And GoughnourThe captain of the detective unit of the McKEESPORT Police Department has a modern title today – a representative of the state.
The 39-year-old Democrat cleverly defeated the Republican Charles “Chuck” Davis63-35%to keep the place delayed Gergely matt Strongly in blue hands and allows state democrats to stay mostly for one place in Harrisburg.
35. MON VALLEY District is largely a democratic region with a predominance of registration of voters almost 2 to 1. Gergely won a place in special elections in 2023 Kamala Harris He won the district with double numbers last autumn.
After the home race, Goughnour The Associated Press said“It’s overwhelming, but I feel good.” He said that his goal was to “maintain common sense in Harrisburg” and give his district a robust voice.
Davis congratulations to the opponent.
“Although we have collapsed, I hope that Dan is dilosing the real challenges that our district faces – crime, loss of work, high taxes and plagues. Thank you to everyone who supported me in this race. This is not a farewell – but for a moment a step in a different direction.”
Goughnour built a command advantage of 2000 votes through post voting and received an additional 1,100 votes on the day of election.
“After years of serving his community as a police officer and a local member of the school board, Dan Goughtour will now fight for families in Pennsylvania State House,” said the chairman of DNC Ken Martin in a statement. “The victory of the Goughnour coast not only ensures that the Pennsylwanian living in the 35th district has an engaged representative in state legislation-it secures the majority of Pennsylvania Democrats, so that they can oppose the chaos of Trump in Washington, defending Governor Josh Shapiro From constitutional amendments to bypassing it in legislation and continue to expand employment possibilities, strengthen schools and create safe communities in Pennsylvania. The expansion of the Democratic Party begins in the States and wins down, like the Goughnour representative, the powerful reprimand of Trump and Elon Musk’s You are a program. “
“The victory of Dan Goughthnour is based on the victories of DLCC in the special elections in 2025 and protects the democratic majority needed to protect Pennsylvania against the chaos and extremism of Trump and his republican creatures,” said the president of the Democratic Committee of the Legislative Campaign Heather Williams in a statement. “Our today’s win is based on the growing enthusiasm, which we see throughout the country in local and state races. When celebrating this victory, control over the Pennsylvania house still depends on one place. DLCC will continue to use any opportunity to protect our hard power in this competitive chamber and strengthen democrats in all our competitive and consistent elections this year.”
Corey O’ConnorThe Pittsburgh City Controller and the Democratic candidate for the mayor, also congratulated Gaughnur, saying: “His win means that Democrats are fighting for us in Harrisburg, they will keep the majority at home.”
From 2023, 10 special elections were held to fill in places in Harrisburg and with democrats with the smallest majority over the Republicans in the Chamber. Democrats won all 10.
