Democrat Josh Shapiro wins Pennsylvania governor's race

Josh Shapiro.
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Democrat Josh Shapiro has won the Pennsylvania governor's race, Fox News, NBC News, and CNN are projecting, defeating his Republican opponent Doug Mastriano.

With 77 percent of the vote in, Shapiro, the state's attorney general, has 54.8 percent compared to Mastriano with 43.4 percent.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.