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Pennsylvania Democrats hope to flip Republican-held seats once they settle toss-up primaries | News, Sports, Jobs - Maui News --> newslink MAUI NEWS × News Local News Hawaii News National News International News Sports Local Sports National Sports Opinion Editorial Letters to the Editor Columns Entertainment Obituaries Memoriams Jobs Classifieds TV Public Notices Browse notices Place a notice Contact Information Contact Us Advertise Statement of Values Terms of Service Submit News News Sports Opinion Obituaries Jobs Classifieds Place Notice SUBSCRIBE May 19, 2026 | Today's Paper | Submit News | Subscribe Today Today's Paper | Subscribe Pennsylvania Democrats hope to flip Republican-held seats once they settle toss-up primaries National News May 19, 2026 FILE - Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks to the crowd at a Clinton County Democratic Party event at the Avenue 209 coffee shop, April 11, 2026, in Lock Haven, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File) HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Pennsylvania will settle primary fights on Tuesday to shape their congressional slate for the fall election, where they hope to capture the state’s four swing districts and ultimately a U.S. House majority. Gov. Josh Shapiro and national Democrats are promoting their chosen candidates over progressive rivals, the latest example of a fissure that has divided the party as it grasps for a path back to power in Washington. Three of the four swing districts have contested Democratic primaries, in addition to a wide-open primary contest in Philadelphia that will almost surely anoint the next seatholder. The campaigns will put Pennsylvania on the front lines of Democratic efforts to retake control of Congress and block the last two years of President Donald Trump’s agenda. They will also test Shapiro’s influence ahead of a possible White House campaign. He’s heavily favored to win reelection over Republican candidate Stacy Garrity, the state treasurer, so Shapiro is putting his clout on the line in primaries that will determine his party’s chances in November. Contested primaries in swing seats Three of Democrats’ primary fights are in swing districts held by Republican U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Scott Perry. Shapiro and the House Democrats’ campaign arm, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, have teamed up to endorse the same candidate in each of those contested primaries. Washington U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene, the chair of the DCCC, said the party wanted “top-tier” candidates who were the strongest to take on Republican incumbents. Two of those — Janelle Stelson and Bob Harvie — are facing opponents on the left, while another, Bob Brooks, is in a four-way primary contest. Stelson, a former local television anchor and personality, is running in Perry’s south central Pennsylvania district and competing for the nomination against Justin Douglas, a progressive minister

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