Flipped from DemocraticCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Pennsylvania Senate District 36
Pennsylvania State Senate · Pennsylvania
Tom Jones flipped the seat for Republicans, winning by 9.1 points over James Malone.
Staggered Senate
Tom JonesRepublican · winner
54.5%65,162
James MaloneDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%54,285
100% of the expected vote counted · 119,447 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
James MaloneTom Jones
$2.9M
Raised by the campaign
$3.3M
$2.8M
Spent by the campaign
$2.8M
$152.5K
Cash on hand
$464.7K
Campaign money: Pennsylvania Department of State, through Oct 19, 2026.
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State campaign filingsUpdated Oct 19, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- James Malone
- 32%
- Tom Jones
- 68%
- Projected margin
- R+3.4