GOP gubernatorial candidate Lou Barletta voted this morning with his wife Mary Grace Barletta at the Southside Fire Station in Hazleton.
“Today, I feel great. It’s one year today since I announced. I feel like I've run the campaign that I wanted to; I’ve got to meet so many people. I think our message has resonated. We've been at the top of the polls from the very first day till today," said Lou Barletta. The former Congressman and mayor of Hazleton added that he feels confident heading into election day.
“I'm someone you know, you know who I am, you know what I'll do, you know what my record is," said Barletta.
The Republican gubernatorial hopeful is currently running against 6 other candidates, after others recently dropped out to offer him their endorsements.
“It was really reassuring that at the end of this whole long, hard-fought campaign with so many candidates that so many people have really coalesced around my campaign, realizing that I would give the Republicans the best chance of winning in November. That's because of the campaign that we ran and the message that that was heard," said Barletta.
Another front runner in the race, State Senator Doug Mastriano received the coveted endorsement of former President Donald Trump over the weekend. The winner of the primary will face unopposed Democratic candidate Attorney General Josh Shapiro in the general election.
“You know, it's not so much winning the primary. Our goal for Republicans, is to win the general election, and regardless of who you might have supported, I give us the best chance of beating Josh Shapiro in November and that will be a different Pennsylvania," said Barletta.
Nine names appear on the ballot for the GOP gubernatorial election today, however two of the candidates, Melissa Hart and Jake Corman have dropped out to support Barletta.
Barletta said he is disappointed with Trumps endorsement and he is looking forward to proving him wrong tonight.
We’ll continue our election coverage throughout the evening.