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Battleground State

Pennsylvania

Senate: GOP Majority

23D
27R

House: Democratic Majority

102D
101R

Pennsylvania is a top DLCC Battleground State in 2026.

2026 is a historic opportunity to build power in Pennsylvania by defending our House majority and picking up seats in the Senate in this key battleground state. After several cycles of hard-fought gains, DLCC is committed to winning and defending Democratic power in Pennsylvania.

Our work this year begins with defending and expanding our one-seat majority in the Pennsylvania House that the DLCC and state Democrats have defended through a tough environment in 2024 and more than a dozen special elections.  

We’ll also work to gain ground in the Senate which has half of its seats up this year. With the legislature under split control, the Pennsylvania Senate GOP majority has rubber-stamped Trump’s disastrous agenda and blocked Democrats from advancing solutions for working families at every opportunity. 

Pennsylvania Senator and DLCC Board Member Vincent Hughes

DLCC Target Races

Speaker Joanna McClinton Speaks At The 2025 DLCC Downballot Defenders Summit:

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DLCC Board Member

Senator Vincent Hughes

Senator Vincent Hughes has nearly four decades of experience in the Pennsylvania legislature as a leading voice on local, state, and national issues. He has championed access to quality education and expanded college affordability, ensuring that the next generation of Pennsylvanians is set up for success. A fighter for progressive values in the legislature, he has led the charge to pass Pennsylvania’s constitutional amendment banning race discrimination, a historic victory for civil rights in the commonwealth. Senator Hughes serves as the Democratic Senate Appropriations Chairman– a crucial role as Washington, DC Republicans force state legislators to find solutions for their communities amid unprecedented cuts to health care, food benefits, and programs they rely on.

Leader Hughes was first elected to the DLCC Board in 2018.

News in Pennsylvania

Press Releases |

DLCC Jumpstarts 2019/2020 Elections with New Races to Watch

Last November the DLCC helped to usher in a new era of Democratic dominance at the state level. Running a historically diverse slate of talented candidates, the DLCC helped to flip over 400 state legislative seats from red to blue and win eight new Democratic majorities in chambers across the country. This is the most chambers flipped since the 2006 cycle and the most seats flipped by Democrats in a generation.

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Pennsylvania Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Make Gains in House

With some results outstanding, the DLCC and Pennsylvania Senate Democrats have shattered the Republican supermajority in the state Senate, flipping at least five seats from red to blue with an additional race headed to a recount. In the state House, the DLCC and Pennsylvania House Democrats made strong gains in the state’s lower legislative chamber, picking up 11 seats.

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DLCC Election Update (as of 9am)

The DLCC and state Democrats have changed the face of power in state legislatures across the country. So far this cycle, the DLCC has regained majorities in seven chambers and flipped 350 seats from red to blue nationwide. Democrats have also gained six new trifectas. The DLCC invested a record $35 million in our efforts to flip chambers, elect state Democrats, and rebuild the Democratic Party from the ground up.

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