Pennsylvania Senator-elect Dave McCormick is an affluent finance executive who has never before held political office.

I've met more people in these six months than I met in Pittsfield in 36 years. It's very, very different, but I'm adapting.

Democrat Pat Harkins, of Erie, has been re-elected to the state House of Representatives. Harkins was unopposed in Tuesday's general election. He also was unopposed for his party's nomination in ...