Democrats swept the pair of special elections to fill vacancies in the state Senate and House. With the win in the House special election, Democrats will retain their razor-thin majority in that chamber with 102 Democrats and 101 Republicans. The results in that House race were hardly surprising; the district leans heavily towards the Democrats. In that race, Dan Goughnour got 63% of the vote to defeat the Republican nominee Charles D. Davis. In the Senate special election, the narrow win by James Malone means Democrats flipped the district, last held by former Sen. Ryan Aument, R-Lancaster. Despite that win, Republicans still hold the majority in the state Senate.
