Democrats flip another GOP seat in special election (Pennsylvania House District 12)

 

Election results and district map:  Ballotpedia

Headline:  WTAE Pittsburgh, 8/19/2026

The big caveat here is that Democrat Brandon Dukes won a low-turnout special election by 97 votes out of a total of 16,481.  In 2024, a total of 43,014 voters cast a ballot, more than two-thirds of them for Republican Stephenie Scialabba.   Dukes' biggest challenge is to build on the enthusiasm his campaign generated leading up to last Tuesday's primary.

The district is located north of Pittsburgh.

Other panic-inducing GOP special elections:

2026

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Tampa special election news:  Democrat flips Florida State Senate District 14.  (3/24)

Trump humiliated in Florida as Democrat flips his home district.  (3/24)

Democrats flip seat in New Hampshire House of Representatives special election.  (3/12)

Democrat flips Arkansas House of Representatives seat in special election.  (3/4)

Florida special election: House seat that includes Mar-a-Lago is up for grabs.  (2/18)

Republicans get whomped in Texas State Senate special election in red Fort Worth area district.  (2/1)

August-November 2025
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Despite a shrinkage of registered voters, Iowa Democrats have enjoyed a good year in 2025.  (11/12)

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If the Democratic Party brand is in the toilet, where does that put the Republican Party?  (8/2)

January-April 2025

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Democrat Josh Weil cuts GOP margin of victory from 33 to 13.7 percentage points in deep-red Florida congressional district previously represented by Signalgate star performer Michael Waltz.  (4/2)

Democrat Gay Valimont cuts GOP margin of victory from 32 to 14.6 percentage points in deep-red Florida congressional district previously represented by Matt Gaetz.  (4/2)

Wisconsin elections:  What a difference 5 months and the road to authoritarianism makes!  (4/2)

Staying power? In Wisconsin, Donald Trump reveals a limp dick.  (4/2)

Keep an eye out on this special election in Florida.  It will tell us just how toxic Trump/Musk/DOGE has become to voters.  (3/30)

Democrat flips a state senate seat in a deep-red area of Pennsylvania.  (3/26)

Democrat flips state senate seat in increasingly red Iowa.  (1/29)