Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylvania governor race in blow to Trump
by Adam Gabbatt in Pittsburgh from on (#65MA2)
Doug Mastriano, extremist Republican candidate whose hardline positions failed to gain ground, was a favorite of the ex-president
Josh Shapiro will be the next governor of Pennsylvania, in a triumph for Democrats and a blow for Donald Trump, who had endorsed and heavily promoted Doug Mastriano, Shapiro's extremist Republican opponent.
The Associated Press pronounced Shapiro the winner over Mastriano, a far-right Republican candidate whose campaign of hardline positions and culture-war stances had failed to take off in the state.
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