Doug Mastriano Concedes Pennsylvania Governor’s Race to Democrat Josh Shapiro

The Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano conceded the race to his Democratic opponent Josh Shapiro on Sunday, while calling for election results to be counted faster.
In a statement posted to Twitter, Mastriano, who former President Donald Trump endorsed, said the results of the midterm elections had not gone the way Republicans had hoped and “fought so hard for.”
“In all, we received votes from almost 2.2 million Pennsylvanians, and I thank every one of you, from the bottom of my heart,” he said.
Shapiro was projected as the winner in the race for governor late on election night by NBC News. The Associated Press also called the race in favor of Shapiro on election night, when Shapiro had 54.42 percent of the vote, or 2,571,668 votes, and Mastriano 43.74 percent. As of Sunday, Shapiro has 56.3 percent of the vote compared to Mastriano’s 41.9 percent….}