James Malone | |
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Member-elect of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 36th district | |
Assuming office May 5, 2025 | |
Succeeding | Ryan Aument |
Personal details | |
Born | James Andrew Malone 1973or1974(age 51–52) |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Northwest College (AA) Lee University (BA) |
James Andrew Malone (born 1973 or 1974) [1] is an American politician who is member-elect of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 36th district. A Democrat,he was first elected in a March 2025 special election to succeed Republican senator Ryan Aument,who resigned in December 2024. Malone previously served as mayor of East Petersburg,Pennsylvania.
Malone was elected Mayor of East Petersburg,Pennsylvania in 2017,facing no opponents in the Democratic primary or the general election. [2] [3] He was reelected,again with no opponents,in 2021. [4] [5]
On December 31,2024,Republican Ryan Aument resigned from representing the 36th district in the Pennsylvania Senate to become state director for Dave McCormick,who had been elected in the 2024 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania. [6] The 36th district covers much of Lancaster County,including East Petersburg. The seat was historically Republican,voting for Donald Trump by 15 points in the 2024 election. Malone ran for the seat as a Democrat,facing Republican Lancaster County Commissioner Josh Parsons. He narrowly defeated Parsons,flipping the seat in what was considered a significant upset. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Andrew Malone | 196 | 99.49 | |
Write-in | 1 | 0.51 | ||
Total votes | 197 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | James Andrew Malone | 486 | 95.11 | ||
Write-in | 25 | 4.89 | |||
Total votes | 511 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James Andrew Malone (incumbent) | 319 | 99.69 | |
Write-in | 1 | 0.31 | ||
Total votes | 320 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | James Andrew Malone (incumbent) | 691 | 90.80 | ||
Write-in | 70 | 9.20 | |||
Total votes | 761 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | James Andrew Malone | 27,034 | 49.99 | ||
Republican | Josh Parsons | 26,508 | 49.02 | ||
Libertarian | Zachary Moore | 483 | 0.89 | ||
Write-in | 52 | 0.10 | |||
Total votes | 54,077 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |