Lancaster County will send two Democrats to the state House of Representatives for the first time in decades, a historic result on an otherwise Republican-friendly night nationally.
Dana Hamp-Gulick escaped her abusive ex-husband. After months of staying in shelters, she and her daughter arrived in Lancaster with nothing but two suitcases.
Lancaster city council President Izzy Smith-Wade-El defeated fellow Councilmember Janet Diaz in the Democratic primary to represent the 49th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House, while incumbent Rep. Mike Sturla