2023 Pennsylvania elections

The 2023 Pennsylvania elections took place on November 7, 2023, to fill judicial positions, allow judicial retention votes, and fill numerous county, local and municipal offices, the most prominent being the Mayor of Philadelphia. The necessary primary elections were held on May 16, 2023. In addition, special elections for legislative vacancies could be held at various times in 2023.

Justice of the Supreme Court

2023 Pennsylvania Supreme Court election

← 2021 November 7, 2023 2027 →

Nominee Daniel McCaffery Carolyn Carluccio Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,652,113 1,434,945 Percentage 53.52% 46.48%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results McCaffery:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Carluccio:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Justice before election Max Baer Democratic Elected Justice Daniel McCaffery Democratic

One vacancy occurred after Democratic Chief Justice Max Baer died on September 30, 2022.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Deborah Kunselman, Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania^[2][3]
• Daniel McCaffery, Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, U.S. Army veteran^[4][3][5]

Endorsements

Daniel McCaffery

Political parties

• Pennsylvania Democratic Party^[5]
• Working Families Party (post-primary)^[6]

Organizations

• Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters^[7]

Results

Primary results by county

  McCaffery

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%

  Kunselman

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%
•   90%–100%

Democratic primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel D. McCaffery	633,845	60.20%
	Democratic	Deborah Anne Kunselman	419,090	39.80%
Total votes			1,052,935	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Carolyn Carluccio, Judge of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas^[9][10]
• Patricia McCullough, Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court^[11]

Withdrawn

• Paula Patrick, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas^[3][12]

Endorsements

Carolyn Carluccio

Political parties

• Pennsylvania Republican Party^[13][14]

Patricia McCullough

State legislators

• Doug Mastriano, state senator from the 33rd district (2019–present)^[15]

Results

Primary results by county

  Carluccio

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%

  McCullough

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carolyn Carluccio	441,413	53.57%
	Republican	Patricia McCullough	382,512	46.43%
Total votes			823,925	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Daniel McCaffery (D)	Carolyn Carluccio (R)	Undecided
Common Ground (R)[16][b]	September 21–24, 2023	800 (RV)	± 3.5%	42%	36%	22%

Endorsements

Daniel McCaffery

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[17]

Results

2023 Pennsylvania Supreme Court election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel D. McCaffery	1,652,113	53.52%
	Republican	Carolyn T. Carluccio	1,434,945	46.48%
Total votes			3,087,058	100.0%
	Democratic hold

Judge of the Superior Court

2023 Pennsylvania Superior Court election

← 2021 November 7, 2023 2025 →
2 seats of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Majority party Minority party   Candidate Jill Beck Timika Lane Maria Battista Harry Smail Jr. Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 8 Seats won 9 6 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 3,003,573 2,605,372 Percentage 53.55% 46.45%
County results Democrat:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Republican:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

There were two seats up for election. A vacant seat on the court was up for election after the retirement of Judge Jacqueline Shogan in 2021. A second seat was scheduled for election due to the impending mandatory retirement of Judge Emeritus John T. Bender on December 31, 2023.^[19]

The election of Jill Beck and Timika Lane, flips the partisan makeup of the Superior Court, from a 8–7 Republican majority, to a 9–6 Democratic majority.^[20] However, the makeup was decreased to a 8–6 Democratic majority when Judge Dan McCaffery vacated his seat after being elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Maria Battista, former counsel for the Pennsylvania Department of Health (2011–2014), former Venango County assistant district attorney (2004–2005)^[21]
• Harry Smail Jr., Judge of the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas^[22][14]

Withdrawn

• Michael Dimino, professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School^[3]
• Emily Yuhaniak, former law clerk for Judge John T. Bender^[3]

Endorsements

Maria Battista

Political parties

• Pennsylvania Republican Party^[14]

Harry Smail

Political parties

• Pennsylvania Republican Party^[14]

Results

Republican primary results (vote for 2)^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Maria Battista	626,159	52.89%
	Republican	Harry Smail Jr.	557,707	47.11%
Total votes			1,183,866	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jill Beck, civil litigator, Blank Rome^[23][3]
• Patrick Dugan, Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court^[3]
• Timika Lane, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas^[24]

Endorsements

Jill Beck (D)

Organizations

• Pennsylvania Democratic Party^[24]

Timika Lane (D)

Organizations

• Pennsylvania Democratic Party^[24]

Results

Democratic primary results (vote for 2)^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Beck	694,115	40.34%
	Democratic	Timika Lane	653,020	37.95%
	Democratic	Patrick Dugan	373,619	21.71%
Total votes			1,720,754	100.0%

General election

Results

2023 Pennsylvania Superior Court election (vote for 2)^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Beck	1,572,023	28.03%
	Democratic	Timika Lane	1,431,550	25.52%
	Republican	Maria Battista	1,353,555	24.13%
	Republican	Harry Smail Jr.	1,251,817	22.32%
Total votes			5,608,945	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican
	Democratic gain from Republican

Judge of the Commonwealth Court

2023 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court election

← 2021 November 7, 2023 2025 →

Nominee Matt Wolf Megan Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,602,116 1,452,330 Percentage 52.45% 47.55%

County results Wolf:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Martin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Judge before election Kevin Brobson Republican Elected Judge Matt Wolf Democratic

There was one vacancy on the Commonwealth Court when then-Judge Kevin Brobson vacated his seat after being elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2021.^[25]

Republican primary

Candidates

• Megan Martin, former Secretary-Parliamentarian of the Pennsylvania State Senate (2012–2022)^[3][14]
• Joshua Prince, associate, Prince Law Offices, P.C., a law firm specializing in gun rights litigation^[3]

Endorsements

Megan Martin

Political parties

• Pennsylvania Republican Party^[13][14]

Results

Primary results by county

  Martin

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%

  Prince

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   80%–90%

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Megan Martin	501,693	62.97%
	Republican	Joshua Prince	294,979	37.03%
Total votes			796,672	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bryan Neft, commercial litigation attorney, former president of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Board of Governors^[3]
• Matthew S. Wolf, Supervising Judge of the Civil Division of the Philadelphia Municipal Court^[26]

Withdrawn

• Brandon Neuman, Judge of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas, former state representative (2011–2017)^[27]

Results

Primary results by county

  Wolf

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%
•   90%–100%

  Neft

•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%
•   70%–80%
•   80%–90%

Democratic primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew S. Wolf	577,470	57.23%
	Democratic	Bryan Neft	431,595	42.77%
Total votes			1,009,065	100.0%

General election

Results

2023 Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew S. Wolf	1,602,116	52.45%
	Republican	Megan Martin	1,452,330	47.55%
Total votes			3,054,446	100.0%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Judicial retention

Superior Court

President Judge Jack A. Panella (D) and Judge Victor P. Stabile (R) were scheduled for retention votes in 2023. Both informed the Pennsylvania Department of State that they would seek retention.^[28][3]

President Judge Jack A. Panella (D) retention, 2023

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,778,318	67.29
No	864,594	32.71
Total votes	2,642,912	100.00
Source: PA Department of State[18]

Judge Victor P. Stabile (R) retention, 2023

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,577,550	61.08
No	1,005,336	38.92
Total votes	2,582,886	100.00
Source: PA Department of State[18]

Municipal elections

Philadelphia

Mayor

Main article: 2023 Philadelphia mayoral election

City council

Main articles: 2023 Philadelphia City Council election and 2022–23 Philadelphia City Council special election

City Controller special election

2023 Philadelphia city controller election

← 2021 November 7, 2023 2025 →

Candidate Christy Brady Aaron Bashir Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 221,941 52,189 Percentage 80.87% 19.02%

Ward results Brady:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bashir:      50–60%

City Controller before election Christy Brady Democratic Elected City Controller Christy Brady Democratic

A special election took place after the resignation of City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart in October 2022 to run for mayor.^[29]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Christy Brady, former Acting City Controller (2022–2023)^[30][31]
• Alexandra Hunt, activist, public health researcher, and candidate for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district in 2022^[32]
• John Thomas, management consultant^[33]

Did not file

• Karen Javaruski, enterprise risk management professional^[33]

Withdrawn

• Jack Inacker, United States Air Force veteran and former nuclear weapons systems specialist^[30] (endorsed Brady)^[33]
• Gregg Kravitz, realtor^[33]

Endorsements

Christy Brady

U.S. Representatives

• Brendan Boyle PA-2 (2015–present)^[34]
• Bob Brady, PA-1 (1998–2019) and Chair of the Philadelphia Democratic Party (1986–present)^[35]
• Dwight Evans, PA-3 (2016–present)^[34]

State senators

• Sharif Street, District 3 (2017–present) and Pennsylvania Democratic Party chair (2022–present)^[34]
• Tina Tartaglione, 2nd district (1995–present)^[36]

State representatives

• Kevin Boyle, District 172 (2011–present)^[34]
• Danilo Burgos, District 197 (2019–present)^[34]
• Jose Giral, District 180 (2023–present)^[34]
• Ed Neilson, District 174 (2015–present) and District 169 (2012–2014)^[34]

Philadelphia city councilmembers

• Jannie Blackwell, 3rd district (1992–2020) and First Vice Chair of the Philadelphia Democratic Party^[35]
• Jim Harrity, at-large (2022–present)^[34]
• Kenyatta Johnson, 2nd district (2012–present) and former Pennsylvania state representative from District 186 (2009–2012)^[34]

Local officials

• Alan Butkovitz, former Philadelphia City Controller (2006–2018)^[37]
• Lisa Deeley, Chair (2017–present) of the Philadelphia City Commissioners (2016–present)^[37]
• Omar Sabir, Vice Chair of the Philadelphia City Commissioners (2020–present)^[38]
• Jonathan Saidel, former Philadelphia City Controller (1990–2006) and 2010 runner-up for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania^[37]

Individuals

• Jack Inacker, United States Air Force veteran and former 2023 Philadelphia City Controller candidate^[33]

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Councils 33 and 47^[39][40]
• American Federation of Teachers Local 2026 (Community College of Philadelphia Chapter)^[41]
• Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters^[42]
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 8^[38]
• Philadelphia Building Trades Council^[43]
• Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO^[44]
• Sprinkler Fitters Local 692^[45]
• Transport Workers Union of America - Local 234^[46]

Newspapers and other media

• Philadelphia Gay News^[47]

Organizations

• Liberty City LGBTQ Democratic Club^[48]
• Philadelphia Young Democrats^[49]

Political parties

• Philadelphia Democratic Party^[35]

Alexandra Hunt

Organizations

• Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks^[50]
• Progressive Victory^[43]

Gregg Kavitz (withdrawn)

Organizations

• LGBTQ Victory Fund^[45]

John Thomas

State representatives

• Stephen Kinsey, 201st district (2013–present)^[43]

Philadelphia city councilors

• Marian Tasco, 9th district (1988–2016)^[43]

Labor unions

• Laborers' International Union of North America District Council of Philadelphia^[43]

Newspapers and other media

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[51]
• The Philadelphia Tribune^[52]

Results

Primary results by ward

  Brady

•   30%–40%
•   40%–50%
•   50%–60%
•   60%–70%

  Hunt

•   30%–40%
•   40%–50%

  Thomas

•   40%–50%

Democratic primary ^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Brady	86,884	46.1
	Democratic	Alexandra Hunt	59,068	31.4
	Democratic	John Thomas	42,292	22.5
	Write-in		170	0
Total votes			188,414	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Aaron Bashir, entrepreneur and nominee for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district in 2022^[33]

Results

Republican primary ^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Bashir	13,545	99.1
	Write-in		121	0
Total votes			13,666	100

General election

Results

2023 Philadelphia City Controller special election^[54]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Brady	221,941	80.87
	Republican	Aaron Bashir	52,189	19.02
	Write-in		298	0.11
Total votes			274,428	100.00

Allegheny County

County Executive

Main article: 2023 Allegheny County Executive election

District Attorney

Democratic primary

Declared

• Matt Dugan, Chief Public Defender of Allegheny County (2019–present)^[55]
• Stephen Zappala, incumbent district attorney (1998–present)^[55]

Endorsements

Matt Dugan

Organizations

• Allegheny County Democratic Committee^[56]
• Pennsylvania Working Families Party^[57]

Results

2023 Allegheny County District Attorney election, Democratic primary^[58]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Dugan	94,974	55.62%
	Democratic	Stephen Zappala (incumbent)	75,575	44.26%
	Write-in		196	0.11%
Total votes			170,745	100%

General election

Results

Incumbent Stephen Zappala accepted the Republican nomination upon losing the Democratic primary, though he remained a registered Democrat.^[59]

2023 Allegheny County District Attorney election^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Zappala (incumbent)	188,215	51.54
	Democratic	Matt Dugan	176,559	48.35
	Write-in		376	0.10
Total votes			365,150	100.00

Special elections

Pennsylvania State Senate

27th senatorial district

On November 28, 2022, state senator John Gordner announced his resignation in order to serve as counsel to interim Senate Pro Tempore Kim Ward. Gordner's resignation was effective on November 30. A special election to replace Gordner was held on January 31, 2023.^[61]

Democrats nominated speech pathologist Patricia Lawton while Republicans nominated State Representative Lynda Schlegel-Culver. Libertarians had nominated business consultant and constable Thomas Anderson, but he failed to file the necessary paperwork in time and his lawsuit for ballot access was denied by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.^[62][63]

2023 Pennsylvania Senate, District 27 special election^[64]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynda Schlegel-Culver	24,462	69.68
	Democratic	Patricia Lawton	10,643	30.32
Total votes			35,105	100.00
	Republican hold

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Three vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives opened between Election Day 2022 and the start of the 2023 session in January. The vacancies have made the difference between Democratic and Republican control, and paralyzed the chamber due to representatives' inability to agree on basic operating rules.^[65]

32nd district

2023 Pennsylvania's 32nd House of Representatives district special election

← 2022 February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07) 2024 →
Pennsylvania's 32nd House of Representatives district
Candidate Joe McAndrew Clay Walker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 9,601 3,195 Percentage 74.63% 24.84%
Precinct results McAndrew:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Walker:      50–60%
State representative before election Tony DeLuca Democratic Elected State representative Joe McAndrew Democratic

On October 9, 2022, incumbent representative Anthony DeLuca died of lymphoma while seeking reelection. The time of his death occurred after the deadline to conduct candidate substitutions, causing his name to remain on the ballot. Despite his death, he defeated Green challenger Queonia Livingston, receiving 85% of the vote.^[66] A special election to replace DeLuca was held on February 7, 2023.^[67]

Democrats nominated Penn Hills Democratic Committee chair Joe McAndrew.^[65][68] Republicans nominated pastor and Army veteran Clay Walker.^[69][70] 2022 Green Party candidate Queonia Livingston had filed nomination papers but they were rejected by the Pennsylvania Department of State.^[71]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 32 special election^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe McAndrew	9,601	74.63
	Republican	Clay Walker	3,195	24.84
	Write-in		68	0.53
Total votes			12,864	100.00
	Democratic hold

34th district

2023 Pennsylvania's 34th House of Representatives district special election

← 2022 February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07) 2024 →
Pennsylvania's 34th House of Representatives district
Candidate Abigail Salisbury Robert Pagane Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 10,282 1,416 Percentage 87.60% 12.06%
Precinct results Salisbury:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
State representative before election Summer Lee Democratic Elected State representative Abigail Salisbury Democratic

On On November 8, 2022, incumbent representative Summer Lee was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, while simultaneously running unopposed for reelection to the 34th legislative district. Pennsylvania's constitution forbids General Assembly lawmakers from holding another office, but does not prevent them from running for reelection while seeking another office. A special election to replace Lee was held on February 7, 2023.^[73]

Democrats nominated Swissvale borough councilor Abigail Salisbury while Republicans nominated Robert Pagane, a kickboxing instructor.^{[65][69][70][74]}

Abigail Salisbury (D)

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[75]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 34 special election^[76]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abigail Salisbury	10,282	87.60
	Republican	Robert Pagane	1,416	12.06
	Write-in		39	0.33
Total votes			11,737	100.00
	Democratic hold

35th district

2023 Pennsylvania's 35th House of Representatives district special election

← 2022 February 7, 2023 (2023-02-07) 2024 →
Pennsylvania's 35th House of Representatives district
Candidate Matt Gergely Don Nevills Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 6,790 2,302 Percentage 73.66% 24.97%
Precinct results Gergely:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Nevills:      50–60%
State representative before election Austin Davis Democratic Elected State representative Matt Gergely Democratic

On January 4, 2022, incumbent representative Austin Davis announced he would be seeking the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, with Josh Shapiro's endorsement.^[77] He was nominated to be on the ticket on May 18 and was elected to the position in the general election. Davis was subsequently reelected to represent the 35th district, defeating Republican challenger Donald Nevills with 65% of the vote. Pennsylvania's constitution forbids General Assembly lawmakers from holding another office, but does not prevent them from running for reelection while seeking another office. A special election to replace Davis was held on February 7, 2023.^[73]

Democrats nominated McKeesport official Matt Gergely, brother of previous seatholder Marc Gergely.^[65][78] Republicans nominated their 2022 general election nominee Don Nevills.^[69][70]

Matt Gergely (D)

Organizations Planned Parenthood PA PAC^[79]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 35 special election^[80]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Gergely	6,790	73.66
	Republican	Don Nevills	2,302	24.97
	Write-in		126	1.37
Total votes			9,218	100.00
	Democratic hold

108th district

2023 Pennsylvania's 108th House of Representatives district special election

← 2022 May 16, 2023 (2023-05-16) 2024 →
Pennsylvania's 108th House of Representatives district
Candidate Mike Stender Trevor Finn Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 6,600 4,318 Percentage 58.3% 38.2%
Precinct results Stender:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Finn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
State representative before election Lynda Schlegel-Culver Republican Elected State representative Mike Stender Republican

On January 31, 2023, incumbent representative Lynda Schlegel-Culver was elected to Pennsylvania's 27th Senatorial district in a special election amid the resignation of Senator John Gordner.^[81] House Speaker Joanna McClinton announced a special election for May 16 in conjunction with the 2023 primary.^[82]

Republicans nominated Shikellamy School Board Member Mike Stender, while Democrats nominated Montour County Commissioner Trevor Finn.^[83] Libertarians nominated Marine Corps veteran Elijah Scretching.^[84]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 108 special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Stender	6,600	58.35
	Democratic	Trevor Finn	4,318	38.18
	Libertarian	Elijah Scretching	393	3.47
Total votes			11,311	100.00
	Republican hold

163rd district

2023 Pennsylvania's 163rd House of Representatives district special election

← 2022 2024 →
Pennsylvania's 163rd House of Representatives district
Candidate Heather Boyd Kathleen Ford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 9,415 6,040 Percentage 60.2% 38.6%
State representative before election Michael Zabel Democratic Elected State representative Heather Boyd Democratic

On March 8, 2023, incumbent representative Michael Zabel resigned from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, effective March 16, following a sexual harassment controversy.^[85][86] House Speaker Joanna McClinton announced a special election for May 16 in conjunction with the 2023 primary.^[87]

Democrats nominated Heather Boyd, a senior staffer to Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon and former Upper Darby School Board member.^[88] Republicans nominated Kathleen "Katie" Ford, an Army veteran and special education therapist.^[89] Libertarians nominated Alfe Goodwin, a retired Philadelphia Police officer and nominee for this district in 2022.^[90]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 163 special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Boyd	9,415	60.16
	Republican	Kathleen Ford	6,040	38.60
	Libertarian	Alfe Goodwin	194	1.24
Total votes			15,649	100.00
	Democratic hold

21st district

2023 Pennsylvania's 21st House of Representatives district special election

← 2022 2024 →
Pennsylvania's 21st House of Representatives district
Candidate Lindsay Powell Erin Connolly Autenreith Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 7,318 3,848 Percentage 65.54% 34.46%
State representative before election Sara Innamorato Democratic Elected State representative Lindsay Powell Democratic

On July 19, 2023, incumbent representative Sara Innamorato resigned from the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after becoming the Democratic nominee for Allegheny County Executive. House Speaker Joanna McClinton announced a special election for September 19.^[91]

Democrats nominated Lindsay Powell, a nonprofit executive, while Republicans nominated Erin Connolly Autenreith, a realtor and local Republican Party chair.^[92]

2023 Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 21 special election^[93]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lindsay Powell	7,318	65.54
	Republican	Erin Autenreith	3,848	34.46
Total votes			11,166	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. • Key:
   • A – all adults
   • RV – registered voters
   • LV – likely voters
   • V – unclear
2. Poll sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation, a conservative think tank.