The Pennsylvania House, where Democrats hold a one-seat majority, faces four special elections early next year due to members winning elections for local offices Tuesday.

Unofficial election results show two Democrats, Rep. Josh Siegel elected as Lehigh County executive and Rep. Dan Miller elected as an Allegheny County judge.

Results show two Republicans, Rep. Torren Ecker elected as Adams County judge, and Rep. Lou Schmitt elected as Blair County judge.

Democrats control the chamber 102-101.

The four winners will resign their seats likely around the New Year to assume their new offices.

House Speaker Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, will schedule dates for special elections to replace the four for the remainder of their two-year terms.

Given legal timetables, the special elections will probably happen in March.

The pending vacancies will leave Democrats in tenuous control of the House in early 2026.

A House rule adopted at the start of the current session links majority status to election results rather than the number of vacancies.

Siegel, Ecker and Schmitt were reelected in 2024 without opposition. Miller defeated an opponent in 2024 by 30 points to win reelection.

But both parties see special elections as a way to solidify or flip control of the House.

The House has become familiar with special elections since Democrats took control in 2023 by a slim margin.

There were 10 special elections in the 2023-24 session to fill House vacancies. Nine elections occurred after a member was elected to a local office or resigned to take other jobs.

There’s been a pattern in recent years where state lawmakers decide in midterm run for local office.

This reverses a long-standing trend where being a state lawmaker was seen as a cap to a political career.