According to unofficial results posted on the Centre County Government Web site, Democratic candidate Scott Conklin and Republican candidate Jake Corman are in the lead in the 77th District and 34th District races respectively, over Republican challenger Barbara Spencer and Democratic Jon Eich.
All precincts have been reported.
According to the Associated Press, Gov. Ed Rendell and Democratic candidate Bob Casey are projected to win in Pennsylvania.
The victories are based on a statistical analysis of the vote based on voter interviews conducted for The Associated Press by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International.
At poll closing time, out of the 5,429 voters registered in the 24th, 25th, 27th and 33rd precincts, 754 people cast their ballots. Four precincts are represented at the HUB-Heritage Hall.
As of 7 p.m., more than 1,600 voters so far had come to polling places in the State College borough, according to reports from the centers representing the 10 precincts.
By 4:45 p.m., 129 people voted at the State College Municipal Building, 243 S. Allen St., out of the 1,175 registered in the 29th precinct.
By 5 p.m., 135 voters cast their ballots at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 109 McAllister St. There are 1,227 people registered to vote in the 28th precinct.
Out of the 900 registered voters in the 30th precinct, a total of 116 had voted by 5:30 p.m. at the State College Friends Meetinghouse, 611 E. Prospect Ave.
"It is a lot for this precinct," Laura Pressler, of State College, said.
The 26th precinct was represented at the Friends Meetinghouse, with 161 people voting as of 5:30 p.m. Poll officials were unsure of the exact number of registered voters in this precinct.
The Centre Region Senior Center, 131 S. Fraser St., had 176 voters turn out by 6 p.m. out of the 1,090 registered in the 34th precinct, poll officials said.
By 6:30 p.m., the Unity Church of Jesus Christ, 140 N. Gill St., saw 239 voters from the 18th precinct. Poll officials estimate that between 1,435 and 1,465 people are registered.
"One of the issues is that since students may no longer live in their precincts, there are a lot of registered voters that are unaccounted for," Borough Council member Elizabeth Goreham said.
-- Collegian Staff Reports
