Trump in huge upset becomes first Republican to win Pa. since 1988

Donald Trump won Pennsylvania on his path to the presidency, becoming the first Republican to win the state since 1988.

The last Republican presidential nominee to win Pennsylvania, George H.W. Bush, didn't support Trump in this election and said he wouldn't vote for him.

For much of the election, including during the Republican National Convention, Trump didn't have the support of his own party.

But it didn't matter.

Trump was the populist nearly 3 million Pennsylvanians believed could make America great again, bring back coal and steel, and "drain the swamp."

He attracted large crowds throughout dozens of stops across the state, including a record 13,000 in Giant Center on Friday.

There he promised a win in Pennsylvania, and he was right.

The story is developing. Check PennLive for more details.

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