Here’s a look at election results for PA legislative races, congressional contest in Centre County

Centre County voters were still awaiting some election results into Wednesday afternoon due to a software issue that caused a delay, but after rescanned mail-in ballots started to be recorded, the remaining state House race was called.

At about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Centre County said all ballots had been scanned, including mail-in ballots, but it was having issues with mail-in ballot data. In a press release, the county said it was working with the ballot scanner vendor to export election results.

At about 9 a.m. Wednesday, the county said that about 13,000 mail-in ballots would need to be rescanned.

Races in House districts 77 and 82 were not called Tuesday night. At 9:44 a.m. Wednesday, with 76% of the votes counted, the AP called the House District 77 race for incumbent Democrat Rep. Scott Conklin.

Shortly after the first batch of rescanned ballots was reported Wednesday afternoon, the AP called House District 82 for incumbent Democrat Paul Takac.

Other races in Pennsylvania, including the key Senate race between Sen. Bob Casey and Dave McCormick, were also not called as of early Wednesday morning.

Some races were called earlier on Election Night, however.

In Senate District 25, the Associated Press called the race at about 10:15 p.m. Incumbent Republican Sen. Cris Dush won with more than 67% of the vote against Democrat Bill McGill.

The Associated Press called the race in the 15th Congressional District at about 9:30 p.m., with Republican U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson of Howard garnering more than 73% of the vote over Philipsburg resident Zach Womer. Thompson was first elected to the House in 2008.

In a release, Thompson said he’s thankful for the volunteers and supporters who helped make the victory possible.

“This election was about hard work, determination, and providing the voters a clear vision for the road ahead,” Thompson said in a statement. “From Kittanning to Selinsgrove, from Warren to State College, and every town and municipality in between, the hardworking families of Pennsylvania recognize this election has been a choice between higher prices and handouts or unlocking America’s true economic potential.”

At his election night party at the Nittany Lion Inn, he told the CDT he is looking forward to continuing his leadership as one of the leaders of the House Agriculture Committee and senior member on the Education Workforce Committee.

Womer, a 25-year-old political newcomer, said he never expected to win the race but had other goals.

“My biggest goal through the whole campaign was ... to highlight the areas where I think GT is failing his constituents,” he said.

Here are the results, which will continue to be updated:

Congressional District 15

State Senate races

Senate District 25 includes that eastern part of Centre County including State College borough and Penn State and Senate District 35 includes the western part of Centre County.

State House races

House District 77 includes Ferguson, Halfmoon, Huston, Patton, Rush, Taylor and Worth townships, along with the boroughs of Philipsburg, Port Matilda and part of State College. House District 82 includes Benner, Boggs, Burnside, College, Curtin, Harris, Howard, Liberty, Marion, Snow Shoe and Union townships and boroughs of Howard, Milesburg, Snow Shoe and part of State College. The 171st District includes includes Gregg, Haines, Miles, Penn, Potter, Spring and Walker townships and Bellefonte, Centre Hall and Millheim borough, along with part of Mifflin County.

Below are live updates on the presidential race and the balance of power:

This story was originally published November 5, 2024 at 8:01 PM.