Pennsylvania voter guide
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Every race, every candidate

433 candidates from the Department of State's candidate list, each with a profile page. Candidates come from the Department of State's Election Information list for the November 3, 2026 general election (saved October 16, 2026). It covers the governor and lieutenant governor tickets, all 17 U.S. House districts, the 25 even-numbered State Senate districts and all 203 State House districts. It lists each party's primary winners plus minor party and independent candidates who filed nomination papers. Candidates who lost a primary are left out, and so are write-in candidates and county or local races and questions. The list does not show which filings are certified for the ballot, and it may change before November 3. Your county's sample ballot is the final word. County and local races are on your sample ballot.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Statewide, voters choose a governor and lieutenant governor, who run together as one ticket: one vote counts for both. No U.S. Senate seat and no other statewide office is on the ballot in Pennsylvania this year.

U.S. House

Your district's one vote in the U.S. House. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. Pennsylvania has 17 seats. A term is two years.

State Senate

Your district's vote in the Pennsylvania Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and approve or reject many of the governor's picks for top jobs. Overriding a governor's veto takes two-thirds of both chambers. A term is four years; half the seats are elected every two years.

Only the 25 even-numbered state Senate districts are on the ballot; senators serve four-year terms. All 25 are listed from the Department of State's list. Three of them show only one candidate because the list shows no other candidate.

State House

Your district's vote in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, which has 203 members. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. Overriding a governor's veto takes two-thirds of both chambers. A term is two years.

All 203 state House seats are on the ballot; members serve two-year terms. All 203 are listed from the Department of State's list. 60 show only one candidate because the list shows no other candidate; a seat with one name may have write-in or later filings that are not on the list.