2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election

The 2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election took place in 6 electoral districts to elect 6 seats. Democratic secured 5 seats, receiving 66.55% of the popular vote. A total number of 71,717 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 14 candidates ran for 6 seats across the 6 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 14 candidates competed for seats. Democratic won 5 seats, making up 83.33% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 66.55% of the popular vote. Republican won 1 seats (16.67%)

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 5, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 1, name: 'Republican'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['blue','red','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 47729, name: 'Democratic'},{value: 23401, name: 'Republican'},{value: 587, name: 'Libertarian'}] }]}
Democratic	47,729	66.55%	6	5	83.33%
Republican	23,401	32.63%	6	1	16.67%
Libertarian	587	0.82%	2	0	-
Total	71,717	100%	14	6	100%

2023 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 21	7,318	65.54%	3,848	34.46%	-	-	11,166
District 32	9,604	75.04%	3,195	24.96%	-	-	12,799
District 34	10,282	87.90%	1,416	12.10%	-	-	11,698
District 35	6,792	74.69%	2,302	25.31%	-	-	9,094
District 108	4,318	38.18%	6,600	58.35%	393	3.47%	11,311
District 163	9,415	60.16%	6,040	38.60%	194	1.24%	15,649
Total	47,729	66.55%	23,401	32.63%	587	0.82%	71,717

Elected Candidates

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 21	Lindsay Powell	Democratic	7,318	65.54%	Erin Connolly Autenreith	Republican	3,848	34.46%	31.08%
District 32	Joseph Melvin Mcandrew	Democratic	9,604	75.04%	Clayton Walker	Republican	3,195	24.96%	50.08%
District 34	Abigail Salisbury	Democratic	10,282	87.90%	Robert J Pagane	Republican	1,416	12.10%	75.80%
District 35	Matthew R Gergely	Democratic	6,792	74.69%	Donald R Nevills	Republican	2,302	25.31%	49.38%
District 108	Michael A Stender, Jr	Republican	6,600	58.35%	Trevor S Finn	Democratic	4,318	38.18%	20.17%
District 163	Heather Boyd	Democratic	9,415	60.16%	Kathleen Ford	Republican	6,040	38.60%	21.56%

Results by Candidates

There are 14 candidates competed for 14 seats, with 12 candidates (85.71%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 21	Lindsay Powell	Democratic	7,318	65.54%
District 21	Erin Connolly Autenreith	Republican	3,848	34.46%
District 32	Joseph Melvin Mcandrew	Democratic	9,604	75.04%
District 32	Clayton Walker	Republican	3,195	24.96%
District 34	Abigail Salisbury	Democratic	10,282	87.90%
District 34	Robert J Pagane	Republican	1,416	12.10%
District 35	Matthew R Gergely	Democratic	6,792	74.69%
District 35	Donald R Nevills	Republican	2,302	25.31%
District 108	Michael A Stender, Jr	Republican	6,600	58.35%
	Trevor S Finn	Democratic	4,318	38.18%
	Elijah Scretching	Libertarian	393	3.47%
District 163	Heather Boyd	Democratic	9,415	60.16%
	Kathleen Ford	Republican	6,040	38.60%
	Alfe Goodwin	Libertarian	194	1.24%

Results by Districts

District 21

Lindsay Powell of Democratic received 65.54% of the votes, totaling 7,318 votes, to win the election, defeated Erin Connolly Autenreith of Republican by a comfortable margin of 31.08%. The total votes casted was 11,166.

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 21
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 7318, name: 'Lindsay Powell'},{value: 3848, name: 'Erin Connolly Autenreith'}] }]}
Lindsay Powell	Democratic	7,318	65.54%
Erin Connolly Autenreith	Republican	3,848	34.46%
Election Date: 2023-09-19, Valid Votes: 11,166, Margin: 31.08%

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 21 (General) - Results by County
County	Lindsay Powell Democratic		Erin Connolly Autenreith Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegheny	7,318	65.54%	3,848	34.46%	11,166	31.08%
Total	7,318	65.54%	3,848	34.46%	11,166	31.08%

District 32

Joseph Melvin Mcandrew of Democratic received 75.04% of the votes, totaling 9,604 votes, to win the election, defeated Clayton Walker of Republican by a comfortable margin of 50.08%. The total votes casted was 12,799.

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 32
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 9604, name: 'Joseph Melvin Mcandrew'},{value: 3195, name: 'Clayton Walker'}] }]}
Joseph Melvin Mcandrew	Democratic	9,604	75.04%
Clayton Walker	Republican	3,195	24.96%
Election Date: 2023-02-07, Valid Votes: 12,799, Margin: 50.08%

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 32 (General) - Results by County
County	Joseph Melvin Mcandrew Democratic		Clayton Walker Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegheny	9,604	75.04%	3,195	24.96%	12,799	50.07%
Total	9,604	75.04%	3,195	24.96%	12,799	50.08%

District 34

Abigail Salisbury of Democratic received 87.90% of the votes, totaling 10,282 votes, to win the election, defeated Robert J Pagane of Republican by a comfortable margin of 75.80%. The total votes casted was 11,698.

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 34
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 10282, name: 'Abigail Salisbury'},{value: 1416, name: 'Robert J Pagane'}] }]}
Abigail Salisbury	Democratic	10,282	87.90%
Robert J Pagane	Republican	1,416	12.10%
Election Date: 2023-02-07, Valid Votes: 11,698, Margin: 75.80%

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 34 (General) - Results by County
County	Abigail Salisbury Democratic		Robert J Pagane Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegheny	10,282	87.90%	1,416	12.10%	11,698	75.79%
Total	10,282	87.90%	1,416	12.10%	11,698	75.80%

District 35

Matthew R Gergely of Democratic received 74.69% of the votes, totaling 6,792 votes, to win the election, defeated Donald R Nevills of Republican by a comfortable margin of 49.38%. The total votes casted was 9,094.

2023 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: 6792, name: 'Matthew R Gergely'},{value: 2302, name: 'Donald R Nevills'}] }]}
Matthew R Gergely	Democratic	6,792	74.69%
Donald R Nevills	Republican	2,302	25.31%
Election Date: 2023-02-07, Valid Votes: 9,094, Margin: 49.38%

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 35 (General) - Results by County
County	Matthew R Gergely Democratic		Donald R Nevills Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Allegheny	6,792	74.69%	2,302	25.31%	9,094	49.37%
Total	6,792	74.69%	2,302	25.31%	9,094	49.38%

District 108

Michael A Stender, Jr of Republican received 58.35% of the votes, totaling 6,600 votes, to win the election, defeated Trevor S Finn of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 20.17%. The total votes casted was 11,311.

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 108
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: 6600, name: 'Michael A Stender, Jr'},{value: 4318, name: 'Trevor S Finn'},{value: 393, name: 'Elijah Scretching'}] }]}
Michael A Stender, Jr	Republican	6,600	58.35%
Trevor S Finn	Democratic	4,318	38.18%
Elijah Scretching	Libertarian	393	3.47%
Election Date: 2023-05-16, Valid Votes: 11,311, Margin: 20.17%

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 108 (General) - Results by County
County	Michael A Stender, Jr Republican		Trevor S Finn Democratic		Elijah Scretching Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Montour	1,535	42.94%	1,952	54.60%	88	2.46%	3,575	-11.66%
Northumberland	5,065	65.47%	2,366	30.58%	305	3.94%	7,736	34.89%
Total	6,600	58.35%	4,318	38.18%	393	3.47%	11,311	20.17%

District 163

Heather Boyd of Democratic received 60.16% of the votes, totaling 9,415 votes, to win the election, defeated Kathleen Ford of Republican by a comfortable margin of 21.56%. The total votes casted was 15,649.

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 163
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','red','gold'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 9415, name: 'Heather Boyd'},{value: 6040, name: 'Kathleen Ford'},{value: 194, name: 'Alfe Goodwin'}] }]}
Heather Boyd	Democratic	9,415	60.16%
Kathleen Ford	Republican	6,040	38.60%
Alfe Goodwin	Libertarian	194	1.24%
Election Date: 2023-05-16, Valid Votes: 15,649, Margin: 21.56%

2023 Pennsylvania State House Special Election in District 163 (General) - Results by County
County	Heather Boyd Democratic		Kathleen Ford Republican		Alfe Goodwin Libertarian		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Delaware	9,415	60.16%	6,040	38.60%	194	1.24%	15,649	21.57%
Total	9,415	60.16%	6,040	38.60%	194	1.24%	15,649	21.56%