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State Rep. Frank Farry will serve in the Pennsylvania state senate after his election victory Tuesday.
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Farry, a Republican from Langhorne Borough, beat back Democrat Ann Marie Mitchell, of Northampton Township’s Ivyland section, to win the Sixth Senate District seat. Farry earned 54 percent of the votes, according to unofficial results.
The redistricted Sixth Senate District covers Bensalem Township, Hulmeville Borough, Ivyland Borough, Langhorne Borough, Langhorne Manor Borough, Lower Southampton Township, Middletown Township, Penndel Borough, Northampton Township, Upper Southampton Township, Warminster Township, Warwick Township, Warrington Township, and Wrightstown Township.
State Sen. Tommy Tomlinson, a Republican from Bensalem Township, has held the seat for decades, but he is retiring and not running for another term.
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Tomlinson appeared in election ads with Farry.
Farry has served as a state representative since 2008.
Mitchell previously ran against Republican State Rep. Wendi Thomas in 2020, but she lost that race.
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Republican Joe Hogan won the race to fill Farry’s current seat in the 142nd Legislative District.
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