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Democrats won all three vacant Pittsburgh-area House seats to claim a slim edge over Republicans, finally securing a majority they first appeared to have won in November.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing state.

Democrats have won control of the Pennsylvania House by sweeping three special elections, gaining new power in an important swing state

Pennsylvania Democrats swept three special elections, gaining new power in an important swing state for the first time in a dozen years.

HARRISBURG (AP) - Democrats won control of the Pennsylvania House in special elections Tuesday, wresting partial power from Republicans for the first time in a dozen years in the competitive swing sta...

Pennsylvania Democrats have officially won control of the state's House of Representatives for the first time in 12 years after beating Republicans in three special elections.

The three winners will be sworn in later this month, handing Democrats 102 votes in the 203-member House.

Voters who kept three Pittsburgh-area Pennsylvania House seats in Democratic hands this week effectively also flipped control away from the Republican majority that has run the chamber for more than a decade

If Pennsylvania’s groundhog dabbled in politics, he'd predict two years of gridlock now that Democrats control the House and Republicans control the Senate.