Election updates: Mixed results for Trump-backed candidates in GOP primaries

Josh Shapiro, who is quarantining with COVID Tuesday and running unopposed for the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania governor, put out a statement about his general-election opponent, Trump-backed Doug Mastriano, now that Mastriano is projected to win.

Shapiro slams Mariano's stance on abortion rights and election conspiracies, saying in a statement that "Pennsylvanians need a Governor who can meet this moment, but Republicans just nominated a dangerous extremist who wants to take away our freedoms. The contrast in this election could not be clearer – Doug Mastriano wants to ban abortion without exceptions, restrict the right to vote and spread conspiracy theories, and destroy the union way of life for hard working Pennsylvanians."

Mastriano participated in the Jan. 6 rally before the march to the Capitol, organized buses to the rally and was caught on camera walking past barricades at the Capitol ahead of the deadly attack. He has denied participating in any violence.

Republicans in the state were worried about Mastriano getting the nomination, while Democrats were vying for that outcome, hoping Shapiro can appeal to more voters in a general election. The race takes on additional significance because the winner appoints the secretary of state, the officer who will oversee elections in the battleground state.

ABC News projects that Chris Deluzio will win the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District.

Deluzio is a veteran and voting rights attorney and beat out LGBTQ rights advocate Sean Meloy for the Democratic nomination in the seat currently held by a Democrat. The district Deluzio ran in is being vacated by Rep. Conor Lamb, who ran for Senate in the state but fell short to Lt. Gov. John Fetterman in the Democratic primary earlier Tuesday night.

In the Pennsylvania gubernatorial Republican primary, ABC News projects state Sen. Doug Mastriano will win, beating out his closest primary rival, former Rep. Lou Barletta.

Mastriano, a retired Army colonel and long proponent of "the big lie," gained former President Donald Trump's endorsement only three days ago. Mastriano attended Trump’s Jan. 6 rally in Washington and falsely claimed in December 2020 that "cheating and fraud happened in our state." As a state senator, he also attempted to launch a forensic "audit" of the state’s election results, similar to the partisan inquisition that took place in Arizona. It failed to find any evidence of widespread fraud.

The race is especially significant since the governor of Pennsylvania gets to name the secretary of state -- the state's chief election official, charged with overseeing elections.

The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed Mastriano, given that he was in communication with Trump on Jan. 6, but neither he nor the committee has confirmed whether he complied with the order.

Attorney General Josh Shapiro, running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for governor, has called Mastriano "the most extreme and dangerous GOP candidate." The two will face off in November.

Gisele Fetterman, wife of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, spoke to supporters at an election night party in Pittsburgh following her husband's projection to win the Democratic primary for Senate as he recovers from a stroke in the hospital.

She opened by "addressing the elephant in the room," which is that "my husband John Fetterman is not in the room," and said Fetterman would be "back on his feet in no time."

"This race we’re running is a race for the future," she said to a warm audience. "It’s a race for every job that has been lost, every factory that has been closed, every cost that has been rising, every worker that can’t keep up. It’s a race for a better Pennsylvania."

She also mentioned two issues her husband raises at almost every stop: a commitment to legalizing marijuana and to eliminating the Senate filibuster.