AP-US–Election 2022-Senate-Pennsylvania, 11th Ld-Writethru

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.