Democrats Capture Majority in Pennsylvania’s House After Special Election

The House has not been in session since December 2023, when a departure created an even split with 101 Democrats and 101 Republicans.

Pennsylvania’s Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., in January 2023. Beth Brelje/The Epoch Times

It only takes one member of Pennsylvania’s state House to upset the delicate power balance. In a special election held on Feb. 13 for House District 140 in Bucks County, the Associated Press called the race for Democrat Jim Prokopiak, giving that party a slight majority in the chamber.

With 66 percent of the precincts reporting, Mr. Prokopiak had 5,285 votes, or 70 percent, compared to Republican Candace Cabanas, who had 2,293, or 30 percent, of the votes.