh-area/", urlref: window.location.href }); } } </script> <script id="parsely-cfg" src="//cdn.parsely.com/keys/publicsource.org/p.js"></script>

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