Lawmaker’s departure produces fourth May 18 special election
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A special election to fill a western Pennsylvania state House seat that is vacant because of a lawmaker’s retirement is scheduled for the state primary on May 18. The speaker’s office said Wednesday that voters will choose a new state representative in the district that had been represented until Tuesday by Republican Rep. Jeff Pyle. There will also be special elections on May 18 for open legislative seats held most recently by the late Rep. Mike Reese in Westmoreland County, former state Sen. John Blake of Lackawanna County and the late state Sen. Dave Arnold of Lebanon County.