This page will refresh automatically with live election returns from the Associated Press, including the AP’s calls for local primaries for Congress, state House and state Senate.

Latest news

Polls close at 8 p.m. Check back then for live vote counts in each race below, and the latest headlines as races around the region are called by the Associated Press.

Congressional primaries

The 12th District includes all of Pittsburgh, some suburbs and part of Westmoreland County. Rep. Summer Lee, a Democrat, faces a primary challenge. The Republican primary is uncontested.

State Senate primaries

The 42nd Pa. Senate District includes parts of Pittsburgh and some South Hills and Ohio River communities. Sen. Wayne Fontana, a Democrat, faces a primary challenge and there are no candidates on the Republican primary ballot.

The 46th Pa. Senate District includes part of Beaver County and all of Greene and Washington Counties. Sen. Camera Bartolotta, a Republican, faces a primary challenge. The Democratic primary is uncontested.

Below are results from contested state Senate primaries outside of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

State House primaries

Four of the Democratic primaries for Allegheny County state House seats are contested. None of the Republican primaries are contested. The 24th District features a challenge to an incumbent Democrat, the 28th and 39th districts have contested Democratic primaries in Republican-held seats, and the 45th District primary is a race to succeed a retiring Democrat.

Below are results from contested state House primaries outside of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Ballot Referendum

Pittsburgh voters will decide whether to amend the home rule charter to allow the city to advertise public hearings on the city’s website and digital news outlets in the event that the city has no print newspaper of general circulation.

Result: Too early to call.

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Live election results: Pittsburgh-area primaries for Congress, state House and more

by Charlie Wolfson, Pittsburgh's Public Source
May 19, 2026

<h1>Live election results: Pittsburgh-area primaries for Congress, state House and more</h1> <p class="byline">by Charlie Wolfson, Pittsburgh's Public Source <br />May 19, 2026</p> <p id="top">This page will refresh automatically with live election returns from the Associated Press, including the AP's calls for local primaries for Congress, state House and state Senate.</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="#cd12" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">Congressional results</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="#sd42" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">State Senate results</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="#statehouse" style="background-color:#373737;font-size:20px">State House results</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">Pittsburgh ballot question</a></div> </p></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="mayor" /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">Latest news</h2> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background">Polls close at 8 p.m. Check back then for live vote counts in each race below, and the latest headlines as races around the region are called by the Associated Press.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="mayor" /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">Congressional primaries</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. Rep. Summer Lee, a Democrat, faces a primary challenge. The Republican primary is uncontested.</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. Rep. Chris Deluzio, a Democrat, is unopposed in the primary. There are two candidates for the Republican nomination.</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 the congressional primary results for other regions of Pennsylvania, plus statewide office results.</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">State Senate primaries</h2> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="sd42"><strong>The 42nd Pa. Senate District</strong> includes parts of Pittsburgh and some South Hills and Ohio River communities. Sen. Wayne Fontana, a Democrat, faces a primary challenge and there are no candidates on the Republican primary ballot.</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="sd46"><strong>The 46th Pa. Senate District</strong> includes part of Beaver County and all of Greene and Washington Counties. Sen. Camera Bartolotta, a Republican, faces a primary challenge. The Democratic primary is uncontested.</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">Below are results from contested state Senate primaries outside of Southwestern Pennsylvania.</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="partisan" /> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="congress-results">State House primaries</h2> <p class="has-light-gray-background-color has-background" id="statehouse">Four of the Democratic primaries for Allegheny County state House seats are contested. None of the Republican primaries are contested. The <strong>24th District</strong> features a challenge to an incumbent Democrat, the <strong>28th and 39th districts</strong> have contested Democratic primaries in Republican-held seats, and the <strong>45th District</strong> primary is a race to succeed a retiring Democrat.</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">Below are results from contested state House primaries outside of Southwestern Pennsylvania.</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">Pittsburgh voters will decide whether to amend the home rule charter to allow the city to advertise public hearings on the city's website and digital news outlets in the event that the city has no print newspaper of general circulation.</p> <p><strong>Result: </strong>Too early to call.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" id="sheriff" /> <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></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.publicsource.org/live-election-results-pittsburgh-area-primaries-for-congress-state-house-and-more/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.publicsource.org&quot;&gt;Pittsburgh&#039;s Public Source&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.publicsource.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-ps_circle_favicon_blue.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.publicsource.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1332345&amp;amp;ga4=G-CCLXQK5C14&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.publicsource.org/live-election-results-pittsburgh-area-primaries-for-congress-state-house-and-more/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/publicsource.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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