Pa. Democrats win 3 Allegheny County special elections -- and control of the state House

[brooklynite]

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Democrats declared victory in three special elections for the state House on Tuesday, putting the party on the brink of controlling the lower chamber of the legislature for the first time since 2010.

While votes were still being counted late Tuesday night, initial returns showed all three Democrats enjoying commanding leads that would be almost impossible for Republicans to overcome — in one case by more than 85 percentage points.

“Our caucus has never been more unified. We have never had an agenda that we have been in control of," said state Rep. Joanna McClinton, the Philadelphia Democrat who could soon become House Speaker, referring to the GOP’s long control of the chamber.

"We look forward to the privilege of leading and serving in every corner of this commonwealth,” Ms. McClinton told supporters at a union hall in Wilkins.

Read more: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2023/02/07/pennsylvania-house-special-elections-allegheny-county-results/stories/202302070094

[democrank]

1. Kicking

with glee

[JoeOtterbein]

2. K n R ! Thanks for posting!...

...Great news!

[Eko]

3. YES!!!!

[FalloutShelter]

4. Great night for Democrats!

Beat SOTU in a generation and now this big win for.PA.

[blm]

5. Hallelujah!!!!

[GP6971]

6. YES !! n/t

[gab13by13]

7. Way to go Allegheny county

I badgered my daughter and her hubby to make sure to vote today, she texted me back, the elections weren't in her district.

Hey, she was all ready to vote. Mark Meadows voted in the wrong district and got away with it.

[Cha]

8. YAY TY & PA Voters!

[montanacowboy]

9. Woo Hoo!!

Way to go Allegheny Co.

[live love laugh]

10. Woo Hoo‼️

[Samrob]

11. THIS!!

[ZonkerHarris]

12. Stop the Insanity! Yay!

[ancianita]

13. Great! This makes PA another trifecta state, right?

[RandySF]

16. Nope, the GOP have a narrow majority of the state Senate.

[FakeNoose]

18. In November Pennsylvania elected a Dem Governor and a Dem Senator

Governor Josh Shapiro D - elected after Gov. Tom Wolf D left office because he was term-limited.

Senator John Fetterman D - flipped the seat from Sen. Pat Toomey R, who left after 1 term.

The PA House flipped to D after 12 years, now that the 3 special elections are done.

The PA General Assembly (equivalent to the Senate) remains R, and that won't change anytime soon.

Yes it's a trifecta of sorts, and it happened because we finally were able to overturn the gerrymandered state district maps that heavily favored incumbent Repukes.

[Johnny2X2X]

19. Fantastic to see

Here in Michigan we had even more dramatic results. It just feels like Michigan and Pennsylvania are supposed to be blue states.

[SunSeeker]

14. Excellent! nt

[ffr]

15. Whoot!

[Alexander Of Assyria]

17. The simple and fair outcome of simple and fairly produced constituent boundaries,

not gerrymandered into monstrous forms mocking democracy.

Republicans fear fairness, this is why,

[republianmushroom]

20. like it

[GreenWave]

21. Victory over the forces of evil!

[Chrysanthemum]

22. Hip, hip, hooray!!!

[msfiddlestix]

23. Well now, here is some fabulous news.

may the force be with these fine leaders.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

24. yahoo!