Donahue leads O’Brien in race for 113th seat in early vote totals

Democratic incumbent state Rep. Kyle T. Donahue holds a considerable lead over Republican challenger Lucas O’Brien in the race for the 113th District seat in the House of Representatives.

Donahue currently leads O’Brien by a total of 13,168 votes to 6,169, according to unofficial results.

Donahue served as president of Scranton City Council before he was elected state representative in November 2022. During his time on city council, he helped Scranton shed its 30-year-long financially distressed status.

The 113th District covers Moscow, the townships of Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Madison, Roaring Brook, Spring Brook and Thornhurst, and parts of Scranton.

Donahue, of Scranton, tabbed public education, healthcare and data centers as his top three issues in the district heading into the election.

The 40-year-old is also a former Scranton school director and former board member of the Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency. He currently serves on the board of Scranton Tomorrow.

O’Brien, 21, of Moscow, serves as a sales and marketing lead at Edwards Investments, according to his LinkedIn page.

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