Here’s what to know about Pennsylvania’s special elections
- Voters in western Pennsylvania will decide if Democrats maintain a slim one-vote majority in the state House of Representatives following the death of Rep. Matt Gergely in January.
- Democrat Dan Goughnour faces Republican Chuck Davis in this special election.
- There is also a special election for a state Senate seat following Sen. Ryan Aument's resignation.
- Regardless of the outcomes, the Republican majority in the state Senate will remain unchanged.
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Special election today will decide which party controls Pa. House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters in a western Pennsylvania district will determine Tuesday if Democrats will hold onto a bare one-vote majority and keep control of the state House of Representatives.The chamber has been tied at 101-101 since incumbent Rep. Matt Gergely, an Allegheny Democrat, died in January.

Voters will break 101-101 deadlock with special election for Pennsylvania House vacancy
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Here’s what to know about Pennsylvania’s special elections
Voters in Pennsylvania are heading to the polls on Tuesday to fill one vacant state House seat that will likely hand Democrats back their majority, as well as a vacant state Senate seat. The elections are taking place in House District 35, to replace the late state Rep. Matt Gergely (D) following his death in…
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