Maps of Pennsylvania with weird numbers of districts, and election analysishttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3mtfpad6hjc2kTonight let us recognize Speaker Joanna McClinton, who for 42 months held together an ideologically diverse Democratic caucus to maintain a one-vote majority in the PA House. Surely one of the most talented legislative leaders in the country. Finally she has some breathing room. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtfpad6hjc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3mmffq32jvk2vA factoid that will blow some minds - PA-03 results with white-majority wards EXCLUDED: 🥇 Chris Rabb - 34,647 - 36.80% 🥈 Sharif Street - 33,220 - 35.29% 🥉 Ala Stanford - 24,437 - 25.96%21 May 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmffq32jvk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3mmawjcurl22qSo what happened? Street won West Philly, but Rabb won Center City by even more. Meanwhile, Stanford held up pretty well, limiting Street's margin in his best wards. And progressive wards posted huge margins for Rabb. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmawjcurl22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3mmaossj5y72uMail vote in HD-195, where WFP-backed Sierra McNeil is challenging incumbent Keith Harris20 May 2026 00:51 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmaossj5y72uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3mmaigribek2uWith the eyes of the nation on PA-03 (my district), I'm gonna do a thread on each candidate's path to victory and how I'll be looking at the returns tonight Full disclosure that I canvassed for Chris Rabb in this race, but as PAMaps I'm aiming for objective analysis19 May 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmaigribek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3mhce2jhpzc2dWith 42/44 precincts reporting, Republican Andrea Verobish will be the next State Rep for Altoona and its environs. She leads by 15%, an underperformance of around 17% compared to Trump '24.18 Mar 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhce2jhpzc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3mhcdf3npkk2dToday is the first time I've ever been to the Blair County election results page and that alone says something18 Mar 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcdf3npkk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3maa3jqzt6t2mDoes he really think interrupting the Survivor finale for this will endear him to anyone?18 Dec 2025 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3maa3jqzt6t2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3m5aciqmr7k2mTuesday saw a seismic shift on the Susquehanna’s west bank Ancestrally Republican Cumberland County didn’t just vote for Democrats at the top of the ticket, it also elected Dems to 3 county-level offices Thread on the RECORDER OF DEEDS race and its State House implications (1/9)09 Nov 2025 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5aciqmr7k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3m4uabfsj7s2m~18% overperformance in the NY media market05 Nov 2025 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4uabfsj7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3m4u54fiubc2mBLUEZERNE COUNTY COUNCIL05 Nov 2025 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4u54fiubc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3m4tzi6lbkk2mJust spot-checking some fully-reported precincts in bellwether Northampton County, the Democratic judicial candidates are outperforming Biden by ~20%. This is looking like a landslide.05 Nov 2025 02:39 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tzi6lbkk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3m4socmenm22sThe races for PA Commonwealth and Superior Court have gotten surprisingly little attention. Those are hugely important and are likely to be much closer than the retention votes. If you need any more motivation to cast a ballot, here it is.04 Nov 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4socmenm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3lz5jzg4ens2yPENNSYLVANIA is now the first state with multiple Democratic House members to have the majority of its House Democratic caucus cosponsor the Block the Bombs Act (Lee, Scanlon, Dean, and Evans) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3565/cosponsors18 Sep 2025 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz5jzg4ens2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3lublqrxoyc2y30 Districts18 Jul 2025 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lublqrxoyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3lpni45lekc2wWith 35% of precincts reporting, Krasner looks to be replicating his 2021 coalition powered by Black voters across the city plus white neighborhoods outside the Northeast21 May 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpni45lekc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llarmxhny22dThe last time Lancaster County elected a Democrat to the Pennsylvania Senate was in 1889, when John S. Hoover won a special election. 136 years later, James Malone joins the club.26 Mar 2025 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llarmxhny22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llaq24bgvs2dWith all precincts reporting, Democrat James Malone leads by 0.89%. Keep in mind, SD-36 completely excludes the City of Lancaster. It's the once reliably-red suburbs, exurbs, and small towns that have flipped this district.26 Mar 2025 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llaq24bgvs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llapgtad5s2dI'm ready to call it: Democrat James Malone has FLIPPED SD-36. It will be the first time in who knows how long that Lancaster County has elected a Democrat to the State Senate.26 Mar 2025 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llapgtad5s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llaoq43cr22dSolid batch for Dem. James Malone. 89/120 precincts in and he's beating his benchmarks by about 1% on average. Rep. Josh Parsons needs to do several points better the rest of the way to catch up.26 Mar 2025 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llaoq43cr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llanwdsh6s2dWith 68/120 precincts reporting in SD-36, Democrat James Malone is beating his benchmarks in 42 precincts, and Republican Josh Parsons is beating his in 26. My model says we're headed for a close race, with Malone having a slight edge at the moment.26 Mar 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llanwdsh6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llalzg6pxk2dAnother way I'm looking at PA SD-36 results so far: Dems lost this district by 12% in the 2023 Supreme Court race. In the 5% of precincts reporting election day votes so far, the Dem is overperforming that result by 15%.26 Mar 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llalzg6pxk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llalhhmhmc2d6/120 precincts reporting election-day votes, and Democrat James Malone is beating his benchmarks in 5 of them.26 Mar 2025 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llalhhmhmc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pennsylvaniamaps.bsky.social/post/3llagm3cbcs2dToday's special election in northern Lancaster County presents the tantalizing but longshot possibility that the R-friendly incumbentmander of Pennsylvania's senatorial map could fail. I'll be following along just in case this gets interesting.25 Mar 2025 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:e3lrb56eylasdfujun6norrm/app.bsky.feed.post/3llagm3cbcs2d