(WHTM) — Voters now know when they will go to the polls to elect two vacant Pennsylvania House seats.
The state’s 22nd District (Lehigh County) and 42nd District (Allegheny County) were left vacant after the November election. Both representatives serving the districts were elected to other offices: Rep. Joshua Siegel (D) will be Lehigh County’s next county executive, and Rep. Dan Miller (D) will now sit on the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court.
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Both lawmakers resigned Wednesday, allowing House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia/Delaware) to sign a writs of election, essentially an order to hold an election. The state will hold special elections in the two districts on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
It could be a consequential election for the state as Democrats have just a one seat majority in the House.
Special elections do not have primaries. Instead, political parties nominate candidates directly. The winner of a special election goes on to serve the remainder of an unexpired term.
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