SHOCKER: Republicans Lose Deep-Red Pennsylvania House Seat Held for 30 Years — Trump Won District by 18 Points — Butler County, Site of Trump Assassination Attempt Decided by Just 88 Votes
This is a five-alarm political disaster for Pennsylvania Republicans. Democrat Brandon Dukes appears to have flipped the deep-red 12th Legislative District in Tuesday’s special election, edging Republican Scott Timko by only 88 votes in a district President Donald Trump carried by 18.4 percentage points in 2024. According to unofficial Butler County returns, Dukes received 8,434 votes to Timko’s 8,346, with 35 write-in …