House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., arrives to speak at an event early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

By SARA BURNETT, JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans were closing in on a narrow House majority on Wednesday while control of the Senate hinges on tight Arizona, Nevada and Georgia races. The midterm election defied expectations of sweeping conservative victories driven by frustration over inflation and President Joe Biden’s leadership. Democrat John Fetterman flipped Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Senate seat. But Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin won reelection, raising the stakes of races that were too early to call. In the House, Democrats kept seats in districts from Virginia to Kansas to Rhode Island, while many districts in states like New York and California had not been called. Republicans, meanwhile, toppled House Democratic campaign chief Sean Patrick Maloney of New York.

(Jim Marshall during a recent appearance at Beaver County Radio)

 (Beaver County, Pa.) Incumbent Pa. State Representative for the 14th District Jim Marshall  has been elected to another term. The voters of Marshall’s District showed by massive amounts how much they approve of the job he is doing in Harrisburg. Jim received 68 percent of the vote compared to his opponent Bruce Carper’s 32 percent of the vote.

Rep. Marshall said via phone Wednesday afternoon that he is grateful to the voters of the 14th District. He has been in office for awhile now and feels that he does the right thing. Jim said he feels like the support from those that elected him says a lot. He’s grateful to have the opportunity and looks forward to representing the 14th District for two more years.

Tune into Beaver County Radio for “Rappin with the Reps” featuring State Representative Jim Marshall tomorrow morning at 9:10 AM on Beaver County Radio.

Shortly after noon Wednesday the Beaver County Elections Bureau published the unofficial results of the election.

(Beaver Pa.) Experts had predicted a robust turnout for the 2022 mid-term elections and their prediction was dead on in Beaver County. Between all ballots that were counting including those who went to the poll to vote along with mail-in and absentee ballots Beaver County saw a voter turnout of 64.7%.

What that means is that out of the 113,9834 people who are registered to vote in the county 73,649 cast a ballot.

In one of the largest turnouts of recent memory the 2022 mid-term election saw Beaver Countians cast votes for Pennsylvania Governor, The US Senate and Congress, and the Pennsylvania State House. The national seats would shape President Joe Biden’s second two years of his term.

(Photo of Rob Matzie from recent appearance at Beaver County Radio)

(Story by Beaver County Radio Staff)

(Beaver, Pa.) Incumbent Pa. State Representative for the 16th District Rob Matzie has been elected to another term. Matzie actually trailed his Republican Competitor Rico Elmore going into the counting of the mail in ballots this morning by 208 and votes. Matzie ended up beating Elmore by 3,505 votes.

Matzie said via text message that “I am honored to have been chosen to continue representing my friends and neighbors in Harrisburg. And I am humbled to have done so by such a margin, especially in light of the negative ads and dark money that flooded into the race. The people of Beaver County know better, and can’t be fooled by special interest fat cats, no matter whom they may try to prop up.

I will work hard for all of the people of my district to the best of my abilities and will continue to fight for our shared goals of good jobs, good schools, better roads and bridges, safe communities, and opportunities for all. Simply put, I will represent you in the Capitol with the core belief that I’ve never strayed from – Beaver County first, always.”

Shortly after noon Wednesday the Beaver County Elections Bureau published the unofficial results of the election.

(Photo provided by Deluzio Campaign)

(Harrisburg, Pa.) Voting rights Attorney Chris Deluzio defeated former Ross Commissioner Jeremy Shaffer in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District.

The district includes all of Beaver County and part of Allegheny County. Most of the area has been represented by U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, who chose to run for the Senate in the primary and did not seek reelection.

As of 10 AM on Wednesday Deluzio had 178, 323 votes giving him 52.28%  to Shaffer’s 162, 764 votes giving him 47.72 %.

The results are not official and some precincts are still counting mail in ballots.

(Aliquippa, Pa) Aliquippa residents voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for the city to exit Act 47 next year, and go to a Home Rule Charter. The city’s current form of government will now change in 2024.

(Beaver, Pa.) The  Beaver County Commissioners Work Session Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 10 AM has been canceled.

(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The General Election was held yesterday and Beaver County is still counting the mail-in ballots as of 7:25 AM Wednesday morning.

Note: these are the updated results for Beaver County Only.

Below is the updated results as of November 11, 2022 at 7:25 AM

UPDATE: 9:15 AM. Beaver County Radio’s Sandy Giordano spoke with the Beaver County Elections and they are expecting all mail in ballots to be counted this morning and unofficial results to be posted early Wednesday afternoon.

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Nov 9, 2022 3:06 AM

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrat John Fetterman has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal race for U.S. Senate. The lieutenant governor overcame a stroke to defeat Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz and flip a Republican-held seat. It gives Democrats hope of retaining control of the closely divided chamber. Fetterman and Oz both ran a bare-knuckled campaign. Fetterman sought to harness outrage over the Supreme Court’s abortion decision and promised to vote to abolish the filibuster. He also mercilessly trolled Oz on a social media as an out-of-touch carpetbagger.