Five weeks after Election Day, winning candidates in Pennsylvania from governor to Congress are waiting for their victories to become official.
, winning candidates in Pennsylvania from governor to Congress are waiting for their victories to become official.
Recounts have been sought in 172 voting precincts across 40% of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. That led to nine counties missing their Nov. 29 certification deadline, though all but one has since certified. Chris Deluzio, a Pittsburgh Democrat elected in November to the U.S. House, said the delay has had only a minor effect on him so far. Without his win being official, however, the congressman-elect doesn’t get to send out mail at no charge, as other members of Congress do, for example.
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