Democrats turn solidly red state Senate seat blue—for first time ever

Democrats on Tuesday lodged a massive upset in a Republican-held state Senate district in Pennsylvania, flipping a seat that Donald Trump carried by 15 points and sending a massive warning sign to Republicans that the 2026 midterms could be brutal for their party.

Democratic nominee James Andrew Malone, mayor of East Petersburg, defeated Republican Josh Parsons, 50-49, to become the first Democrat to ever win this seat in Lancaster County, according to The Downballot.

Malone won by focusing the race on co-President Elon Musk...