HARRISBURG — Democrat Paige Cognetti has defeated Republican incumbent Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District. The AP called the race at 10:41 p.m. Tuesday. Located in the northeast corner of the commonwealth, the purple district covers Lackawanna, Pike, and Wayne Counties, along with parts of…

Republican Rob Bresnahan flipped the Northeastern Pa. seat two years ago in a Trump-led wave. He lost it amid a backlash to the president.

A freshman Republican congressman who campaigned against stock trading by lawmakers, then racked up trades of his own, is projected to lose his seat. Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti, a Democrat, defeated Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-PA) in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District on Tuesday, CNN and Decision Desk HQ…