Overview
- NBC News projects Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie won the Democratic primary in PA-1 and will face Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick in a top swing district.
- Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti secured the PA-8 nomination without opposition and is set to take on Republican Rep. Rob Bresnahan in November.
- The Allentown-area PA-7 remains the most competitive Democratic contest, with Bob Brooks, Ryan Crosswell, and Lamont McClure drawing high-profile backing from figures like Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Bernie Sanders.
- Outside money is flooding these races, including a seven-figure TV blitz in PA-7 by a little-known Lead Left PAC that Punchbowl News linked by website metadata to a GOP fundraising platform.
- In other contests, President Donald Trump backed a successful effort to unseat Republican Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky, highlighting hard-fought primary battles across the map.