Pennsylvania Senate midterm 2022: John Fetterman wins election
John Fetterman is declared the winner of the 2022 Pennsylvania Senate midterm election, defeating Mehmet Oz.
NEWTOWN, Pa. — John Fetterman, the state lieutenant governor, has won Pennsylvania’s high-voltage race for an open Senate seat, defeating celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz, bringing an end to one of the nastiest and most expensive campaigns of the year as both parties treated it as a potential tipping point for control of the chamber.
Fetterman will succeed Sen. Pat Toomey, a Republican who opted against seeking re-election. Just after 2 a.m. ET, Fetterman led by more than 2 percentage points with about 93% of expected votes being reported.
“It’s official. I will be the next U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania,” Fetterman tweeted. “We bet on the people of Pennsylvania — and you didn’t let us down. And I won’t let you down. Thank you.”
Speaking for roughly seven minutes at his election night event in Pittsburgh, Fetterman said: "This race is for the future of every community all across Pennsylvania. For every small town or person that ever felt left behind."
Fetterman defeats Oz in Pennsylvania Senate raceNov. 9, 202201:46At his party in Bucks County, Oz spoke briefly just before midnight, expressing confidence that he would emerge victorious.
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