Pennsylvania GOP refuses to endorse Senate candidate

Published February 5, 2022 9:22pm ET



The Pennsylvania GOP refused to endorse any statewide candidates for office, leaving the Republican primary ahead of the November race to replace outgoing Sen. Pat Toomey wide open.

The Pennsylvania Republican Party’s vote at a meeting Saturday in Lancaster rejecting all statewide endorsements had been predicted by party leadership for months. But with the term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf set to depart office after this election cycle, Saturday’s vote marked the first time in decades when the state had both its Senate seat and governorship open.

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