Politics & Government
Dems Sweep 3 PA Special Elections, Grab Control Of State House
After three special elections in Western Pennsylvania, Democrats now control the state House for the first time in more than a decade.
PITTSBURGH, PA — Special elections in the Pittsburgh area Tuesday resulted in Democrats winning control of the state House for the first time in over a decade. Republicans still control the state Senate.
Elected were Joe McAndrew, 32, the former executive director of Allegheny County's Democratic committee; Abigail Salisbury, 40, a Swissvale council member; and Matthew Gergely, a McKeesport city government employee.
McAndrew succeeds the late Tony DeLuca of Penn Hills, who died of cancer in October. Salisbury replaces Summer Lee, who was elected to the the U.S. House in November. Gergely succeeds Austin Davis, now Pennslyvania's lieutenant governor.
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The election results were not surprising, given that Democrats won all three seats last fall. DeLuca was re-elected weeks after his death.
Democrats now hold a 102-100 edge in the state House.
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