Pennsylvania’s Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pa., in January 2023. (Beth Brelje/The Epoch Times) It only takes one member of Pennsylvania’s statehouse to upset the delicate power balance. In a special election held Tuesday for House District 140 in Bucks County, the Associated Press called the race for Democratic candidate Jim Prokopiak, giving Democrats a slight majority in the House.
With 66 percent of the precincts reporting, Mr. Prokopiak had 5,285 votes, or 70 percent, compared to Republican Candace Cabanas, with 2,293, or 30 percent of the votes.
Tuesday started with a snowstorm, but roads were cleared well before the polls closed. Still, voter turnout was low in Bucks County, which has 20,536 registered Democrats, 13,502 Republicans, and 7,147 “other” registered voters.
With this special election, the statehouse has 102 Democrats and 100 Republicans. It is possible they will return to work now.The House has not been in session since December, when Democrat […]
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