Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Election 2022

The winner of Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor race would preside over the state Senate (breaking tied votes as needed) and the state Board of Pardons.

Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

State Reps. Austin Davis, a Democrat from McKeesport, and Carrie DelRosso, a Republican from Oakmont, won their respective primaries Tuesday night.

A judge has dismissed a temporary protective order against a candidate for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor after his attorneys attacked the motivation and credibility of the candidate’s wife. Teddy Daniels claimed vindication after the ruling by President Judge Janine Edwards, telling reporters outside the Wayne County Courthouse, “Justice was served.”

A candidate in next month’s Republican primary for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor has been ordered to stay away from his home after his wife made claims of physical and mental abuse. Teddy Daniels was accused of making threats, saying he would kill the family dog and grabbing his wife by the shirt. A Wayne County judge granted a temporary protection from abuse order to Daniels’ wife on Tuesday.

A Republican seeking his party’s nomination for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor in next month’s primary is telling one of his eight opponents that he plans to confront him in person over a Facebook post raising questions about his background because it merely mentioned his wife.

This May, both parties will feature crowded primaries to choose Pennsylvania's next lieutenant governor. We report on what's at stake in this race, along with profiles of Democrats Austin Davis, Brian Sims, and Ray Sosa; and Republicans John Brown, Jeff Coleman, Teddy Daniels, Carrie DelRosso, Russ Diamond, Chris Frye, James Jones, Rick Saccone, and Carrie Schillinger.

An ad by one of three people seeking the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor this year is drawing a complaint from the party’s presumed nominee for governor.

Allegheny County state Representative Austin Davis formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor this morning — and he enters the race with the backing of prominent Democrats that include the party’s all-but-certain gubernatorial nominee, Attorney General Josh Shapiro.