A 63-year-old Philadelphia man pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday for threatening to kill a Pennsylvania election official in 2024, officials said.

Apologies were met with frustration from angry residents, who called for resignations from the county’s top officials.

For both Malone, and Pennsylvania Democrats more broadly, the campaign launch was something like planting a flag.

Pennsylvanians will return to the polls in just a few months for the 2026 primary election. According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, as of December 2, 2025, the spring

There are four highly competitive U.S. House races in Pennsylvania, more than any other state. Democrats hope to flip them all.

Eric Stern drove out to Erie, Pennsylvania, last January and got a slice of pizza with Christina Vogel at Donato's, the downtown shop she has owned for nine years. The small-business owner and political novice was interested in running for county executive against a vulnerable Republican incumbent.

The Pennsylvania man accused of sending violent, threatening text messages to an Erie County poll worker has pleaded guilty in federal court. John C. Pollard, 63, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to one count of making interstate threats before United States District Judge Cathy Bissoon for sending three threatening texts,

Counties use a variety of methods to cast lots, but it typically involves drawing a numbered object — a piece of paper, ping pong ball, playing card, etc. — out of a box or bag. Depending on the county, whichever candidate draws the higher or lower number wins the election.