State legislatures / Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Who holds power, the 2026 results and the next elections
Who holds power
Divided government
Governor Josh Shapiro, Democratic, since January 17, 2023
Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.
Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.
2026 results
US House
- 1Bob Harvie52.7-47.3D, DDHQ
- 2Brendan Boyle80.8-19.2D, civicAPI
- 3Chris Rabb93.6-6.4D, civicAPI
- 4Madeleine Dean67.1-32.9D, civicAPI
- 5Mary Gay Scanlon72.1-27.9D, civicAPI
- 6Chrissy Houlahan64.3-35.7D, civicAPI
- 7Bob Brooks56.1-43.9D, DDHQ
- 8Paige Cognetti54.5-45.5D, DDHQ
- 9Dan Meuser61.5-38.5R, civicAPI
- 10Janelle Stelson55.1-44.9D, DDHQ
- 11Lloyd Smucker55.5-44.5R, civicAPI
- 12Summer Lee65.4-34.6D, civicAPI
- 13John Joyce67.5-32.5R, civicAPI
- 14Guy Reschenthaler57.5-42.5R, civicAPI
- 15Glenn Thompson63.9-36.1R, civicAPI
- 16Mike Kelly53.9-46.1R, civicAPI
- 17Chris Deluzio62.8-37.2D, civicAPI
Calls as of Nov 9, 2:07 am ET (7:07 am UK): AP, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI and PollCheck House calls, as on the midterms pages.
US senators: John Fetterman (Democrat, term ends 2029); David McCormick (Republican, term ends 2031).
Members of Congress as of November 4, 2026 (congress-legislators).
Next elections
- May 18, 20272027 municipal primaryNominates for the 2027 municipal election
- November 2, 20272027 municipal electionNot availableSupreme court race
- November 7, 20282028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate
Date not set: 2028 primary election (Nominates for the 2028 general election).
Scheduled statewide and federal elections, November 5, 2026 to December 31, 2028; calendar checked November 4, 2026.
2024 president
Trump by 1.7 points
3,423,042 and 3,543,308 votes; other candidates 67,856 (1.0%), 7,034,206 in all. The tick marks half of all votes.
Electoral votes: Trump 19.
MEDSL 2024 state presidential returns: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.
Statewide officials
| Office | Official | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant governor | Austin A. Davis | Democratic | January 17, 2023 |
| Attorney general | Dave Sunday | Republican | January 21, 2025 |
| Secretary of state | Al Schmidt | Republican | Not available |
Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.
Terms and maps
| Office | Term | Term limit |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | Not available | Not available |
| Senate | Not available | Not available |
| House of Representatives | Not available | Not available |
| Congressional maps drawn by | Not available |
|---|---|
| Legislative maps drawn by | Not available |
| 2026 congressional map | No change listed |
Terms and maps checked November 4, 2026.
Supreme court
| Court | Justices | Selection | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | 7 | Partisan elections | 10 years |
Pennsylvania supreme court: justices and elections
Court facts checked November 4, 2026.
Voter registration
Registered voters in Pennsylvania, by county
Registered voters by party, November 2, 2026
| Party | Voters | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 3,886,474 | 42.9% |
| Republicans | 3,638,526 | 40.2% |
| Unaffiliated | 1,211,891 | 13.4% |
| Other parties | 313,668 | 3.5% |
| Total | 9,050,559 |
Registration data built November 9, 2026.
Questions
Which party controls the Pennsylvania legislature?
As of November 3, 2026, before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office: Democrats hold 103 of the 203 seats in the House (102 for a majority); Republicans hold 27 of the 50 seats in the Senate (26 for a majority).
Who is the governor of Pennsylvania?
Josh Shapiro (Democratic), in office since January 17, 2023, as of November 3, 2026.
When is the next statewide election in Pennsylvania?
The 2027 municipal primary, on May 18, 2027.
Sources
Officials and legislators: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).
Office cross-checks: National Lieutenant Governors Association; National Association of Secretaries of State roster, read November 4, 2026.
Congress: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0 1.0), retrieved November 4, 2026.
2026 counts and calls: PollCheck midterms results files (Associated Press, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI, official feeds, PollCheck House calls).
2024 president: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (CC0 1.0); electoral votes: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Terms, maps, election dates and courts (public records): 25 P.S. ss. 2753-2754; palegis.us returned 404/403); 3 U.S.C. s. 21(1); 2 U.S.C. s. 1 and the U.S. Senate Class III list; Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Supreme Court Justices; Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, How Judges Are Elected; Pennsylvania Department of State, 2023 Municipal Election post-election audit report; UJS, How Judges Are Elected.
2026 congressional maps: Wikipedia, 2025–2026 United States redistricting (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Party registration: Pennsylvania Department of State (public record).
Data through November 3, 2026.