In a stunning result of a democrat James Andrew Malone defeated the Republican Josh Parsons To get the 36th place in the Senators’ District in Harrisburg.
President Donald Trump In November, there was a victory in the +15 district in November, but voters from the northern Lancaster fired on Tuesday “around the state of Keystone.
The district has only four representatives since 1983 – all Republicans – Noah WengerIN Philip PriceIN Mike Brubaker AND Ryan Aumement. And the next race from 2000 was the victory of Brubaker by 23,000 votes in 2006.
Aumment gave up his place to become US Senator Dave McCormick’s State Director.
Malone, mayor of the East St. Petersburg district, defeated Parsons, chairman of the Lancaster Ferris commissioners, 482 votes or 0.89 percent. Malone received 26,951 votes to 26,469 for Parsons.
“I am very excited and really, very happy that all the work we put in paid off,” said Malone WAWAL-TV. “Everyday voters do not like what they see at the federal level, they do not like chaos. We want to be sure that we, as Pennsylvania, are behind our neighbors and stand behind our state. And that brotherly love is Pennsylvania, and this simply proved. Kindness over criticism, right?
Parsons expressed disappointment in the tweet, saying that he would have more to say about the result on Wednesday.
Of course, we are disappointed with the number. We still review them, but it looks like we will be a bit tiny. Tomorrow we will have another statement. We appreciate everyone who worked challenging, supported our campaign and left today to vote.
– Josh Parsons (@Josh__Parsons) March 26, 2025
“Tonight in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, rejected the candidate who accepted extremism and the division coming out of DC,” he wrote on Twitter Governor Josh Shapiro. “In a district transported conveniently by Donald Trump, just a few months ago they chose a better path ahead – adopting competences, reason and willingness to bring people closer. Congratulations @maloneforsenate. I can’t wait for cooperation with you in Harrisburg, to continue to provide results and do things for all Pennsylvanian.”
Twenty -nine percent of almost 185,000 registered voters voted in special elections to fill out the term of Aumment. Malone’s strength in an unexpected postal vote gave him an advantage of 5,300 votes, which he was able to maintain throughout the day of the election.
“This is a referendum on the chaos of Washington Republicans, and Harrisburg Republicans have reacted on our country and inactivity,” said the chairman of the Democratic Committee of the Pennsylvania Senate campaign in the Democratic Senate Senator Vincent Hughes (D-philadelphia). “The voters have enough and appeared tonight in Lancaster. The mayor of Malone is a leader we need now. Thanks to this campaign he was thought out, he listened to his neighbors and is ready to fulfill the promise of rational management. Congratulations to the mayor, his team and democrats of Lancaster, who worked so hard to share the meaning of this race.”
Malone’s perceptible victory ended the 2nd day for democrats, because the party retained its single-family majority in the State Chamber as And Goughnour He won the convincing victory in the 35th Legislative District (Allegheny’s Fountain Country).
“This is only a march, and the Democrats have opposed this next nervous victory in republican territory,” said the president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee Heather Williams. “Democrats are in a state -owned projection of legislative races in 2025, from reversing red places to defending most of one thing that should stand Republicans on the edge. They both win confirming democratic leadership when GOP’s strength is synonymous with chaos. When we celebrate our wins today, control over the house of Pennsylvania Especially in special elections, because we are preparing for competitive races in 2025 and 2026. “
“Congratulations to Senator James Malone’s electricity for his shocking, historical victory of special elections in the Senate District 36”, said the chairman of the National Democratic Committee of the Democratic Committee Ken Martin. “In a district that went to Trump until 15 in 2024 and has a 23-point registration advantage of voters, Malone’s victory is a noisy and clear recognition of the threats of Republicans towards programs on which the Pennsylvania-Social Security Families and Social Security and Doctors after our public schools are. All over the world, in special elections, after losing, as well as to voters, as a fight with us, as they fought with us, and also fight against the USA.
Updated comments Malone, Parsons and Martin
