Democrats Chrissy Houlahan and Josh Shapiro won reelection to Congress and the governor’s office, respectively, according to Decision Desk HQ, while updated unofficial returns showed Democratic leads in the legislative contests covered here.

Race calls and vote totals serve different purposes. A news organization can project a winner before every ballot is counted; the figures below remain subject to official review and certification.

Houlahan and Shapiro win

Decision Desk HQ’s District 6 results showed Houlahan with 198,715 votes, or 64.31%, to Republican Martin “Marty” Young’s 110,297, or 35.69%, in its Nov. 4, 9:43 a.m. update. DDHQ called the race at 8 p.m. Nov. 3. These are districtwide totals, including Chester and Berks counties.

In the governor’s race, DDHQ’s Nov. 5, 11:35 a.m. tally listed Shapiro at 3,006,600 votes, Stacy Garrity at 1,907,544 and Libertarian Kenneth Krawchuk at 64,459. DDHQ called the race for Shapiro at 8:17 p.m. Nov. 3.

Area House results

The Department of State’s unofficial district returns, checked Nov. 5, showed Democratic Rep. Kristine Howard with 20,347 votes to Republican Joe Lewis’s 9,825 in House District 167. Rep. Chris Pielli led Kris R. Vollrath 19,625 to 9,370 in District 156.

Democrat Madelyn Alvarino led Republican Rep. John Lawrence 13,737 to 13,127 in District 13, a 610-vote margin. In District 74, Democratic Rep. Dan Williams led Republican Lorenzo Kelley 14,666 to 8,172. These updated figures replace earlier partial counts.

Muth and Scanlon

State returns showed Democratic Sen. Katie Muth ahead of Republican Melissa Dicranian 77,154 to 42,976 across Senate District 44. The district extends beyond Chester County; those figures cover the entire district.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon also won reelection, according to Decision Desk HQ. Its Nov. 4, 3:25 p.m. tally showed Scanlon at 213,389 votes, or 72.06%, to Republican Nicholas “Nick” Manganaro’s 82,719, or 27.94%. DDHQ called the race at 8 p.m. Nov. 3.

Readers can follow Chester County’s own count through the Board of Elections dashboard. County-only totals for a district crossing county boundaries should not be substituted for the full district result.