Democrats will take control of the Pennsylvania Capitol after securing additional seats in the special election Tuesday night.
Democrat Dan Goffner won Republican Charles Davis in a landslide of 63-35 points. The Pennsylvania Senate control is in the air, and the competition is silent as Democrat James Malone leads Republican Josh Parsons by less than 1%.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol was stuck, with both Republicans and Democrats controlling 101 seats before Tuesday’s election.
Democrats lost a razor majority in January after the death of State Sen. Matt Gelley.
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Democrats gained control of the Pennsylvania Capitol in a special election on Tuesday. (Fox News)
The House Race is the fifth special election the Democrats have won so far in 2025 despite the miserable polls.
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In separate national surveys conducted by CNN and NBC News this month, the party’s favorable ratings fell to an all-time low. These figures followed the Democrats’ record low in a Kinnipiac University survey in the field in February.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin has struggled to delve into the low polls for Democrats. (Fox News – Paulsteinhauser)
Additionally, the latest Fox News National Poll, released last week, shows Congressional Democrats’ approval rate is 30%, close to an all-time low. And Democrat activists are furious at the party’s inability to blunt President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Democrats were highly favored in the Capitol race on Tuesday, but not in the state Senate race.
GOP State Sen. Ryan Aument served as the newly elected head of Republican Sen. Dave McCormick in December.
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Regardless of the election outcome, the GOP continues to control the current Senate, currently accounting for a majority of 27-22.
Paul Steinhauser of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter for Fox News Digital, covering national politics and major broken news events. Submit your tip to anders.hagstrom@fox.com or via Twitter: @hagstrom_anders.
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