Erin McClelland, a former Allegheny County project manager, has defeated party-endorsed candidate Ryan Bizzarro in the Democratic primary for state treasurer. McClelland will now face Republican incumbent Stacy Garrity in the November general election. McClelland’s campaign focused on increasing transparency in the Treasury’s contract database, ensuring the well-being of state workers, and prioritizing domestic investments.
Erin McClelland, a Democratic candidate from Harrison, has secured the party’s nomination for Pennsylvania State Treasurer. With 73% of the votes counted, McClelland had garnered an impressive 56% of the vote, leading The Associated Press to declare her victory over Democratic-endorsed candidate Ryan Bizzarro of Erie County. McClelland’s triumph comes after her previous electoral bids for Congress in 2014 and 2016, as well as her withdrawal from the race for Allegheny County executive in 2022. In the November general election, McClelland will face off against Republican candidate Stacy L. Garrity, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
