Republican Wins US House Seat in Pennsylvania Special Election

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Fred Keller, Republican candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional district, during a 'Make America Great Again' campaign rally at Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pa., on May 20, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Republican Fred Keller won the special election in Pennsylvania to fill a House of Representatives seat that has been vacant for four months.

Keller secured 68 percent of the vote to defeat Democrat Marc Friedenberg. Republican Tom Marino vacated the seat in January. Keller will serve the rest of Marino’s term, which ends in 2021.