In Huntingdon County, incumbent Rich Irvin beat challenger Ian Kidd by 40 percentage points for the 81st district house seat. In Centre County, former Altoona Native Steve Yetsko lost his second bid to unseat Scott Conklin for the 77th state house seat, Kerry Benninghoff will go back to Harrisburg after defeating Robert Ziegler and Paul Takac won his race against Justin Behrens in the 82nd district. Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson is headed back to Washington after winning his race against Mike Molesevich in the newly formed 15th congressional district.
