2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election

The 2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election took place in 4 electoral districts to elect 4 seats. Republican secured 2 seats, receiving 55.46% of the popular vote. A total number of 37,591 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 9 candidates ran for 4 seats across the 4 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 9 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 2 seats, making up 50.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 55.46% of the popular vote. Democratic won 2 seats (50.00%)

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2, name: 'Republican'},{value: 2, name: 'Democratic'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['red','blue','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 20849, name: 'Republican'},{value: 16580, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 162, name: 'Libertarian'}] }]}
Republican	20,849	55.46%	4	2	50.00%
Democratic	16,580	44.11%	4	2	50.00%
Libertarian	162	0.43%	1	0	-
Total	37,591	100%	9	4	100%

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 35	3,209	73.97%	1,129	26.03%	-	-	4,338
District 48	4,512	43.85%	5,615	54.57%	162	1.57%	10,289
District 68	2,493	24.13%	7,840	75.87%	-	-	10,333
District 178	6,366	50.40%	6,265	49.60%	-	-	12,631
Total	16,580	44.11%	20,849	55.46%	162	0.43%	37,591

Elected Candidates

There are 1 districts with winning margins of no more than 5%:

District 178: Democratic won by 0.80%

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 35	Austin Davis	Democratic	3,209	73.97%	Fawn Walker-Montgomery	Republican	1,129	26.03%	47.94%
District 48	Timothy O'Neal	Republican	5,615	54.57%	Clark Alexander Mitchell, Jr	Democratic	4,512	43.85%	10.72%
District 68	Clint D Owlett	Republican	7,840	75.87%	Carrie Heath	Democratic	2,493	24.13%	51.74%
District 178	Helen D Tai	Democratic	6,366	50.40%	Wendi Thomas	Republican	6,265	49.60%	0.80%

Results by Candidates

There are 9 candidates competed for 9 seats, with 8 candidates (88.89%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 35	Austin Davis	Democratic	3,209	73.97%
District 35	Fawn Walker-Montgomery	Republican	1,129	26.03%
District 48	Timothy O'Neal	Republican	5,615	54.57%
	Clark Alexander Mitchell, Jr	Democratic	4,512	43.85%
	Demosthenes Agoris	Libertarian	162	1.57%
District 68	Clint D Owlett	Republican	7,840	75.87%
District 68	Carrie Heath	Democratic	2,493	24.13%
District 178	Helen D Tai	Democratic	6,366	50.40%
District 178	Wendi Thomas	Republican	6,265	49.60%

Results by Districts

District 35

Austin Davis of Democratic received 73.97% of the votes, totaling 3,209 votes, to win the election, defeated Fawn Walker-Montgomery of Republican by a comfortable margin of 47.94%. The total votes casted was 4,338.

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 35
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3209, name: 'Austin Davis'},{value: 1129, name: 'Fawn Walker-Montgomery'}] }]}
Austin Davis	Democratic	3,209	73.97%
Fawn Walker-Montgomery	Republican	1,129	26.03%
Election Date: 2018-01-23, Valid Votes: 4,338, Margin: 47.94%

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 35 (General) - Results by County
County	Austin Davis Democratic		Fawn Walker-Montgomery Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegheny	3,209	73.97%	1,129	26.03%	4,338	47.95%
Total	3,209	73.97%	1,129	26.03%	4,338	47.94%

District 48

Timothy O'Neal of Republican received 54.57% of the votes, totaling 5,615 votes, to win the election, defeated Clark Alexander Mitchell, Jr of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 10.72%. The total votes casted was 10,289.

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 48
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 5615, name: 'Timothy ONeal'},{value: 4512, name: 'Clark Alexander Mitchell, Jr'},{value: 162, name: 'Demosthenes Agoris'}] }]}
Timothy O'Neal	Republican	5,615	54.57%
Clark Alexander Mitchell, Jr	Democratic	4,512	43.85%
Demosthenes Agoris	Libertarian	162	1.57%
Election Date: 2018-05-15, Valid Votes: 10,289, Margin: 10.72%

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 48 (General) - Results by County
County	Timothy O'Neal Republican		Clark Alexander Mitchell, Jr Democratic		Demosthenes Agoris Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Washington	5,615	54.57%	4,512	43.85%	162	1.57%	10,289	10.72%
Total	5,615	54.57%	4,512	43.85%	162	1.57%	10,289	10.72%

District 68

Clint D Owlett of Republican received 75.87% of the votes, totaling 7,840 votes, to win the election, defeated Carrie Heath of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 51.74%. The total votes casted was 10,333.

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 68
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 7840, name: 'Clint D Owlett'},{value: 2493, name: 'Carrie Heath'}] }]}
Clint D Owlett	Republican	7,840	75.87%
Carrie Heath	Democratic	2,493	24.13%
Election Date: 2018-05-15, Valid Votes: 10,333, Margin: 51.74%

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 68 (General) - Results by County
County	Clint D Owlett Republican		Carrie Heath Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Bradford	2,083	80.96%	490	19.04%	2,573	61.91%
Potter	199	76.54%	61	23.46%	260	53.08%
Tioga	5,558	74.11%	1,942	25.89%	7,500	48.21%
Total	7,840	75.87%	2,493	24.13%	10,333	51.74%

District 178

Helen D Tai of Democratic received 50.40% of the votes, totaling 6,366 votes, to win the election, defeated Wendi Thomas of Republican by a tiny margin of 0.80%. The total votes casted was 12,631.

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 178
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 6366, name: 'Helen D Tai'},{value: 6265, name: 'Wendi Thomas'}] }]}
Helen D Tai	Democratic	6,366	50.40%
Wendi Thomas	Republican	6,265	49.60%
Election Date: 2018-05-15, Valid Votes: 12,631, Margin: 0.80%

2018 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 178 (General) - Results by County
County	Helen D Tai Democratic		Wendi Thomas Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Bucks	6,366	50.40%	6,265	49.60%	12,631	0.80%
Total	6,366	50.40%	6,265	49.60%	12,631	0.80%