Harrisburg Democrats expand presence in PA statehouse with House, Senate wins
In a state Senate race, long-time Rep. Patty Kim (D-103) flipped the open seat for the 15th senatorial district, defeating Republican Nick DiFrancesco, a former Dauphin County commissioner.
In a preliminary tally, Kim won about 60% of the vote, compared to about 40% for DiFrancesco in the redrawn district.
"After a hard-fought race, the people of Dauphin County have decided to elect Patty Kim as their next state Senator," DiFrancesco said, in a statement. "I called Representative Kim this evening to congratulate her on her victory."
The seat was open due to the pending retirement of current state Sen. John DiSanto, a Republican.
Local races for the state House of Representative also went to Democrats.
For the 103rd legislative district House seat, newcomer Nate Davidson handily defeated his Republican opponent, Cindi Ward, taking about 59% of the vote to Ward's 41%. That seat was open as Kim successfully campaigned for the area's open state Senate seat.
For the 104th and 105th House seats, incumbents Dave Madsen and Justin Fleming, respectively, both won second terms running unopposed.
TheBurg will update this story as necessary.
