Democrats hold Pennsylvania state House with special election win

Democrats took control of the Pennsylvania State House with a Tuesday night special election win.

Democrats won back control of the Pennsylvania State House in a special election on Tuesday. (Fox News)

The House race is the fifth straight special election that Democrats have won so far in 2025, despite the party performing dismally in polls.

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The party's favorable rating sank to all-time lows in separate national polls conducted this month by CNN and NBC News. Those numbers followed a record low for Democrats in a Quinnipiac University survey in the field in February. 

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GOP state Sen. Ryan Aument stepped down in December to work as state director for newly elected U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, a fellow Republican.

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Regardless of the election results, the GOP will continue to control the state Senate, where they currently hold a 27-22 majority.

Fox News' Paul Steinhauser and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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