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BLOOMSBURG -- A bomb threat emailed to officials at Columbia County's Main Street County Annex disrupted vote counting...

UPDATE 9:20 P.M.: County officials have returned to the vote counting site, and expect to have counting resume by 10 p.m.
 
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EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — In a rematch from the 2020 election, Republican incumbent Dan Meuser has defeated his challenger, Democrat Amanda Waldman in the race for Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District.

Meuser released the following statement after being declared the winner in Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District race for 2024.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Election Bureau was briefly evacuated after a bomb threat was received.

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo tells 28/22 News that they, along with many other Pennsylvania counties, received an email threat that there was a bomb in place inside the building.

Pennsylvania polling locations receive bomb threats, move ballots

Crocamo says the bureau building at Penn Place in Wilkes-Barre did evacuate for a short period as police investigated however the threat does not appear credible.

MIDDLEBURG BOROUGH, SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say multiple roads in Synder County are closed Tuesday evening following reported bomb threats.

Snyder County Commissioner Joe Kantz tells 28/22 News a bomb threat was leveed against the Synder County Courthouse.

Kantz said a bomb threat was called into the Snyder County Courthouse prompting an evacuation.

The Middleburg Police Department, along with the Snyder County Sheriff's Office are on scene investigating and waiting for the all clear from officials before they allow people back in the building.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Republican nominee Rob Bresnahan Jr. is claiming victory in the battle with incumbent Democrat Matt Cartwright in Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District.

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Early Wednesday morning, Bresnahan claimed victory in the congressional race.

Bresnahan is a political newcomer to Washington but he says he is ready to deliver results for NEPA.

The Republican successfully unseated his opponent Democrat Matt Cartwright, who has served since 2013.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Democrat Jim Haddock secured a second term while his opponent, 23-year-old McKayla Kathio ran for the first time for Pennsylvania's 118th Legislative District.

Early Wednesday morning, the Associated Press declared Jim Haddock the winner of the Pennsylvania 118th Legislative District race.

Haddock was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022 to serve residents in the 118th district that includes parts of Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties.

Pennsylvania's 118th Legislative District

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The seat for Pennsylvania's House of Representatives 120th District was a battle between Republican nominee Brenda Pugh and Democratic nominee Fern Leard.

Early Wednesday morning, the Associated Press declared Brenda Pugh to be the winner of the Pennsylvania's House of Representatives 120th District race.

PA House of Representatives District 120 was left vacant after Aaron Kaufer (R) stepped down from the position in January 2024 after serving as a representative since 2015.

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(WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is Your Local Election Headquarters. Check back here throughout the night for the latest local and state election results.

Election results will start to populate this page after 8:00 p.m. on November 5.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo tells 28/22 News that the county is "dealing with the issue" segregating ballots with a spelling error in Representative Alec J. Ryncavage's name.

The initial mail-in ballot was sent to some 6,700 voters in the 119th State House District of Luzerne County. The last name of Republican incumbent Alec Ryncavage is incorrectly spelled with the letter T instead of an R.