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Democrats flip PA Senate, giving Shapiro a powerful trifecta

The party flipped four GOP-held seats and gained unified control as leaders pledged action on wages, abortion rights and transit funding.

Summary by Spotlight PA
HARRISBURG — Democrats say they have won control of the Pennsylvania Senate for the first time in more than three decades, giving the party a vaunted trifecta and the power to set policy for the state with few limitations. Republicans entered Tuesday’s election with a 27-23 majority in the legislature’s upper chamber. As of midnight, Democrats said the party had flipped four GOP-held seats. The party appeared to be on track to lose one seat, for…

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Spotlight PA broke the news on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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