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Jefferson County, PA

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U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 15
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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Ray Bilger
DEM
Biography
Retired intelligence analyst and security officer whose 35-year career spanned the Air Force, National Security Agency, and State Department, including a stint as NSA Technical Director for Cyber Analysis, Bilger is a Bellefonte native and Desert Storm veteran, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Rebuilding rural Pennsylvania by bringing back opportunity and hope
Campaign siteFull profile
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Glenn Thompson
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Glenn "GT" Thompson is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th District, chair of the House Agriculture Committee, serving since 2009. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Saving Medicare and Social Security
  • Energy security, focusing on homegrown natural resources and research
  • Advocating for agriculture and those who produce food, fiber, and energy
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
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About this race
November 3, 2026 general election field per Pennsylvania's official May 19, 2026 primary returns (electionreturns.pa.gov). Independent candidates may qualify later by petition; cross-check with the Pennsylvania Department of State.
Governor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
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Josh Shapiro
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Josh Shapiro is Pennsylvania's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for a second term, running on the ticket with Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis. A former state attorney general, his campaign theme is a governor for all Pennsylvanians, and his first term is known for the 12-day rebuild of collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia, increased public school funding, and bipartisan budget deals.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Increase public school funding and expand economic opportunity
  • Build a Pennsylvania for everyone across party lines
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Stacy Garrity
REP
Biography
Stacy Garrity is the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, running with Jason Richey for lieutenant governor. Pennsylvania's state treasurer, a retired Army Reserve colonel twice awarded the Bronze Star, and a former tungsten-industry executive, her campaign theme is raising hope, not taxes, pointing to nearly $200 million in waste eliminated and more than $1 billion in unclaimed property returned at the Treasury.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Cut waste and fraud, as she did saving taxpayers nearly $200 million at the Treasury
  • Hold the line on taxes while protecting benefits for vulnerable Pennsylvanians
  • Bring transparency and ethics to Harrisburg
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Ken Krawchuk
Biography
Krawchuk is a technology entrepreneur who founded and leads Amendment 16 Ltd., an information technology consulting firm, and has worked as a professional computer programmer since 1970, per the campaign site. He holds three U.S. patents for database management systems and a B.S. in physics from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, per the campaign site. He also hosted a weekly talk radio show in Philadelphia from 2019 to 2024, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
From the campaign site
  • Expand school choice, including privatizing public schools
  • Veto tax increases and reduce state spending growth
  • Reduce the overall cost of government
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Countywide races in Jefferson County

ZIP 15840 sits in Jefferson County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Jefferson County races (1).

Pennsylvania House District 66
2 candidates
County ▾
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Lisa Gourley
DEM
Biography
Lisa Gourley of Punxsutawney is a retired registered nurse who worked most of her career in long term care, rising from staff nurse to director of nursing before moving to acute hospital care, per the Indiana Gazette. She is the Democratic nominee for the 66th District, which covers northern Indiana County and all of Jefferson County, per the Punxsutawney Spirit. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
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Brian Smith
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Brian Smith is the Republican state representative for Pennsylvania House District 66, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's official website. Smith works as a business owner, per the same source. Smith serves on the House Game & Fisheries Committee, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
Lisa Gourley (Democratic), Brian Smith (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Brian Smith is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Lisa Gourley was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Brian Smith was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pennsylvania nominates by plurality (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field matches the Department of State's general-election candidate listing (pavoterservices.pa.gov, read October 20, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot. Every address in Jefferson County is in this district, per the certified district list.

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