Pennsylvania Democrats take back state House control with three special election wins

[Nevilledog]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/pennsylvania-democrats-win-three-special-elections-rcna67096

Pennsylvania Democrats won a trio of state House special elections Tuesday night, handing them a clear majority.

The victories give Democrats the upper hand in a chamber that has seesawed in control since the November elections, resulting in a bipartisan "independent" speaker arrangement that quickly went sour. But with Tuesday's wins, the Democratic Party now is in a stronger position to block GOP-led initiatives, including a potential anti-abortion ballot measure.

Democrats won in three districts, according to projections by The Associated Press:

* 32nd District: Democrat Joe McAndrew defeated Republican Clay Walker. The seat was left vacant after the death in October of Anthony DeLuca, a Democrat who had been in office nearly four decades.
* 34th District: Democrat Abigail Salisbury defeated Republican Robert Pagane. The previous seat holder, Democrat Summer Lee, resigned after she won election to Congress in November.
* 35th District: Democrat Matthew Gergely defeated Republican Don Nevills. Democrat Austin Davis resigned after he was elected lieutenant governor in November.

All three districts encompass suburbs of Pittsburgh and other areas of Allegheny County, in the southwestern part of the state. President Joe Biden carried all three districts in the 2020 election by at least 16 percentage points.

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Yay!

[Lovie777]

1. K&R......

[Cha]

2. Yes YAY! TY & PA Dems!

[onecaliberal]

3. Woooohoooooo

❤️

[gratuitous]

4. I'm confident Republicans will accept this with quiet grace and dignity

I crack myself up . . .

[GP6971]

5. K & R. n/t

[ffr]

7. Another whoot!

[PortTack]

8. The best election outcomes for republicans are all now behind them.

Until they shed themselves of tfg and the crazies, which is most of them they will continue to fall out of power.

[Sky Jewels]

9. Demographics are kicking their asses too.

The conservative Silent Generation is dwindling and every day thousands of progressive Gen Zers turn 18.

[PortTack]

11. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[Deminpenn]

10. Dem wins were expected

The 3 special elections were all in Allegheny County and heavily Dem districts.

There might be a battle over who will be speaker. Speaker Rozzi, a moderate Dem from Berks County, was elected with some Rs joining all Dems. Rozzi said he'd be an independent speaker, but never changed his party affiliation. He did a good job kind of stonewalling until the special elections were over. Whether or not he will step aside for McClinton, the Dem leader, is TBD.