Heather Arnet (center), the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 37th District state Senate seat, meets with volunteers from Planned Parenthood, at Panera Bread in Oakland, on Nov. 3, Election Day.
Arnet’s next stop was the Jefferson Hills Municipal Center polling station where Rich Johnston (left), an Arnet supporter, had been greeting voters since the polls opened. Here he’s directing Rhiannon Miller towards Arnet, and her chance to meet a candidate in person.
Arnet talks with West Jefferson Hills School Director candidate Jill Bertini. Bertini went on to win a spot on the board.
Outside the Municipal Center, Arnet talks to Nikki Lu, the Western PA political director for SEIU 32BJ. Lu and the SEIU support Arnet’s efforts to strengthen the middle class and increase education funding.
Arnet rides in Lu’s Prius to the next polling station on the day’s agenda, the Brighton Volunteer Fire Department.
Left to right: Lu, Arnet and Carolyn Savikas, Democratic committee member, check their phones for campaign updates outside the Brighton Volunteer Fire Department polling station.
Lu takes a Snapchat video of Arnet and Savikas.
An hour before polls close, Lu reports voter turnout is almost double the projection. By the end of the night, it would reach 215 percent of the projection.
The last stop for Arnet before the polls close is the first stop on her campaign. After she won the Democratic nomination, the South Park Democrats invited her to speak at the Community Room on Brownsville Road. Pictured here, Arnet talks to Ray Stasny (right) and Don Mooney (left), a volunteer for Arnet’s opponent Guy Reschenthaler.
At the election party at Bado’s in Mount Lebanon, Rep. Dan Miller (right), of the 42nd Legislative District, and Jay Costa (left), state senator for the 43rd District, discuss the numbers as districts begin to report totals. Arnet chose to wait at home while results came in.
By the time Arnet arrived at Bado’s, she was down 5 percent with over 50 percent of the total votes accounted for.
As the remainder of the districts reported, the gap widened to 7 percent, and Reschenthaler secured the win. Arnet remained on the back porch of Bado’s with her campaign staff.