Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will become Pennsylvania’s next U.S. senator, ending a dramatic race against Republican Mehmet Oz, the celebrity television physician.

Fetterman has been Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor since 2019 and served as the mayor of nearby Braddock from 2006 to 2019.

With the win, Fetterman flipped a Senate seat that had been held by Republicans for more than a decade.

Gisele Fetterman greets supporters of her husband, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman, at his election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Supporters of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman watch results come in at Fetterman’s election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Supporters of U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman watch results come in at Fetterman’s election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Supporters of U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman watch results come in at Fetterman’s election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Mayor Ed Gainey speaks at Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman’s election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
An attendee anxiously watches results come in during an election night event for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Supporters react as CNN projects that John Fetterman will be the winner of his U.S. Senate race during his election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Supporters react as CNN calls John Fetterman the winner of his U.S. Senate race during his election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
John Fetterman shares a moment with his family — his wife, Gisele, and children Grace, August and Karl — after making a speech to accept his win over Mehmet Oz in the U.S. Senate race during his election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Supporters react as CNN projects that John Fetterman is the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania during his election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Democrat John Fetterman waves to the crowd as he leaves the stage after making a speech to accept his win over Mehmet Oz in the U.S. Senate race during his election night event, Tuesday, Nov. 8, at Stage AE on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Pittsburgh Union Progress)
Alexandra Wimley

Alexandra is a photographer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but she's currently on strike.

Alexandra Wimley

Alexandra is a photographer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, but she's currently on strike.