A Pennsylvania representative up for reelection tragically passed away a month ago, but despite his death, he beat his opponent in a landslide victory during the midterms.
won in an election day landslide -- which has to sting for his opponent, because DeLuca's no longer living.
The late state rep. received 85% of the votes in Wednesday's midterm election -- despite dying in October from a battle with lymphoma. The timing of DeLuca's death reportedly made it too late to pick a different Democrat candidate, or to reprint updated ballots. While we're incredibly saddened by the loss of Representative Tony DeLuca, we are proud to see the voters to continue to show their confidence in him and his commitment to Democratic values by re-electing him posthumously. A special election will follow soon.
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