CBS News characterizes the Pennsylvania governor’s race as leaning toward the Democrat, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, in his race against Republican Doug Mastriano. Polls closed at 8 p.m. ET.
Gender seems to figure in this race: 51% of men say they voted for Republican Doug Mastriano, compared with 47% who say they voted for Shapiro. Among women, 62% say they voted for Shapiro, while 37% voted for Mastriano. Exit poll percentages may have updated since this post was published.
Shapiro and Mastriano are running to succeed outgoing Gov. Tom Wolf, who is term-limited.
Shapiro, 49, ran as a moderate Democrat. On the trail, he’s touting his record as an attorney general who has taken on cases addressing sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, sued the Trump administration over health care and reached settlements over student loan abuse and the opioid crisis.
Mastriano, 58, a far-right candidate backed by President Donald Trump, is an election denier who chartered buses to Washington for Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, speech, in which he exhorted followers to march on the Capitol. He has served as a state senator since 2019, following a 30-year career in the Army. After tours in Iraq and Afghanistan he eventually retired at the rank of colonel. In 2018, Mastriano ran for Congress, placing fourth in the GOP primary.
