2025Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsSpecial election
2025 special election for Pennsylvania Senate District 36
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
James Malone (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Josh Parsons (R) by 1.0 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
James MaloneDemocrat · winner
50.0%27,034
Josh ParsonsRepublican
49.1%26,508
Zachary MooreLibertarian
0.9%483
54,025 votes
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)