Democrat Dan Goughnour handily won a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, keeping majority control of the state House in his party's hands by a single seat.

Democrat Dan Goughnour has won the open Pennsylvania state House seat left vacated by the death of the most recent officeholder, restoring Democrats’ narrow majority in the body, Decision Desk HQ

Democrat Dan Goughnour was declared the winner of the special election Tuesday. He was up against Republican Charles Davis and Libertarian Adam Kitta. The winner will succeed the late state House Rep. Matt Gergely. The Democratic lawmaker died in January, evenly dividing the chamber 101-101.