The attempt by two sitting Lancaster County commissioners to influence races for precinct-level roles in the Republican Party had some party members upset over hardball political tactics uncommon in intraparty contests.

Republican committee races in Manheim Township and other parts of the county saw establishment candidates fend off challenges from some of the grassroots groups that sprung up in the wake of the 2020 election.

Dave Nissley, who lost the 100th Legislative District Republican primary Tuesday night to 18-year incumbent state Rep. Bryan Cutler, on Wednesday took to social media to concede the race.

State Rep. Bryan Cutler Tuesday night notched a decisive victory over a primary challenger who waged a well-organized grassroots campaign backed by several right-wing organizations frustrated with Republican Party leaders in the Legislature.

Polls in Lancaster County are closed for the primary.

The following Democrats and Republicans running for state and national office were unopposed in the primary. If none are beaten by a write-in candidate, all will move on to the Nov. 5 general election.

Lancaster County’s partisan voters backed the presumptive nominees for U.S. president Tuesday, with Democrats lining up behind Joe Biden and Republicans choosing Donald Trump by significant margins.

Across the 100th Legislative District in Lancaster County’s southern end, voters showed up to be heard in a race between 18-year incumbent state Rep. Bryan Cutler and political newcomer Dave Nissley.

What they do, who appoints them, how to become one and what significance they have had in past races

Protesters demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war interrupted Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr.’s visit to Lancaster County on Sunday.

About 100 people were in Penn Square late Saturday afternoon to protest the scheduled appearance of former ultra-conservative media personality Tucker Carlson at the Lancaster County Convention Center.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review $5,000 fines levied against U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker and two other House Republicans for bypassing extra security measures installed outside the House floor after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

County Democrats on Tuesday announced support for two candidates’ write-in campaigns to secure spots on the November ballot against incumbent Republican legislators.