Radnor and Haverford township voters will help decide whether Democrats keep their 103-100 Pennsylvania House majority when they head to the polls Nov. 3.

All 203 House seats and half the 50-member Senate are on the ballot. Republicans need a net gain of just two seats to take control of the House, WHYY reported. In the Senate, Republicans hold a 27-23 edge, their narrowest in more than a decade.

The stakes are concrete. A Democratic sweep of the governorship and both chambers could advance proposals that have stalled under divided government, including raising the state minimum wage, expanding transit funding and codifying abortion protections, according to WHYY. A Republican House takeover or continued Senate control would preserve a check on Gov. Josh Shapiro's agenda, giving the party leverage over the state budget, education funding and energy policy.

168th House District: Radnor Township

The 168th District, which includes Radnor Township, is on the ballot. WHYY's voter guide lists Democrat Lisa Borowski, the incumbent, against Republican Kathryn Buckley.

166th House District: Haverford Township

The 166th District race pits Judy Trombetta, president of the Haverford Township Board of Commissioners, against Republican Joe Walker, a Wayne native and insurance broker who founded Dignity Insured LLC, the Daily Times reported.

Trombetta won the Democratic primary by defeating longtime state Rep. Greg Vitali of Haverford, who had held the seat since 1993. She has served as a Haverford Township commissioner since 2022 and previously worked as chief of staff in the Pennsylvania Senate and on Pittsburgh City Council.

Walker, who has lived in the district since 2013, told the Daily Times on Sept. 29: "I am not a career politician. I am a local business owner and community member."

26th Senate District

State Sen. Tim Kearney, a Swarthmore Democrat seeking a third term, faces Republican Gail Scott of Drexel Hill. The 26th District does not include Radnor or Haverford proper but covers neighboring Marple, Newtown, Springfield and Upper Darby, among other communities, the Daily Times reported.

Kearney, first elected in 2018, serves on the Appropriations and Local Government committees. Scott, who has worked in bank operations for 20 years, is an elected judge of elections in Upper Darby.

The 26th is not among the four eastern Pennsylvania Senate districts WHYY identified as Democrats' best pickup targets. Those are the 6th, 16th, 24th and 40th. Democrats would need to win three of those four, without losing any of their own seats, to claim an outright Senate majority for the first time since 1978.

Nearby: 165th House District

In the 165th District, which includes part of Marple Township, four-term Democrat Jennifer O'Mara of Springfield faces Republican Deirdre McCleary of Morton.

What's next

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Residents can check their registration and find polling locations through the state's voter services website.