2025 Pennsylvania elections

36th Senate district State Senator Ryan Aument resigned effective December 31, 2024, to become state director for U.S. Senator-elect Dave McCormick. Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis set the special election to replace Aument for March 25. East Petersburg Mayor James Andrew Malone received the Democratic Party nomination. The Libertarian Party nominated GIS analyst Zachary Moore. The Republican Party nominated Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons. In an upset, Malone narrowly won the race where Parsons, the Republican, was considered the favorite to win because the district had favored Republican candidates. {{Election box begin no change 35th House of Representatives district State Representative Matt Gergely died on January 19, 2025. A special election to fill his seat took place on March 25. The Allegheny County Republican Party nominated White Oak council member Charles Davis. The Democratic Party nominated police officer Daniel E. Goughnour. The Libertarian Party nominated Adam Kitta. Goughnour's victory in the special election broke the even 101–101 partisan split in the State House caused by Gergely's death. {{Election box total no change ==Judge of the Superior Court==

}} There was one vacancy on the Superior Court, due to Justice Dan McCaffery's election to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2023. Democratic primary Nominee • Brandon Neuman, Judge of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas Endorsements Results Republican primary Nominee • Maria Battista, president of Judge Government Services, a consulting firm; nominee for Superior Court in 2023 Eliminated in primary • Ann Marie Wheatcraft, president judge of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas General election Endorsements Fundraising Results ==Judge of the Commonwealth Court==

}} One seat was up for election after Judge Ellen Ceisler retired in January 2025. Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge Stella Tsai won this seat. Democratic primary Nominee • Stella Tsai, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Endorsements Results Republican primary Nominee • Matthew Wolford, environmental attorney Eliminated in primary • Joshua Prince, gun rights attorney, candidate in 2023 Endorsements Results General election Endorsements Fundraising Results ==Judicial retention==

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht were due for retention votes. These elections were more heavily contested than previous judicial retention elections. All three justices up for retention were originally elected as Democrats, and Republicans targeted them in an attempt to regain control of the court. Superior Court Commonwealth Court ==Municipal elections==

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