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One candidate is tracked for Pennsylvania Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tim Kearney. Candidate information follows official Delaware County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Tim Kearney (Democratic) is the only major-party candidate on the November 3 ballot; Tim Kearney is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Tim Kearney was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Alfe Goodwin was unopposed in the Republican primary. Alfe Goodwin withdrew from the November ballot (Department of State withdrawal listing); any substitute nominee is added when the Department of State certifies the general-election field. Pennsylvania nominates by plurality (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Department of State's official May 19 primary returns (electionreturns.pa.gov) with the Department's post-primary withdrawal listing; independent and minor-party candidates who filed nomination papers are added when the Department of State posts the certified general-election list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Democratic · Incumbent
Timothy P. Kearney is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 26 in Delaware County and a former architect who also served as a borough mayor. He is minority chair of the Senate Institutional Sustainability & Innovation Committee, per his official Pennsylvania Senate biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.