Democrat John Fetterman has won the hotly contested <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> Senate race against Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, according to a projection.
DecsionDeskHQ made the <a href="https://twitter.com/DecisionDeskHQ/status/1590226618718785538">projection</a> at 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday.
&#8220;I will be the next U.S. senator from Pennsylvania thanks to all of you,&#8221; Fetterman told his supporters in a victory speech early Wednesday morning, adding, &#8220;This campaign has always been about fighting for everyone who&#8217;s ever been knocked down that ever got back up. This race is for the future of every community across Pennsylvania. &#8230; I&#8217;m proud of what we ran on.&#8221;
Oz called Fetterman Wednesday morning to concede the race, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mehmet-oz-calls-john-fetterman-officially-concede-pennsylvania-senate-race?intcmp=tw_pols" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News.
&#8220;This morning I called John Fetterman and congratulated him. I wish him and his family all the best, both personally and as our next United States Senator,&#8221; Oz said in a statement to supporters.
&#8220;We are facing big problems as a country and we need everyone to put down their partisan swords and focus on getting the job done. With bold leadership that brings people together, we can create real change. As a Doctor, I always do my best to help others heal. That&#8217;s why I ran for Senate. I hope we begin the healing process as a nation soon,&#8221; he added.
The outcome concludes one of the most closely watched contests in this year’s <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/2022-midterms">midterm</a> election cycle. The race was marked by controversy over Fetterman&#8217;s health issues following his stroke in May. Two weeks before residents of the Keystone State took to the polls, Fetterman had provided <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/confident-oz-and-struggling-fetterman-clash-in-pennsylvania-senate-debate">choppy responses</a> during the only debate as Oz pressed the current lieutenant governor and former mayor of Braddock on his left-leaning platform. 
For months after the primary contests, polls <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/early-midterm-poll-has-dire-news-for-pennsylvania-republicans">seemed to show</a> Fetterman with a sizable lead over his celebrity surgeon rival. In the weeks leading up to the general election, however, Oz pulled into a dead heat with his opponent, with some polls placing him <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-pa-poll-shows-oz-with-4-5-point-lead-over-fetterman-mastriano-in-striking-distance">ahead</a> by slim margins.
Oz, who had never run for public office, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-winner-emerges-in-republican-primary-for-u-s-senate-seat-in-pennsylvania">narrowly advanced</a> from the Republican primary race against former Bush administration official and hedge fund executive David McCormick. The son of Turkish immigrants, Oz became the first Muslim to be nominated for a Senate seat by a major American political party. Meanwhile, Fetterman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pennsylvania-democrats-pick-basketball-shorts-and-hoodie-clad-john-fetterman-over-rising-star-conor-lamb-in-senate-primary">soundly defeated</a> Congressman Conor Lamb and State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta in the Democratic primary, despite suffering a stroke mere days before Democrats cast their ballots.
Fetterman, a six-foot-eight, 53-year-old politician, is known for wearing basketball shorts and a hoodie to campaign events. Although his doctor had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hell-be-fine-pa-democratic-senate-nominee-cleared-by-doctor-to-campaign-after-suffering-a-stroke-days-before-primary">published a letter</a> clearing him to run for office, Fetterman spent months away from the campaign trail. He then <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-john-fetterman-video-raises-questions-on-his-fitness-for-office-absolutely-cannot-debate-anyone">stumbled and slurred</a> through remarks at multiple public appearances while his campaign <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-john-fettermans-wife-rushes-in-to-shield-him-from-a-question-about-debating-oz">dodged questions</a> about whether Fetterman would debate Oz.
When the campaign’s sole debate finally took place, Oz repeatedly raised examples of conversations he has had with Pennsylvanians over the past several months, blasting Fetterman on his absence from the campaign and his refusal to release his medical records. Even with a closed captioning system positioned behind the moderators designed to aid his auditory processing, Fetterman struggled to remain coherent.
Mainstream media outlets had generally downplayed Fetterman’s condition. His wife, Gisele Barreto Fetterman, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ableist-toward-the-disability-community-john-fettermans-wife-tells-nbc-to-apologize-for-asking-about-his-stroke">rebuked</a> an NBC News journalist who reported that the nominee had problems understanding her even during small talk by calling for “some accountability” and labeling her “ableist.”
Fetterman stoked controversy as past comments and interviews surfaced throughout the campaign, showing that he has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-for-decriminalizing-across-the-board-john-fetterman-has-repeatedly-nodded-to-woke-drug-policy">nodded</a> to drug decriminalization and monitored injection sites, as well as <a href="https://twitter.com/johnfetterman/status/1290280291458674689">defended</a> Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who is currently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-and-republicans-join-forces-to-investigate-philadelphias-woke-district-attorney">under investigation</a> from Republican and Democratic members of the Pennsylvania House for allegedly neglecting to enforce the city’s laws. In contrast to Oz’s success in the private sector, Fetterman received a salary of $1,800 during his tenure as mayor of Braddock, as well as five-figure annual allowances from his parents. 
Oz produced unease among some conservative Pennsylvanians due to his <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dr-oz-campaign-insists-he-has-always-been-pro-life-his-past-comments-indicate-otherwise">uncertain</a> degree of support for abortion. During the debate, when moderators pressed Oz to reconcile his support of rape and incest exemptions with his pro-life position, the candidate said that he would leave all abortion policy to the states. Democrats nationwide relied upon the Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as a tailwind for producing high turnout.
Beyond social policy, surveys consistently showed that voters had their eyes on the economy and cost of living more than any other issues. One <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-midterm-poll-spells-bad-news-for-democrats-on-the-economy">poll</a> from ABC News and The Washington Post found that 84% of voters identified the economy as their top concern.

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