Democrat James Malone
just pulled off a narrow victory in a Pennsylvania state Senate special election in a bright red district where Trump won resoundingly with 57% of the vote last November. The 36th district hasn’t elected a Democrat since it moved from Philadelphia to Lancaster County in 1979, according to Lancaster Online. Malone made Musk and recent events in Washington, DC a central part of his campaign.
Democrat James Malone just pulled off a narrow victory in a Pennsylvania...
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The county’s elections website showed 100% of precincts reporting, with Malone getting 26,951 votes compared to Parsons’ 26,469. Libertarian candidate Zachary Moore had obtained 480.
Stephen Medvic, a political science professor at Franklin & Marshall College, posted on social media Tuesday night: “Democrats just flipped a seat in a Trump +15 state senate district in Lancaster County, PA. Margin was less than 500 votes, and there will likely be challenges, but this is stunning.”
Interesting that Malone beat "Parsons, a U.S. Army infantry veteran and former prosecutor" in a Republican area and did so with less money.
UPDATE: Republican Josh Parsons concedes Democrat James Malone in 36th Senate race
lancasteronline.com