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2 candidates are tracked for Pennsylvania House District 187 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Rachel Cuevas and Gary Day. Candidate information follows official Lehigh County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Rachel Cuevas (Democratic), Gary Day (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Gary Day is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Rachel Cuevas won the Democratic primary with 68.2 percent over Geoffrey S. Whitcomb (31.8 percent). Gary Day was unopposed in the Republican primary. 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.
Rachel Cuevas is the Democratic nominee for House District 187 in Lehigh County. A former human resources professional who previously worked at Amazon and Boston Beer, she is the daughter of two military veterans, per her campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Ease the cost burden on working families and expand access to affordable healthcare
- Oppose price-gouging corporations, big-box warehouses and data centers in the Lehigh Valley
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Gary Day is the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania House District 187 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Department of State's official May 19 primary returns. Gary Day is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the PA General Assembly member page)
- Serves on the Communications & Technology (Republican Vice Chair) committee in the General Assembly
- Serves on the Environmental & Natural Resource Protection (Republican Secretary) committee in the General Assembly
