Two local incumbents ousted by voters, including the longest-serving Democrat in the Pennsylvania House

Two local state House incumbents were ousted by voters in Tuesday’s primary election, including the chamber’s longest continuously serving representative in a shakeup to the Philadelphia-area’s delegation in Harrisburg.

Two local incumbents ousted by voters, including the longest-serving Democrat in the Pennsylvania House. Two local state House incumbents were ousted by voters in Tuesday’s primary election, including the chamber’s longest continuously serving representative in a shakeup to the Philadelphia-area’s delegation in Harrisburg. Despite a low turnout, voters chose new blood to represent them in Harrisburg in resounding margins in Delaware County and Philadelphia, where incumbent Reps. Greg Vitali (D., Delaware) and Keith Harris (D., Philadelphia), lost their respective seats. Vitali has dedicated his career to environmental issues since first taking his House seat in 1993, but voters in the district overwhelmingly chose Haverford Twp. Commissioner Judy Trombetta, who campaigned as a “fresh face.” Meanwhile, Harris, who was first elected to his...