(Beaver Falls, Pa.) In one of the most anticipated and controversial  contests for Pa. State Representative in the 10th District Republican incumbent Aaron Bernstine has come away with a victory and a third term as a Pa. State Representative.

Bernstine was challenged by Democrat Kolbe Cole and United Party Candidate Johnathan Peffer.

To start Wednesday morning Bernstine led the race 55.91 percent to Cole’s 28.97 percent and Peffer’s 15.12 percent.

As the morning went on Cole realized that even with mail-in ballots she would not be able to catch Bernstine and thus issued a statement on her Facebook page conceding the race to Berstine.

At last check at 3:30 p.m. Thursday Bernstine had a 51.16 percent of the vote to Cole’s 34.49 percent and Peffer’s 14.35 percent.