Mastriano concedes in PA, but demands election reform

Pennsylvania Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano has called for election reform but conceded the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race to his opponent, Democrat Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro, on Sunday.

“Difficult to accept as the results are, there is no right course but to concede, which I do, and I look to the challenges ahead,” Mastriano said in a statement posted to Twitter Sunday afternoon. “Josh Shapiro will be our next Governor, and I ask everyone to give him the opportunity to lead and pray that he leads well.” …

“Pennsylvanians,” Mastriano writes, “deserve to have faith in our elections. In my role as a State Senator, I will do my very best to help Josh Shapiro deliver that to Pennsylvanians and, if he does, I will be the first to acknowledge and applaud his achievement.”

He adds that, in the future, election results need to be “more quickly decided.”