Governor Shapiro certifies state’s general election results
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified Pennsylvania’s results in the 2024 general election.
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Shapiro signed the Certificate of Ascertainment, which records the final results of the presidential election for use by Congress and for other official purposes.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance of the Republican Party received 3,543,308 votes to defeat Democratic Party candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who secured 3,423,042 votes.
The presidential electors of Trump and Vance will convene at noon on Dec. 17 to formally cast the state’s electoral votes. Official vote totals for all statewide races can be confirmed on the state department’s website.