Voters in the region knew there would be at least two new state senators elected yesterday, but all winners weren't decided until early this morning.

Here's where things stood with unofficial results still being counted:

Incumbent Republican John Pippy easily swept past Democrat Amy Schmotzer to win a second full term.

Mr. Pippy, 37, of Moon has been a senator since 2003 and previously served seven years in the state House. He has called for reducing the size of the Legislature by 20 percent and sponsored bills to prohibit office holders from owning any part of a slots casino and to keep protesters at least 500 feet from funerals of soldiers.

Mrs. Schmotzer, 51, of Whitehall is a registered nurse and program manager of a UPMC cancer institute. Her campaign also centered on reducing the size of the Legislature, for eliminating cars for elected officials and expanding health care coverage.

Her campaign was dogged by two court cases involving unpaid taxes, which she and her husband settled earlier this year by paying more than $25,000 in back taxes. She blamed the tax cases on problems with her husband's businesses.

Republican Kim Ward defeated Democrat Tony Bompiani to keep the seat in GOP hands despite a short, acrimonious campaign.

The race to replace incumbent Republican Sen. Bob Regola was heated from the beginning. Mr. Regola dropped out after being acquitted on gun and perjury charges related to the death of a teenage neighbor who used his gun to commit suicide.

Mrs. Ward, 52, who was chosen to replace Mr. Regola, serves as Westmoreland County commissioner and as southwestern Pennsylvania co-chair of the McCain-Palin campaign. Mr. Bompiani called for her resignation from the McCain-Palin campaign, saying it interfered with duties as commissioner.

Mrs. Ward said Mr. Bompiani, 54, a chiropractor from Youngwood, consistently raised taxes as a school director with the Hempfield Area School District. She also questioned whether he had a conflict of interest for renting office space to Central Tax Bureau, which has a contract with the district.

Republican Elder Vogel Jr. swept to a substantial victory over fellow newcomer Jason Petrella.

Mr. Vogel built a large lead in Beaver County but had to wait for victory as votes trickled in from Lawrence County before claiming the win. Mr. Vogel said earlier in the evening that he was "pretty happy" with the Beaver County results, but had gone home to bed by the time Lawrence results came in.

"He gets up at 5:30 to milk the cows," a campaign worker said.

The district has been dogged by scandal. Gerald LaValle is retiring after facing questions both about the Beaver Initiative for Growth -- a nonprofit he shared with former state Rep. Mike Veon -- and about his wife's cushy job with another nonprofit. Then Democratic nominee Sean Ramaley withdrew after being charged with holding a no-work job for Mr. Veon while running for the state House in 2004.

The candidates responded by emphasizing their outsider status.

Mr. Petrella, 33, of Monaca -- a former bank executive -- blasted the Democratic "machine" while campaigning against Mr. Ramaley in the primary and called for more accountability in government and less influence by lobbyists and special interests.

Mr. Vogel, 52, a New Sewickley supervisor and lifelong dairy farmer, promised to bring "integrity and honesty" back to the office, pitching himself as a man with many of the same financial worries as his constituents.