Republican by Catherine Wall defeated the Democratic challenger Todd Crawley win the special election in the 193rd Legislative District on Tuesday night.
Once the votes are confirmed, Wallin will take the oath of office and fulfill the remainder Torren Ecker term representing Adams County and Cumberland County in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Wallin, a former Ecker district executive and owner of Orchard Views LLC, received 59.5% of the vote to 40.1% for Crawley, an environmental health and safety specialist. The GOP was expected to retain the seat as Republicans had a 60-24 advantage in the district.
Coupled with a Republican victory Andrea Verobisz in the 79th Legislative District, Democrats still hold a majority, 102 to 100. The fifth and final special election will be held on May 19 to fill the seat vacated by Republicans Seth Grove in the 196th district.
“Tonight, House Republicans won important victories in two open seats, demonstrating the success of our message and the strength of our candidates,” he said House Republican Party Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton).
“I want to extend my honest congratulations to Representative-elect Andrea Verobish (HD-79) and Representative-elect Catherine Wallen (HD-193) for winning their races with a focused message, a disciplined campaign and a united Republican Party behind them.
“Mark my words: House Republicans will continue to carry our message of cutting taxes, fighting for families and unlocking economic potential to every corner of the Commonwealth. In this year’s election, we will execute a winning strategy characterized by a vision of a hopeful future that will lead to a new Republican majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.”
The 193rd Legislative District includes the townships of Abbottstown, Arendtsville, Bendersville, Biglerville, East Berlin, New Oxford and York Springs, as well as the townships of Berwick, Butler, Hamilton, Huntington, Latimore, Menallen, Oxford, Reading and Tyrone in Adams County.
The district also includes part of Cumberland County in Shippensburg Parish and the townships of Cooke, Dickinson, Penn, Shippensburg, South Newton and Southampton in Cumberland County.
