The Green Papers: Pennsylvania 2023 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:13,011,844 (4.20% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:19(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:17(3.91% of 435)
Capital:Harrisburg
 

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Pennsylvania State and Local Government

Pennsylvania Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


In Pennsylvania Special Elections, there are no primaries. Local party delegates pick their nominees.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator  Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
5 January 2023: "Last month, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. ... I can report that I have an excellent prognosis..."
15 February 2023: Reports state that his surgery for prostate cancer was successful and that he "should not require further treatment".
 Candidate list (7)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Robert P. "Bob" Casey, Jr.
FEC S6PA00217; 30 Sep 23; Tot $7,720,435; Dsb $3,425,048
  Candidate Democratic     William Blaine "Blaine" Forkner
FEC S4PA00287; 30 Sep 23; Tot $2,108; Dsb $1,848
  Candidate Republican     Dave McCormick
FEC S2PA00661; 30 Sep 23; Tot $0; Dsb $554
  Candidate Republican     Tariq Syed Parvez
FEC S4PA00279
  Candidate Republican     Cory James Widmann
FEC S4PA00261
  Candidate Independent     Hussein Tartour-Aguirre
FEC S6PA00324
  Candidate Independent     Reece Master Wright-McDonald
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FEC S4PA00253

Class 3 Democratic Senator  John Karl Fetterman
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028
15 February 2023: Voluntary hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to "receive treatment for clinical depression".
17 April 2023: Returned to the Senate.

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor  Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro
First elected: 2022.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Libertarian     Ken Krawchuk

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on a ticket with (but nominated separately by partisan primary from) the Governor

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Austin Davis
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

118th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Republican (8 Undetermined);
9 Democratic (9 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1 Republican Member of Congress  Brian K. Fitzpatrick
First elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Ashley Ehasz
FEC H2PA01099; 30 Sep 23; Tot $460,320; Dsb $235,766
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Brian K. Fitzpatrick
FEC H6PA08277; 30 Sep 23; Tot $2,500,903; Dsb $613,596
  Candidate Republican     Mark Justin Houck, Sr.
FEC H4PA01111; 30 Sep 23; Tot $31,662; Dsb $22,548
  Candidate Republican     Quincy Lavine Richardson
FEC H4PA01129

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress  Brendan F. Boyle
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Brendan F. Boyle
FEC H4PA13199; 30 Sep 23; Tot $792,071; Dsb $238,126
  Candidate Democratic     Salem Snow
FEC H0PA02091; 31 Mar 23; Tot $2,215; Dsb $1,163

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Member of Congress  Dwight Evans
First elected in a concurrent Special and General Election: 8 November 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Dwight Evans
FEC H6PA02171; 30 Sep 23; Tot $357,406; Dsb $312,155
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Christopher M. "Chris" Rabb

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Member of Congress  Madeleine Dean Cunnane
First elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Erik C. Bonnett
FEC H4PA04115 or H4PA04123

FEC H4PA04115
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Madeleine Dean Cunnane
FEC H8PA04116; 30 Sep 23; Tot $616,736; Dsb $475,875
  Candidate Republican     David John Winkler
FEC H4PA04107; 30 Sep 23; Tot $15,875; Dsb $5,993
  Candidate Independent     Chuck Keller
FEC H4PA04131

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5 Democratic Member of Congress  Mary Gay Scanlon
First elected in a concurrent General and Special Election: 6 November 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Mary Gay Scanlon
FEC H8PA07200; 30 Sep 23; Tot $495,539; Dsb $428,823

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Member of Congress  Christina Jampoler "Chrissy" Houlahan
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Christina Jampoler "Chrissy" Houlahan
FEC H8PA06087; 30 Sep 23; Tot $913,752; Dsb $365,729
  Candidate Republican     Neil Carlin Young, Jr.
FEC H4PA06060

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Member of Congress  Susan Ellis Wild
First elected in a concurrent General and Special Election: 6 November 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (6) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Susan Ellis Wild
FEC H8PA15229; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,509,087; Dsb $457,389
  Candidate Republican     Kevin Dellicker
FEC H2PA07096; 30 Sep 23; Tot $66,651; Dsb $11,346
  Candidate Republican     Allen Issa
FEC H4PA07126
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Ryan Edward Mackenzie
FEC H4PA07118; 30 Sep 23; Tot $135,023; Dsb $7,853
  Candidate Republican     DeSales University Trustee  María C. Montero
FEC H4PA07100; 30 Sep 23; Tot $100,773; Dsb $36,056
  Candidate Independent     Lewis Shupe
FEC H4PA07134

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8 Democratic Member of Congress  Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Matthew Alton "Matt" Cartwright
FEC H2PA17079; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,804,847; Dsb $438,805
  Candidate Republican     Rob Bresnahan, Jr.
FEC H4PA08124

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 9 Republican Member of Congress  Daniel Philip "Dan" Meuser
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Daniel Philip "Dan" Meuser
FEC H8PA10147; 30 Sep 23; Tot $467,891; Dsb $495,663

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 10 Republican Member of Congress  Scott G. Perry
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (8) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     John Broadhurst
FEC H4PA10112
  Candidate Democratic     Carlisle School Board Member  Rick Coplen
FEC H4PA10070; 30 Sep 23; Tot $50,854; Dsb $45,545
  Candidate Democratic     Harrisburg City Council Member  Shamaine A. Daniels
FEC H2PA10124; 30 Sep 23; Tot $38,130; Dsb $24,186
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Francis "Bob" Forbes
FEC H4PA10096
  Candidate Democratic     Blake Lynch
FEC H4PA10120
  Candidate Democratic     Michael "Mike" O'Brien
FEC H4PA10088; 30 Sep 23; Tot $154,323; Dsb $17,504
  Candidate Democratic     Janelle Stelson
FEC H4PA10104
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Scott G. Perry
FEC H2PA04135; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,176,087; Dsb $808,116

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 11 Republican Member of Congress Lloyd K. Smucker
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     David "Dave" Baker
FEC H4PA11078; 30 Sep 23; Tot $6,268; Dsb $5,840
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Lloyd K. Smucker
FEC H6PA16320; 30 Sep 23; Tot $650,291; Dsb $284,213
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey Wilder
FEC H4PA11060

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 12 Democratic Member of Congress  Summer Lee
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Summer Lee
FEC H2PA18200; 30 Sep 23; Tot $378,933; Dsb $150,115
  Candidate Democratic     Edgewood Borough Council Member  Bhavini Patel
FEC H2PA18259; 30 Sep 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     James Hayes
FEC H4PA12068; 30 Sep 23; Tot $45,639; Dsb $24,328

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 13 Republican Member of Congress  John Joyce
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     former Conewago Valley School Board Member Elizabeth Rhoads "Beth" Farnham
FEC H4PA13298
  Candidate Democratic     Padraic Lee
FEC H4PA13280 or H4PA13264 or H4PA13256

FEC H4PA13280
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  John Joyce
FEC H8PA13125; 30 Sep 23; Tot $892,091; Dsb $452,677

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 14 Republican Member of Congress  Guy L. Reschenthaler
First Elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (4) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     former Yough School Board Member Kenneth James "Ken" Bach
FEC H4PA14080
  Candidate Democratic     Kimberly Ann Felan
FEC H4PA14064
  Candidate Democratic     Philip Vecchio
FEC H4PA14072
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Guy L. Reschenthaler
FEC H8PA18199; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,083,276; Dsb $804,741

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 15 Republican Member of Congress  Glenn William "G.T." Thompson, Jr.
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  Glenn William "G.T." Thompson, Jr.
FEC H8PA05071; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,509,402; Dsb $1,043,171
 6 December 2023: Member of Congress Glenn William "G.T." Thompson, Jr. said that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and commented "I feel well, and I will continue my work representing the people of Pennsylvania's 15th District."

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 16 Republican Member of Congress  George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr.
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Preston Nouri
FEC H4PA16093; 30 Sep 23; Tot $114,293; Dsb $46,326
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress  George J. "Mike" Kelly, Jr.
FEC H0PA03271; 30 Sep 23; Tot $543,802; Dsb $217,865
  Candidate Republican     Timothy D. "Tim" Kramer
FEC H4PA16101

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 17 Democratic Member of Congress  Christopher "Chris" Deluzio
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress  Christopher "Chris" Deluzio
FEC H2PA17103; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,095,950; Dsb $425,792
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Robert W. "Rob" Mercuri
FEC H4PA17166; 30 Sep 23; Tot $150,965; Dsb $4,835

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 terms

  Democratic Acting Attorney General Michelle Henry
3 January 2023: Not a candidate for election in 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
The current Attorney General is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Open Seat
 Candidate list (8)
  Candidate Democratic     former Philadelphia Public Defender Keir Bradford-Grey
  Candidate Democratic     former state Auditor Eugene A. DePasquale
Served as state Auditor, first elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016. Term limited in 2020.
  Candidate Democratic     former Bucks County Solicitor Joe Khan
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Jared G. Solomon
  Candidate Democratic     Delaware County District Attorney  Jack Stollsteimer
  Candidate Republican     former Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun "Kat" Copeland
  Candidate Republican     York County District Attorney  David W. "Dave" Sunday, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Craig Williams
 Attorney General Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro (Democratic), who was first elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020, announced his candidacy for Governor on 11 October 2021. He won the Governor's chair on 8 November 2022.
3 January 2023: Michelle Henry (Democratic) becomes Acting Attorney General. She will have to be confirmed by the state Senate.
12 January 2023: Governor-elect Joshua D. "Josh" Shapiro (Democratic) announces that he will nominate deputy Attorney General Michelle Henry (Democratic) for the remainer of the term of Attorney General which ends in 2025.

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: 2 terms

  Republican Treasurer  Stacy L. Garrity
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
The current Treasurer is unaffected by the State's term limit.
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Ryan A. Bizzarro
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Alan Butkovitz
?

Auditor General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

  Republican Auditor General  Timothy L. "Tim" DeFoor
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (3)
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Malcolm Kenyatta
  Candidate Democratic     Lehigh County Comptroller  Mark Pinsley
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Mark Rozzi
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 14 incumbents, 40 candidates
  Republican: 10 incumbents, 27 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  America First
  Conservative USA
  Right to Life
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 4 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Election Authority
  Pennsylvania Department of State - Bureau of Commissions, Elections, and Legislation
  VotesPA.com - The Pennsylvania Department of State's online voting information center
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Pennsylvania General Assembly
  Pennsylvania House of Representatives
  Pennsylvania Senate
Democratic
  Pennsylvania Democratic Party
  Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
  Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus
Republican
  Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus
  Pennsylvania Senate Republican News
  Republican Party of Pennsylvania
Third Party
  America First Party of Pennsylvania
  Conservative Party USA Pennsylvania
  Green Party of Pennsylvania
  Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
  The Constitution Party of Pennsylvania
  The Unity Party of Pennsylvania
Media & others
  Altoona.com - State College
  City & State Pennsylvania
  Gettysburg Times
  Jewish Exponent - Philadelphia
  Keystone Report - Pennslyvania
  KYW AM - Newsradio - Philadelphia
  LancasterOnline.com
  PennLive.com - Harrisburg
  Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition
  Philadelphia Daily News
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
  Politics1.com - Pennsylvania
  PoliticsPA.com
  Reading Eagle
  The Citizens Voice - Wilkes-Barre
  The Daily Item - Sunbury
  The Daily Local News - West Chester
  The Daily Pennsylvanian - University of Pennsylvania
  The Herald - Sharon
  The Herald Standard -Uniontown
  The Meadville Tribune - Meadville
  The Mercury - Pottstown
  The Morning Call - Allentown
  The Sentinel - Carlisle - Shippensburg
  The Times-Tribune - Scranton
  Times Leader - Wilkes-Barre
  Times News - Lehighton

 


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