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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania House District 100

Nissley and Hamby are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Lancaster County election filings.

About this race

Dave Nissley (Republican) and Dale Hamby (Independent) meet on the November 3 ballot, per the Department of State's general-election candidate listing (pavoterservices.pa.gov, read October 20, 2026). The seat is open: Rep. Bryan Cutler (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Dave Nissley won the Republican primary with 56.1 percent over Kelly Osborne (43.9 percent). 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. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

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Dave Nissley

Republican

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Supports school choice and election integrity measures, per fox43.com
Biography

Dave Nissley co-owns Vintage Landscaping and has managed hospitality businesses in Lancaster County for decades. He is the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania House District 100, per his campaign site.

Dale Hamby

Dale Hamby

Independent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Breaking the Budget Deadlock: mandate continuous budget working sessions
  • Agricultural Renewable Energy: state support for solar and wind on working farms
  • Property Tax Relief: tax commercial pipelines to cut residential property taxes
Biography

Dale Hamby is a West Point graduate and retired U.S. Army officer who raises sheep and alpacas and builds handcrafted woodworking tools on his farm in Quarryville, per the campaign site. After a 15-year military career he taught high school physics, algebra, computer repair and robotics and college economics and finance for 11 years, and served as executive director of the Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board and special assistant to the secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, per the campaign site. He is on the November 3 ballot as an Independent candidate for House District 100, per the Department of State's general-election candidate listing.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Pennsylvania House District 100 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Pennsylvania House District 100 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dave Nissley and Dale Hamby. Candidate information follows official Lancaster County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Pennsylvania House District 100 election in Pennsylvania?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Pennsylvania are on the Pennsylvania election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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