A look ahead at Pennsylvania's special election on Tuesday

On Tuesday , voters in the heavily Democratic 21st legislative district will choose a replacement for former state Rep. Sara Innamorato , who stepped down in July to focus on her bid to be Allegheny County’s next county executive.

Her resignation bumped Democrats from a one -vote majority in the chamber to a 101 -101 tie with Republicans .

The Democratic nominee is Lindsay Powell , director of Workforce Strategies for InnovatePGH , an economic development nonprofit, and a former aide to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer .

She faces GOP nominee Erin Connolly Autenreith , a real estate agent and chairwoman of the Shaler Township Republican Committee .

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As of Monday , there were 47,682 voters registered in Pennsylvania ’s House District 21 .

Of those, 59% are Democrats , 26% are Republicans and 11% are not affiliated with any party.

As of Thursday morning , 3,600 ballots had been cast, with 82% by registered Democrats and 12% by Republicans .

In the 2022 general election, 27% of ballots were cast before Election Day , with 84% of those advance votes.