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Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump visit Pennsylvania to rally voters days before mid-term election

Former Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump visit Pennsylvania to rally voters days before mid-term election

Hannah Shiflett, Reporter
November 8, 2022

In the last few days before the night of the election, two former presidents appeared in PA to rally support. Former President Barack Obama appeared to support Democratic Nominees John Fetterman for US Senate and Josh Shapiro for PA Governor. Former president Donald Trump...

Tom Hanks speaks at When We All Vote rally.

Tom Hanks headlines voting event in Pittsburgh

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Manager
September 26, 2018

Tom Hanks spoke to hundreds at Soldiers and Sailors Hall in Oakland to express the importance of voting, not just in the presidential election, but every election. Hanks opened his speech with the question of the importance of elections in the U.S. "What is the most important...

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Tom Hanks to headline voting rally in Pittsburgh

Gage Goulding, Assistant News Editor
September 24, 2018

Tom Hanks will headline a voting rally in Oakland on Tuesday. Hanks is scheduled to attend the When We All Vote rally at Soldiers and Sailors in Oakland on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The event's main goal is to encourage people to get out and vote. Hanks is not the only celebrity...

Donald Trump has won the Presidential Election of 2016

Donald Trump has won the Presidential Election of 2016

November 9, 2016

Over the course of the 2016 presidential election, it has finally come to a close with Donald Trump as the new president elect. Trump started his career as a Businessman and TV personality. For this election, Trump has been fighting his opponent, Hillary Clinton, to be the...

Pat Toomey won the 2016 U.S. Senate

Pat Toomey won the 2016 U.S. Senate

November 9, 2016

 Pat Toomey has won the 2016 Senate race with a narrow lead. Toomey has been the Republican candidate for the senate seat for the 2016 election. Toomey was elected into the House of Representatives in 1998 and only stayed for the three terms he pledged to, then owned...

Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania

Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania

November 9, 2016

Donald Trump has won Pennsylvania in the 2016 Presidential election.   VIDEO: 2016 Presidential Election coverage presented by the Society for Collegiate Journalists   Pennsylvania is worth 20 electoral votes. Winning the state is very important for...

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Central time zone electoral votes

November 8, 2016

The electoral votes are in for the winner of each state in the Central time zone. The votes are pouring in and states are being updated with who has won.   VIDEO: 2016 Presidential Election coverage presented by the Society for Collegiate Journalists   Trump...

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Eastern time zone projected electoral votes

November 8, 2016

The electoral votes are in for the projected winner of each state in the Eastern time zone.   VIDEO: 2016 Presidential Election coverage presented by the Society for Collegiate Journalists   Trump is expected to take: West Virginia- 5 South Carolina-...

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2016 Election Night

November 8, 2016

The 2016 election has officially begun today, Nov. 8, 2016.   VIDEO: 2016 Presidential Election coverage presented by the Society for Collegiate Journalists   Voters across the country went out to their individual polls to vote for the 45th president....

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Students talk about election day at RMU

Hannah Vislocky
November 9, 2015
Allegheny County held elections on Nov 3. According to Allegheny County's Unofficial Results summary report, there was a voter turn out of only 25.95 percent of registered voters in the county; 221,564 ballots were cast at the polls from a pool of 853,725 registered voters.

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