Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Pennsylvania's 2026 ballot includes governor (Josh Shapiro (D), Stacy Garrity (R), Ken Krawchuk (L)); 17 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Pennsylvania jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionMay 19, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StatePennsylvania

Places Listed31

Profiles233

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Pennsylvania's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

3 candidates

Josh Shapiro (D)Incumbent
Josh Shapiro is Pennsylvania's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for a second term, running on the ticket with Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis. A former state attorney general, his campaign theme is a governor for all Pennsylvanians, and his first term is known for the 12-day rebuild of collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia, increased public school funding, and bipartisan budget deals.
Priorities: Keep delivering on infrastructure, like the rapid I-95 rebuild · Increase public school funding and expand economic opportunity · Build a Pennsylvania for everyone across party lines
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Stacy Garrity (R)
Stacy Garrity is the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, running with Jason Richey for lieutenant governor. Pennsylvania's state treasurer, a retired Army Reserve colonel twice awarded the Bronze Star, and a former tungsten-industry executive, her campaign theme is raising hope, not taxes, pointing to nearly $200 million in waste eliminated and more than $1 billion in unclaimed property returned at the Treasury.
Priorities: Cut waste and fraud, as she did saving taxpayers nearly $200 million at the Treasury · Hold the line on taxes while protecting benefits for vulnerable Pennsylvanians · Bring transparency and ethics to Harrisburg
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Ken Krawchuk (L)
Krawchuk is a technology entrepreneur who founded and leads Amendment 16 Ltd., an information technology consulting firm, and has worked as a professional computer programmer since 1970, per the campaign site. He holds three U.S. patents for database management systems and a B.S. in physics from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, per the campaign site. He also hosted a weekly talk radio show in Philadelphia from 2019 to 2024, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Expand school choice, including privatizing public schools, per the campaign site · Veto tax increases and reduce state spending growth, per the campaign site · Reduce the overall cost of government, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-1

2 candidates

Bob Harvie (Democratic)
Bucks County Commissioner and chair of the county board, Harvie spent 26 years as a public school social studies teacher at Bucks County Technical High School and previously led the Falls Township Board of Supervisors, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Tackling corruption in Washington, per his campaign site · Lowering costs for working families, from childcare to housing, per his campaign site · Holding corporations accountable to the working class, per his campaign site
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Brian Fitzpatrick (Republican)Incumbent
Brian Fitzpatrick is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 1st District, a former FBI agent first elected in 2016. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Government Reform, per the campaign site · Fighting the Opioid Crisis, per the campaign site · Protecting our Families, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-2

2 candidates

Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Incumbent
Brendan Boyle is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 2nd District, serving since 2015 and the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee. He won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Budget and Fiscal Responsibility, per the campaign site · Jobs and the Economy, per the campaign site · Health Care, per the campaign site
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Jessica Arriaga (Republican)
Operating room technician with more than 20 years in surgical settings, Arriaga is a North Philadelphia native who has also worked in community health coordination and served as a ward leader, per her campaign site and Al Dia News.
Priorities: Lowering costs for Philadelphia families, per her campaign site · Improving public safety, per her campaign site · Expanding opportunity for working people, per her campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-3

2 candidates

Chris Rabb (Democratic)
Five-term Pennsylvania state representative for the 200th District in Northwest Philadelphia, first elected in 2016, Rabb won the Democratic nomination for the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Dwight Evans, per his campaign site and the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Priorities: Guaranteeing access to healthcare and housing, per his campaign site · Strengthening workers' rights, per his campaign site · Expanding democracy and confronting concentrated wealth, per his campaign site
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Dennis Mahoney (The Independent Party)
Mahoney has worked in disaster relief and long-term community development roles, per the campaign site. In Philadelphia he has convened coalitions of businesses, nonprofits, faith communities and civic leaders on child welfare and neighborhood issues, per the campaign site. He is The Independent Party candidate for Pennsylvania's 3rd District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Philadelphia City Commissioners' certified candidate list.
Priorities: Economic mobility: keeping healthcare and childcare when a worker earns a raise, per the campaign site · Treating housing policy as workforce policy, per the campaign site · Expanding transit, workforce training and neighborhood opportunity hubs, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-4

2 candidates

Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Incumbent
Madeleine Dean is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th District, serving since 2019. She won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Affordable, accessible, quality healthcare, per the campaign site · Addressing the gun violence epidemic, per the campaign site · Quality education, per the campaign site
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Aurora Stuski (Republican)
Founder and owner of AAS Appraisal Lab, a jewelry and estate appraisal business serving Montgomery County since 1989, Stuski is a Graduate Gemologist and West Norriton Republican Committee chair, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Reducing the tax burden on homeowners and seniors, per her campaign site · Standing with law enforcement, per her campaign site · Protecting children and families, per her campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-5

2 candidates

Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Incumbent
Mary Gay Scanlon is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 5th District, serving since 2018. She won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Advocating for children and families, per the campaign site · Protecting American freedoms, per the campaign site · Supporting job preservation and economic programs, per the campaign site
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Nick Manganaro (Republican)
Finance professional from Haverford whose career included work for J.P. Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch, BlackRock, and Glenmede Trust; he holds a math degree from Reed College and a graduate finance degree from MIT, per Broad + Liberty. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the Department of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Nick Manganaro.

U.S. House - PA-6

2 candidates

Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Incumbent
Chrissy Houlahan is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 6th District, an Air Force veteran and engineer serving since 2019. She won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Small Business & Entrepreneurship, per the campaign site · National Security, per the campaign site · Health Care, per the campaign site
Marty Young (Republican)
Corporate restructuring executive and U.S. Army veteran, Young is a 1993 West Point graduate who served as an infantry officer and now serves as a lieutenant colonel and chaplain in the Army National Guard, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Fixing healthcare, per his campaign site · Fixing housing affordability, per his campaign site · Fixing personal debt, per his campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-7

2 candidates

Bob Brooks (Democratic)
President of the Pennsylvania Professional Fire Fighters Association and a 20-year City of Bethlehem firefighter, Brooks won the May Democratic contest with backing from Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Bernie Sanders, per his campaign site and Spotlight PA.
Priorities: Higher wages and benefits for workers, per his campaign site · Better, more affordable healthcare, per his campaign site · Making Washington work for working families, per his campaign site
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Ryan Mackenzie (Republican)Incumbent
Ryan Mackenzie is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 7th District, elected in 2024 after serving in the state House. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: creating jobs, per the campaign site · protecting taxpayers, per the campaign site · strengthening education, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-8

2 candidates

Paige Cognetti (Democratic)
Scranton Mayor since 2020, Cognetti first won the office as an independent in a campaign against local machine corruption and says she balanced the city's books as mayor, per her campaign site.
Priorities: Taking on corruption and special interests in Washington, per her campaign site · Lowering costs for northeastern Pennsylvania families, per her campaign site · Rooting out government waste, fraud, and abuse, per her campaign site
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Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican)Incumbent
Rob Bresnahan is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 8th District, a businessman elected in 2024. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Border Security, per the campaign site · Economy, per the campaign site · Protect Social Security & Medicare, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-9

2 candidates

Rachel Wallace (Democratic)
Former federal official who served in the U.S. Senate, at the State Department, and as chief of staff at the White House Office of Management and Budget, Wallace is a Pottsville native and tenth-generation Pennsylvanian, per her campaign site and WVIA.
Priorities: Fixing health care, per her campaign site · Lowering the cost of living, per her campaign site · Keeping promises to farmers, per her campaign site
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Dan Meuser (Republican)Incumbent
Dan Meuser is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 9th District, serving since 2019. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Securing the Border, per the campaign site · Growing the Economy, per the campaign site · Unleashing Energy Dominance, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-10

2 candidates

Janelle Stelson (Democratic)
Former television news anchor who reported for WGAL and covered Central Pennsylvania for more than 30 years, Stelson came within roughly 5,100 votes of unseating Rep. Scott Perry in 2024 and won the May nomination for a rematch, per her campaign site and the Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Priorities: Protecting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, per her campaign site · Lowering costs, including housing and child care, per her campaign site · Term limits and banning insider stock trading in Congress, per her campaign site
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Scott Perry (Republican)Incumbent
Scott Perry is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 10th District, an Army National Guard veteran serving since 2013. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: National security, per the campaign site · right to life, per the campaign site · the second amendment, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-11

2 candidates

Nancy Mannion (Democratic)
Former emergency nurse with more than 40 years in healthcare who holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, Mannion served as Director of Emergency and Trauma Services at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, per her campaign site and Fox43.
Priorities: Lowering costs, per her campaign site · Safer communities, per her campaign site · Real results for working families, per her campaign site
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Lloyd K. Smucker (Republican)Incumbent
Lloyd Smucker is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 11th District, serving since 2017. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Increase economic opportunities for everyone, per the campaign site · Rein in Washington’s out-of-control spending, per the campaign site · Provide regulatory relief to small businesses to expand and create jobs, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-12

2 candidates

Summer Lee (Democratic)Incumbent
Lee currently represents Pennsylvania's 12th District in the U.S. House, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Lee has secured more than 2.7 billion dollars in federal funding for the district, including investments in green jobs, transit, lead remediation, and affordable housing, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Centering working people in economic policy, per the campaign site · Shifting investment from punitive systems toward community building programs, per the campaign site
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James Hayes (Republican)
James Hayes is an economist and the son of a steelworker, with a career that includes work at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; he has lived in the Pittsburgh area since 2005, per his campaign site. The 2024 Republican nominee in this district, he won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
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U.S. House - PA-13

2 candidates

Beth Farnham (Democratic)
Former credit analyst and Conewago Valley school board member in Adams County, Farnham was the 2024 Democratic nominee in this district and is challenging Rep. John Joyce again, per her campaign site and Fox43.
Priorities: Affordability for everyday families, per her campaign site · Universal healthcare, per her campaign site · Public education, per her campaign site
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John Joyce (Republican)Incumbent
John Joyce is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 13th District, a physician serving since 2019. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: delivering affordable, quality healthcare in rural communities, per the campaign site · lowering energy prices, per the campaign site · expanding access to high-speed internet across South Central Pennsylvania, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-14

2 candidates

Alan Bradstock (Democratic)
Retired FBI special agent who served two decades in the Bureau, including as a counterterrorism supervisor and Deputy Legal Attache in Ottawa, Bradstock is also a U.S. Army aviation officer and Desert Storm veteran, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Restoring integrity in Washington, per his campaign site · Lowering costs for working families, per his campaign site · Protecting healthcare, per his campaign site
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Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Incumbent
Guy Reschenthaler is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 14th District, a Navy veteran and former judge serving since 2019. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Cutting spending, per the campaign site · Lowering taxes, per the campaign site · Eliminating job-killing regulations, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-15

2 candidates

Ray Bilger (Democratic)
Retired intelligence analyst and security officer whose 35-year career spanned the Air Force, National Security Agency, and State Department, including a stint as NSA Technical Director for Cyber Analysis, Bilger is a Bellefonte native and Desert Storm veteran, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Rebuilding rural Pennsylvania by bringing back opportunity and hope, per his campaign site
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Glenn Thompson (Republican)Incumbent
Glenn "GT" Thompson is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th District, chair of the House Agriculture Committee, serving since 2009. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Saving Medicare and Social Security, per the campaign site · Energy security, focusing on homegrown natural resources and research, per the campaign site · Advocating for agriculture and those who produce food, fiber, and energy, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-16

2 candidates

Justin Wagner (Democratic)
Senior automation engineer whose work has included projects for NASA, Boeing, and Ford, Wagner is a U.S. Army combat veteran who deployed to Iraq in 2006 and is a past UAW and IBEW member, per his campaign site and the New Castle News.
Priorities: Fighting for veterans and labor, per his campaign site · Affordability and opportunity for working families, per his campaign site · Access to healthcare, per his campaign site
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Mike Kelly (Republican)Incumbent
Mike Kelly is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 16th District, serving since 2011. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Fiscal responsibility and smaller government, per the campaign site · Pro-growth tax reform to simplify the tax code and lower rates, per the campaign site · Western Pennsylvania priorities: the economy, energy, veterans and education, per the campaign site
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U.S. House - PA-17

2 candidates

Chris Deluzio (Democratic)Incumbent
Chris Deluzio is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th District, a Navy veteran and attorney serving since 2023. He won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Priorities: Addressing cost of living and economic issues, per the campaign site · Protecting voting rights and election security, per the campaign site · Supporting workers and unions, per the campaign site
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Tony Guy (Republican)
Beaver County Sheriff since 2016 and a 26-year veteran of the Pennsylvania State Police, Guy is a lifelong Beaver County resident, per his campaign site; he won the May Republican contest over Jesse James Vodvarka, per WESA and CBS Pittsburgh.
Priorities: Backing law enforcement and first responders, per his campaign site · Securing the border and stopping fentanyl, per his campaign site · Pro-growth economic and energy policies, per his campaign site
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Places We’re Tracking

Open a local guide to preview candidate profiles by county, city, or jurisdiction. A ZIP code lookup is the fastest way to narrow this to a specific ballot.

Adams County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Allegheny County

34 candidates

34 tracked candidate profiles
23 races covered

Armstrong County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Beaver County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Bedford County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Berks County

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
11 races covered

Blair County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Bradford County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Bucks County

24 candidates

24 tracked candidate profiles
13 races covered

Butler County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Cambria County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Cameron County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Carbon County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Centre County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Chester County

39 candidates

39 tracked candidate profiles
20 office types represented

Clarion County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Clearfield County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Clinton County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Columbia County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Conestoga Valley

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Crawford County

16 candidates

16 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Cumberland County

10 candidates

10 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Dauphin County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Delaware County

18 candidates

18 tracked candidate profiles
13 races covered

Elizabethtown Area

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Elk County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Ephrata Area

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Erie County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Fayette County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Forest County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Franklin County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Fulton County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Greene County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Hempfield

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Huntingdon County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Indiana County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Jefferson County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Juniata County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Lackawanna County

12 candidates

12 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Lampeter Strasburg

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Lancaster County

20 candidates

20 tracked candidate profiles
11 races covered

Lawrence County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Lebanon County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Lehigh County

19 candidates

19 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Lower Merion township

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Luzerne County

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
8 races covered

Lycoming County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Manheim Central

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Manheim Township

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Mckean County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Mercer County

12 candidates

12 tracked candidate profiles
10 office types represented

Mifflin County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Monroe County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Montgomery County

25 candidates

25 tracked candidate profiles
18 races covered

Montour County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Northampton County

16 candidates

16 tracked candidate profiles
8 races covered

Northumberland County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Octorara Area

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Perry County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Philadelphia County

34 candidates

34 tracked candidate profiles
29 races covered

Pike County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Pittsburgh city

17 candidates

17 tracked candidate profiles
7 office types represented

Potter County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Reading city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Schuylkill County

7 candidates

7 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Snyder County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Somerset County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Sullivan County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Susquehanna County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Tioga County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Union County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Upper Darby township

13 candidates

13 tracked candidate profiles
10 office types represented

Venango County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Warren County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Washington County

13 candidates

13 tracked candidate profiles
7 races covered

Wayne County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Westmoreland County

11 candidates

11 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Wyoming County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

York County

16 candidates

16 tracked candidate profiles
8 races covered

Every county in Pennsylvania

All 67 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 67 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

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How to vote in Pennsylvania in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Pennsylvania election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Monday, October 19, 2026
Early voting: Pennsylvania does not have a distinct in-person early voting period;
Mail ballot: request by Tuesday, October 27, 2026; return: Must be RECEIVED by the county election office no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (no postmark grace period); no excuse needed
Election Day hours: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Pennsylvania election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: ID is required only the first time a voter votes at a particular polling location; returning voters at their usual polling place generally are not asked to show ID. New/first-time voters at a location must show an approved form of identification.

Pennsylvania 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of Pennsylvania in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Pennsylvania are Josh Shapiro (D), Stacy Garrity (R), Ken Krawchuk (L). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Pennsylvania 2026 primary election?

Pennsylvania's 2026 state primary was held on May 19, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Pennsylvania for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Pennsylvania's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Monday, October 19, 2026, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Pennsylvania for the November 2026 election?

Pennsylvania does not have a distinct in-person early voting period;

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Pennsylvania for November 2026?

Pennsylvania mail ballots: request by Tuesday, October 27, 2026; return: Must be RECEIVED by the county election office no later than 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (no postmark grace period); no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Pennsylvania in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Pennsylvania election office's official lookup at https://vote.pa.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

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Voting Resources

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Election Calendar

Track major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.

Note: State hubs summarize tracked places; exact ballot results depend on address and district boundaries.Profiles: Candidate data updates as official filings and campaign materials publish.