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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

2026 election results. Josh Shapiro (D) has 54% of the vote for governor in Luzerne County, with about 88% of the expected vote counted. Luzerne County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 5 local contests from the county's own results.

2026 results in Luzerne County

Governor

Josh Shapiro
53.9%60,178
Stacy Garrity
44.8%50,072
Kenneth Krawchuk
1.3%1,414
88% counted

Statewide: Josh Shapiro wins. Called.

U.S. House: Pennsylvania 8th District

Paige Cognetti
51.7%48,914
Robert Bresnahan
48.3%45,693
89% counted

Only part of Luzerne County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: not called; Paige Cognetti leads.

U.S. House: Pennsylvania 9th District

Daniel Meuser
65.6%11,138
Rachel Wallace
34.4%5,836
96% counted

Only part of Luzerne County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Daniel Meuser wins. Called.

The leader in Luzerne County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 10, 12:31 PM.

5 local contests in Luzerne County

Local measures on Luzerne County's ballots, from Luzerne County's election-night results. Names are as the county prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures. The county's site also lists its votes for the state legislature, which aren't shown here.

Local measures

Luzerne County Home Rule Charter Amendment Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes86,26689.1%
No10,54510.9%

Yes ahead with 89.1% in Luzerne County.

Jenkins Township Supervisor Question

ChoiceVotesShare
No1,00052.0%
Yes92348.0%

No ahead with 52.0% in Luzerne County.

Dallas Township Supervisor Question

ChoiceVotesShare
No2,12456.6%
Yes1,62743.4%

No ahead with 56.6% in Luzerne County.

City of Hazleton Home Rule Charter Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,77966.6%
No1,39633.4%

Yes ahead with 66.6% in Luzerne County.

Sugarloaf Township Supervisor Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes97058.9%
No67841.1%

Yes ahead with 58.9% in Luzerne County.

Luzerne County's election-night results, last updated Nov 10, 12:27 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
PA GovernorD +9.2R +19.3Not yet
PA-08 part of the countyD +3.4R +14.7Not yet
PA-09 part of the countyR +31.2R +43.8D +12.6

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Luzerne County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris40.0%Donald Trump59.2%R +19.1156,205
2020Joe Biden42.3%Donald Trump56.7%R +14.4153,317
2016Hillary Clinton38.9%Donald Trump58.3%R +19.4134,983
2012Barack Obama51.7%Mitt Romney46.9%D +4.8124,439
2008Barack Obama53.6%John McCain45.2%D +8.4135,163
2004John Kerry51.1%George W. Bush47.7%D +3.4136,028
2000Al Gore52.0%George W. Bush43.8%D +8.3119,586

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +27.4.

Other counties in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Pennsylvania certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Pennsylvania's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.