QAnon Extremist Mastriano Wins PA GOP Gov Primary

Philadelphia’s NBC News affiliate reports:

Doug Mastriano, the ultra-conservative state senator from central Pennsylvania, won the Republican primary for Pennsylvania governor, NBC News projects, setting up a race against Democrat Josh Shapiro in the November general election.

With the victory, Mastriano completed a meteoric rise through the state Republican Party ranks, despite efforts from many of the party’s establishment trying to keep him from winning the nomination.

His far-right view on the 2020 presidential election results – he still wants to audit the votes – and his attendance at the “Stop the Steal” protests in Washington D.C. during the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 have caused many in his own Republican party to worry that he could get “clobbered” by Shapiro in the general election later this year.

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NEW: Doug Mastriano will win in Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial Republican primary, @ABC News projects. https://t.co/Iu7BJ4RiXJ

— ABC News (@ABC) May 18, 2022

GOP nominee for PA Governor @dougmastriano, who marched to the Capitol on 1/6, threatens to ban some members of media from his campaign:

“You’re not gonna bully us with your hate and your rhetoric … I will not stand for you mocking me, my wife, my family, what we believe.” pic.twitter.com/ewwi0mFXiz

— The Recount (@therecount) May 18, 2022

Mastriano is one of the most radical gubernatorial candidates ever to receive a major party nomination https://t.co/o783AozeIb

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) May 18, 2022

Election fraud conspiracy theorist and GOP nominee for PA Gov Doug Mastriano celebrating his win tonight with decertification memo author Ivan Raiklin, who says:

“20 electoral votes!”

Curious … pic.twitter.com/liYB77NJFV

— Ron Filipkowski ?? (@RonFilipkowski) May 18, 2022