Ziccarelli asks state Senate to overturn Brewster victory – By Rich Cholodofsky (Trib Live) / Jan 2 2021
New Kensington lawyer Nicole Ziccarelli will ask the Republican-controlled state Senate to reject state certification and overturn the re-election of incumbent Democrat Jim Brewster in the 45th District.
The district includes parts of Westmoreland and Allegheny counties, and that fact is central to the disputed election results.
According to official, state-certified results, Brewster of McKeesport, won his third full four-year term in November with a 69-vote victory over Ziccarelli.
But the Republican challenger contends the win was awarded to the Democratic incumbent through a “blatantly political maneuver” to count what she called hundreds of illegally cast ballots in Allegheny County.
