(File Photo: Source for Photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro gestures at a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in Ambler, Pa., Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to unofficial results from yesterday’s general election for Pennsylvania governor, Democratic incumbent Josh Shapiro has earned a second term as the governor of the state. 

These results confirm that Shapiro led at about 60% of the votes over his Republican challenger and current Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who earned about 38% of the votes. 

The third candidate for this election, Libertarian Ken Krawchuk, only earned about 1% of the votes. 

Shapiro became the 48th governor of the state of Pennsylvania in 2023.