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2 candidates are tracked for Pennsylvania House District 22 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ce-Ce Gerlach and Robert E. Smith Jr.. Candidate information follows official Lehigh County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Ce-Ce Gerlach (Democratic), Robert E. Smith Jr. (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Ana Tiburcio (Democratic), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Ce-Ce Gerlach won the Democratic primary with 56.7 percent over Ana Tiburcio (43.3 percent). Robert E. Smith Jr. 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.
Ce-Ce Gerlach is the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania House District 22, per LehighValleyNews.com. An Allentown City Council member and former Allentown School Board member, she is a social justice activist who has organized around housing and criminal justice issues, per LehighValleyNews.com and Armchair Lehigh Valley. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities (per the LehighValleyNews.com)
- Housing justice and tenant protections
- Criminal justice reform
Robert E. Smith Jr. is a former Allentown School Board member who served 16 years and was elected board president five times. He is the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania House District 22, per Armchair Lehigh Valley. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
2026 priorities
- Emphasizes bipartisan cooperation and community representation, per Armchair Lehigh Valley
