APTOPIX Election 2026 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro walks on a stage at an election night event in Shiremanstown, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.
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The final midterm votes are still being counted, but make no mistake, the next election season has already begun. Presidential prospects in both parties jockeyed for position on Wednesday. That's even as the political world was still digesting the impact of the Democratic wave that crashed over American politics the night before. Democrats celebrated their party’s stunning success — and began promoting themselves — while dejected Republicans scrambled to distance themselves from President Donald Trump’s wreckage. Voters still processing the midterms may not welcome an immediate pivot to 2028. But for would-be candidates, there is real urgency to move toward a White House bid in what is expected to be a wide-open contest on both sides.
