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2 candidates are tracked for Pennsylvania House District 47 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Edward Ritter and Joe D'Orsie. Candidate information follows official York County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Edward Ritter (Democratic), Joe D'Orsie (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Joseph D'Orsie (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Edward Ritter was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joe D'Orsie 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.
Democratic
Edward Ritter is a retired engineer running as the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania House District 47 in York County, per a local Democratic committee's campaign post. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Republican · Incumbent
Joe D'Orsie is the Republican state representative for House District 47 in York County. Before the legislature he worked in communications and served as a missionary in the Dominican Republic, per his official site.
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