Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, speaks during a campaign rally in Newtown, Pa., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania’s attorney general, Josh Shapiro (D), easily won the gubernatorial election in the purple state Tuesday, defeating far-right state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R).

NBC News called the race Tuesday night. As of 10:35 p.m. EST, Shapiro led over Mastriano 56% to 43%.

Despite a tossup election for the Senate, the gubernatorial election greatly favored Shapiro due to the polarizing nature of Mastriano’s campaign. Except in limited circumstances, the state senator exclusively granted press access and interviews to right-wing and Christian news outlets. Mastriano campaigned on denying the 2020 election results (he was at the Stop the Steal rally in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021 that evolved into the insurrection attempt) and vowing to upend the election system in the state.

Facing a Jewish opponent, Mastriano’s openly Christian nationalist campaign couldn’t help but get entangled in antisemetic controversies. He paid $5,000 in consulting to Gab, the far-right, antisemetic social media platform that was the website of choice for the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooter. And last month, his wife Rebecca claimed the two of them “probably love Israel more than a lot of Jews do” at a press gaggle.

Shapiro campaigned on protecting voting rights and reproductive care access.