Wed Nov 9, 2022 – 3:49 pm ESTWed Nov 9, 2022 – 3:51 pm EST
PENNSYLVANIA (LifeSiteNews) – Democrat Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman won an open U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania over Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, a blow to former President Donald Trump, who heavily supported the Republican candidate.
After the final count of the ballots, Fetterman emerged with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Oz by three percentage points. Fetterman’s campaign was shaken when he suffered a stroke in May, just before winning the primary. Since then, he has struggled to hear and speak, leading to concern from both Democrats and Republicans that he is not healthy enough to serve in office. However, results in an NBC News exit poll showed that 50% of voters stated that Fetterman’s health would not inhibit his work and 47% believed that it would. Fifty-six percent of Pennsylvania voters believed Oz had not resided in the state long enough to “properly represent it,” while 42% said the opposite.
Fetterman’s mental fitness became major fodder for conservative commentators as the election drew closer.
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The newly elected senator has
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