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One candidate is tracked for Pennsylvania Senate District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Anthony Hardy Williams. Candidate information follows official Philadelphia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Anthony Hardy Williams (Democratic) is the only major-party candidate on the November 3 ballot; Anthony Hardy Williams is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Anthony Hardy Williams won the Democratic primary with 84.4 percent over David Goldsmith Jr. (15.6 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; 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.
Anthony H. Williams is the Democratic state senator for Senate District 8, representing parts of Delaware and Philadelphia counties, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's website. He previously served in the state House from 1989 to 1998 before joining the Senate, and holds an economics degree from Franklin and Marshall College. Williams is the Senate Democratic Minority Caucus Chair and minority chair of the Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee, per his legislative profile. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
