Cove Voters Send Ward, Gregory Back to Harrisburg; Couldn't Save Mastriano, Oz

Area voters who turned out for last week’s general election overwhelmingly opted to stay the course with their local representatives in Harrisburg.

According to unofficial results, Republican state Sen. Judy Ward handily beat Democrat Carol Taylor by garnering 75 percent of the votes in the five counties that comprise the district.

According to the state election results website, Ward received 76,771 votes to Taylor’s 23,996 in Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, and Mifflin counties. Unofficial Blair County totals show Ward far outpacing her opponent by receiving 36,800 votes to Taylor’s 13,0...