Democrats won a majority in Pennsylvania’s state Senate and retained the governor’s office and state House in the Nov. 3 election, WHYY reported. The result gives the party control of all three.
WHYY reported that Chris Thomas defeated Tracy Pennycuick in Senate District 24, Mark Pinsley defeated Jarrett Coleman in District 16, and Brian Wrightson defeated Rosemary Brown in District 40. The winner attribution is WHYY’s reporting; official certification remains separate.
In the governor’s race, DDHQ’s Nov. 4, 1:09 p.m. statewide tally put Josh Shapiro at 3,003,019 votes (60.37%), Stacy Garrity at 1,906,648 (38.33%) and Kenneth Krawchuk at 64,403 (1.29%), with an estimated 85% counted.
In Bucks County’s PA-1 congressional race, DDHQ called Bob Harvie the winner over Brian Fitzpatrick. Its Nov. 4, 9:43 a.m. districtwide tally was 188,011 to 168,470, with an estimated 90% counted.
All reported totals are unofficial and may change as counting continues.
Sources: WHYY legislative-control report (https://whyy.org/articles/election-2026-pennsylvania-state-senate-harrisburg-balance-of-power/); DDHQ governor results (https://votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-11-03/pennsylvania-governor-general-election); DDHQ PA-1 results (https://votes.decisiondeskhq.com/races/2026-11-03/pennsylvania-us-house-1-general-election).
