PENNSYLVANIA

Your complete directory of Pennsylvania candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): February 2026 Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): August 2026 Primary: April 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on January 7, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2026:

GOVERNOR:
Josh Shapiro (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Stacy Garrity (R) - State Treasurer, Businesswoman & Retired Army Colonel
Doug Mastriano (R) - State Sen., Retired Army Colonel, MAGA Activist & '22 Nominee
Dan Meuser (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Revenue Secretary & Businessman
Ken Krawchuk (L) - IT Consultant, Computer Programmer & Frequent Candidate

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Austin Davis (D)*

The Following Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2028:

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Dave Sunday (R)* - (Campaign Site)

AUDITOR GENERAL:
Tim DeFoor (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Stacy Garrity (R)* - (Campaign Site)

PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

STATE HOUSE - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

STATE SENATE - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

John Fetterman (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

Dave McCormick (R)*- (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Brian Fitzpatrick (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Brendan Boyle (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Dwight Evans (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Madeleine Dean (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Mary Gay Scanlon (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Chrissy Houlahan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Winkler (R) - Storage Facility Manager, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & '24 Nominee in CD-4

District 7:
Ryan Mackenzie (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Rob Bresnahan (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Cartwright (D) - Ex-Congressman

District 9:
Dan Meuser (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Scott Perry (R)*- (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Lloyd Smucker (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Summer Lee (D)* - (Campaign Site)
James Hayes (R) - Manufacturing Executive, Ex-Fed Reserve Board Asst VP & '24 Nominee

District 13:
John Joyce (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 14:
Guy Reschenthaler (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15:
Glenn "GT" Thompson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 16:
Mike Kelly (R)*- (Campaign Site)

District 17:
Chris Deluzio (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Alliance Party of Pennsylvania (A)
American Solidarity Party of Pennsylvania (ASP)
Constitution Party of Pennsylvania (C)
Pennsylvania Democratic Party (D)
Pennsylvania Forward Party (F)
Green Party of Pennsylvania (G)
Liberal Party of Pennsylvania (LIB)
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania (L)
Pennsylvania Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

PAVoterServices: Election Info

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Al Dia (Spanish)
Allentown Morning Call
Altoona Mirror
Beaver County Times
Black Pittsburgh
Bucks County Courier Times
Carlisle Sentinel
Centre Daily Times (State College)
City & State Pennsylvania
Coraopolis Record
Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania)
Delaware County Daily Times
Erie Times News
Gettysburg Times

Hazleton Standard-Speaker
El Hispano (Spanish)
Keystone Report (Conservative)
Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal / Lancaster New Era
Lehigh Valley Express-Times
Lehighton Times News
Lock Haven Express
Meadville Tribune
Monroeville Times Express
Oakmont-Verona Advance Leader Star
PennLive.com / Harrisburg Patriot-News
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Axios Philadelphia
Chalkbeat: Philadelphia
Philadelphia Citizen (Liberal)
Philadelphia Gay News
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Philadelphia Tribune (African-American)
Philadelphia Weekly (Alternative)
Philly Voice

Pittsburgh City Paper (Alternative)
Pittsburgh Courier (African-America)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Pocono Record
PoliticsPA.com
Pottstown Mercury
QBurgh (LGBT)
Reading Eagle
Scranton Times-Tribune
Sharon Herald
El Sol Latino (Spanish)
Spotlight PA
Sunbury Daily Item
Uniontown Herald-Standard
West Chester Daily Local News
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice
Wilkes Barre Times Leader
York Daily Record

Pennsylvania Cable Network
Pennsylvania Public Television (PBS)
KYW TV-3 (CBS - Philadelphia)
WPVI TV-6 (ABC - Philadelphia)
WCAU TV-10 (NBC - Philadelphia)
WTFX TV-29 (FOX - Philadelphia)
WWSI TV-62 (Telemundo - Philadelphia)
WUVP TV-65 (Univision - Philadelphia)
WHYY Public Radio (NPR - Philadelphia)
KDKA TV-2 (CBS - Pittsburgh)
WTAE TV-4 (ABC - Pittsburgh)
WPXI TV-11 (NBC - Pittsburgh)
WPGH TV-53 (FOX - Pittsburgh)