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Democratic Party primaries in Pennsylvania, 2022

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2020

Democratic Party primaries, 2022

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Primary Date
May 17, 2022

Federal elections
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Pennsylvania
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Pennsylvania utilizes a closed primary process. Voters are required to register with a political party to vote in the primary election.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)

The 2022 U.S. Senate elections in Pennsylvania took place on November 8, 2022. Voters elected one candidate to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Pennsylvania, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected 17 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 17 U.S. House districts. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:
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District 9

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

District 10

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 11

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District 12

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 13

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

    District 14

    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

    No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.

      District 15

      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


      Did not make the ballot:
      Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

      District 16

      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


      Did not make the ballot:
      Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

      District 17

      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


      Did not make the ballot:
      Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

      State elections

      State Senate

      See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022
      The Pennsylvania State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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      Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2022

      • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
      • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
      Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
      District 2

      Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Tartaglione (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 4

      Green check mark transparent.pngArt Haywood (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Johnson

      District 6

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Marie Mitchell  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Farry

      District 8

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Williams (i)
      Paul Prescod

      Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hayes (Write-in)

      District 10

      Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Santarsiero (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngMatt McCullough  Candidate Connection

      District 12

      Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Collett (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngRob Davies  Candidate Connection

      District 14

      Green check mark transparent.pngNick Miller  Candidate Connection
      Yamelisa Taveras  Candidate Connection
      Tara Zrinski

      Green check mark transparent.pngDean Browning  Candidate Connection
      Omy Maldonado  Candidate Connection
      Cindy Miller

      District 16

      Green check mark transparent.pngMark Pinsley

      Pat Browne (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngJarrett Coleman

      District 18

      Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Boscola (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Merhottein  Candidate Connection

      District 20

      Green check mark transparent.pngJackie Baker

      Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Baker (i)
      Nathan Turock (Write-in)

      District 22

      Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Flynn (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Bassett (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Joe Albert 

      District 24

      Green check mark transparent.pngJill Dennin
      Emanuel Wilkerson

      David Moyer
      Green check mark transparent.pngTracy Pennycuick

      District 26

      Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Kearney (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Agovino

      District 28

      Green check mark transparent.pngJudith McCormick Higgins  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Phillips-Hill (i)

      District 30

      Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Taylor

      Green check mark transparent.pngJudith Ward (i)

      District 32

      Green check mark transparent.pngSydney Hovis (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Stefano (i)

      District 34

      Green check mark transparent.pngJim Massey  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Rick Coplen 

      Mike Gossert
      Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Rothman

      District 36

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Aument (i)
      Mike Miller

      District 38

      Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Williams (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngLori Mizgorski
      Jake Roberts

      District 40

      Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Shukaitis  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngRosemary Brown

      Did not make the ballot:
      Kim Digaetano 

      District 42

      Green check mark transparent.pngWayne Fontana (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 44

      Green check mark transparent.pngKatie Muth (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Florio

      District 46

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngCamera Bartolotta (i)

      District 48

      Green check mark transparent.pngCalvin Clements

      Green check mark transparent.pngChris Gebhard (i)

      District 50

      Green check mark transparent.pngRianna Czech

      Green check mark transparent.pngMichele Brooks (i)


      House of Representatives

      See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
      The Pennsylvania House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2020, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
      Show more

      Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

      • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
      • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
      Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
      District 1

      Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Harkins (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Andre Horton 

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 2

      Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Merski (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Pace (Write-in)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Paul Pitonyak 

      District 3

      Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Bizzarro (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Kujawa

      Did not make the ballot:
      James Salmon 

      District 4

      Green check mark transparent.pngChelsea Oliver  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngJake Banta
      Joe Cancilla
      John Diamond
      Greg Hayes
      Jennifer Lesher
      Jason Monn

      Did not make the ballot:
      Scott Rastetter 

      District 5

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngBarry Jozwiak (i)
      David Golowski

      District 6

      Green check mark transparent.pngNerissa Galt  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngBradley Roae (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Zachary Norwood 

      District 7

      Mitchel Henderson
      Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy McGonigle

      Green check mark transparent.pngParke Wentling (i)

      District 8

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Bernstine (i)
      Eric Ditullio
      John L. Kennedy

      District 9

      Green check mark transparent.pngChris Sainato (i)

      Darryl Audia
      Green check mark transparent.pngMarla Gallo Brown
      Nick Kerin

      District 10

      Green check mark transparent.pngAmen Brown (i)
      Sajda Blackwell
      Cass Green

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 11

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngMarci Mustello (i)
      Jennifer L Steele

      District 12

      Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Vigue  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngStephenie Scialabba
      Gregg Semel
      Scott Timko

      District 13

      Green check mark transparent.pngChamir James

      Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Lawrence (i)
      Carmela Ciliberti

      District 14

      Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Carper  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngJim Marshall (i)

      District 15

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Kail (i)

      District 16

      Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Matzie (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngRico Elmore

      District 17

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngTim Bonner (i)

      District 18

      Green check mark transparent.pngKris Walski

      Green check mark transparent.pngK.C. Tomlinson (i)

      District 19

      Green check mark transparent.pngAerion Abney (i)
      Glenn Grayson

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 20

      Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Kinkead (i)
      Nick Mastros

      Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Kruth (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Tony Moreno 

      District 21

      Green check mark transparent.pngSara Innamorato (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Perman

      District 22

      Saeed Georges  Candidate Connection
      Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Siegel  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Norberto Dominguez 

      Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Smith  Candidate Connection

      District 23

      Green check mark transparent.pngDan Frankel (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 24

      Martell Covington (i)  Candidate Connection
      Green check mark transparent.pngLa'Tasha Mayes  Candidate Connection
      Randall Taylor

      Did not make the ballot:
      William Anderson 
      Pearlina Story 

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 25

      Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Markosek (i)

      John Ritter
      Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Schlauch

      District 26

      Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Friel

      Did not make the ballot:
      Anthony Gillen  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy Hennessey (i)

      District 27

      Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Deasy Jr. (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngEd Brosky
      Tim Walker  Candidate Connection

      District 28

      Green check mark transparent.pngAlison Duncan (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngRob Mercuri (i)

      District 29

      Green check mark transparent.pngTim Brennan  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Connor O'Hanlon 
      Neale Dougherty 

      Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Smith  Candidate Connection

      District 30

      Green check mark transparent.pngArvind Venkat  Candidate Connection

      Thomas Fodi
      Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Kirk  Candidate Connection

      District 31

      Green check mark transparent.pngPerry Warren (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Sauer
      Jennifer Spillane

      District 32

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony DeLuca (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 33

      Tristan McClelland
      Green check mark transparent.pngMandy Steele

      Green check mark transparent.pngTed Tomson

      District 34

      Green check mark transparent.pngSummer Lee (i)
      Abigail Salisbury  Candidate Connection

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 35

      Green check mark transparent.pngAustin Davis (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Nevills

      District 36

      Green check mark transparent.pngJessica Benham (i)
      Stephanie Fox

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 37

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngMindy Fee (i)

      District 38

      Green check mark transparent.pngNick Pisciottano (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 39

      Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Self (Write-in)

      Michael Puskaric (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngAndrew Kuzma

      District 40

      Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Guidi (Write-in)

      Green check mark transparent.pngNatalie Mihalek (i)
      Steve Renz

      District 41

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngBrett Miller (i)

      District 42

      Green check mark transparent.pngDan Miller (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Tylka (Write-in)

      District 43

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Greiner (i)

      District 44

      Green check mark transparent.pngDebra Turici (Write-in)

      Green check mark transparent.pngValerie Gaydos (i)

      District 45

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnita Astorino Kulik (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Pendel  Candidate Connection

      District 46

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJason Ortitay (i)

      District 47

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Keith Gillespie (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngJoe D'Orsie  Candidate Connection

      District 48

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngTimothy O'Neal (i)

      District 49

      Janet Diaz
      Green check mark transparent.pngIsmail Smith-Wade-El  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Rivers

      District 50

      Green check mark transparent.pngDoug Mason

      Did not make the ballot:
      Janet Diaz 

      Green check mark transparent.pngBud Cook (i)

      District 51

      Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Ringer

      Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Dowling (i)
      Ryan Porupski

      District 52

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Warner (i)

      District 53

      Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Malagari (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Neha Sodha

      District 54

      Rochelle Culbreath  Candidate Connection
      Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Scott

      Green check mark transparent.pngAllen Anderson

      Did not make the ballot:
      Daniel Wissert 

      District 55

      Green check mark transparent.pngScott Gauss (Write-in)

      Jason Silvis (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngJill Cooper
      Michelle Schmidt

      District 56

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Dunbar (i)
      Sam Wright

      District 57

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngEric Nelson (i)

      District 58

      Green check mark transparent.pngKen Bach  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngEric Davanzo (i)

      District 59

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngLeslie Baum Rossi (i)

      District 60

      Green check mark transparent.pngBob George

      Green check mark transparent.pngAbby Major (i)

      District 61

      Green check mark transparent.pngLiz Hanbidge (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJessie Bradica  Candidate Connection

      District 62

      Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Doyle  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngJames Struzzi II (i)

      District 63

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Oberlander (i)

      District 64

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngR. Lee James (i)

      District 65

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Rapp (i)

      District 66

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Smith (i)

      District 67

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Causer (i)
      Robert Rossman

      District 68

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngClint Owlett (i)

      District 69

      Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Felan (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Metzgar (i)

      District 70

      Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Bradford (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngArthur Bustard

      District 71

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJim Rigby (i)

      District 72

      Green check mark transparent.pngFrank Burns (i)
      Michael Cashaw

      Green check mark transparent.pngRenae Billow

      District 73

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngDallas Kephart
      John Sobel
      Derek Walker

      District 74

      Green check mark transparent.pngDan Williams (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngDale Hensel

      District 75

      Green check mark transparent.pngErica Vogt (Write-in)

      Green check mark transparent.pngMike Armanini (i)

      District 76

      Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Maris  Candidate Connection
      Elijah Probst

      Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Borowicz (i)

      District 77

      Green check mark transparent.pngH. Scott Conklin (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Yetsko

      District 78

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJesse Topper (i)

      District 79

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngLouis Schmitt Jr. (i)

      District 80

      Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Capenos

      Green check mark transparent.pngJames Gregory (i)
      Trish Haight

      District 81

      Green check mark transparent.pngIan Kidd

      Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Irvin (i)
      Andrea Speck

      District 82

      Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Takac

      Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Behrens

      District 83

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Flick
      Ann Kaufman

      District 84

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Hamm (i)

      District 85

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Rowe (i)

      District 86

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Johnathan Hershey (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngPerry Stambaugh (i)

      District 87

      Green check mark transparent.pngKristal Markle  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Colleen Nguyen 

      Eric Clancy  Candidate Connection
      Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Kutz  Candidate Connection

      District 88

      Green check mark transparent.pngSara Agerton

      Green check mark transparent.pngSheryl Delozier (i)

      District 89

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngRob Kauffman (i)

      District 90

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Schemel (i)

      District 91

      Green check mark transparent.pngMarty Qually (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngDan Moul (i)

      District 92

      Green check mark transparent.pngDan Almoney

      Green check mark transparent.pngDawn Keefer (i)

      District 93

      Green check mark transparent.pngChris Rodkey  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngMike Jones (i)

      District 94

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Stanley Saylor (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngWendy Fink  Candidate Connection

      District 95

      Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Hill-Evans (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 96

      Green check mark transparent.pngP. Michael Sturla (i)
      Dana Hamp Gulick

      Did not make the ballot:
      Ismail Smith-Wade-El 

      Green check mark transparent.pngApril Weaver

      District 97

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Mentzer (i)

      District 98

      Green check mark transparent.pngMark Temons  Candidate Connection

      Faith Bucks
      Lu Ann Fahndrich
      Green check mark transparent.pngTom Jones

      Did not make the ballot:
      Logan Hoover 

      District 99

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Caltagirone  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngDavid H. Zimmerman (i)

      District 100

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngBryan Cutler (i)
      Anne Weston

      District 101

      Green check mark transparent.pngCavi Miller  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Schlegel

      District 102

      Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Quick

      Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Diamond (i)

      District 103

      Green check mark transparent.pngPatty Kim (i)
      Heather MacDonald

      Did not make the ballot:
      Linda Deliah Thompson 

      Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Buell  Candidate Connection
      Jennie Jenkins-Dallas

      District 104

      Green check mark transparent.pngDave Madsen

      Did not make the ballot:
      Shaela Ellis 
      Keontay Hodge 

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 105

      Eric Epstein
      Green check mark transparent.pngJustin Fleming  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngTherese Kenley (Write-in)

      District 106

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Mehaffie (i)

      District 107

      Green check mark transparent.pngRonald Tanney (Write-in)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoanne Stehr
      Ronald Tanney

      Did not make the ballot:
      Penelope Murphy 

      District 108

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngLynda Schlegel Culver (i)

      District 109

      Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Giannattasio

      Aaron Kline
      Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Leadbeter
      Joseph Martin
      Janine Penman

      District 110

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngTina Pickett (i)

      District 111

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Fritz (i)

      District 112

      Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Mullins (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Torbeck

      District 113

      Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Donahue  Candidate Connection
      Patrick Flynn

      Did not make the ballot:
      Bill Fox 

      Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Sepkowski  Candidate Connection

      District 114

      Green check mark transparent.pngBridget Malloy Kosierowski (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngColin Healey

      District 115

      Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Madden (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Anna Lopez 

      Green check mark transparent.pngKrista Paolucci

      District 116

      Green check mark transparent.pngYesenia Rodriguez

      John Chura
      Michael Larocca
      Nico Makuta
      Dyllan Ogurkis
      Gary Perna Jr.
      Green check mark transparent.pngDane Watro Jr.

      District 117

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Cabell
      Andy Gegaris
      Clint Lanning
      Michael Stash
      Eugene Ziemba

      District 118

      Green check mark transparent.pngJames Haddock
      Allison Lucarelli

      John Lombardo
      Green check mark transparent.pngJames May

      District 119

      Green check mark transparent.pngVito Malacari  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngAlec Ryncavage
      Thomas Williams

      Did not make the ballot:
      George Thomas 

      District 120

      Green check mark transparent.pngFern Leard (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Kaufer (i)

      District 121

      Green check mark transparent.pngEddie Day Pashinski (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngEryn Harvey

      District 122

      Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Kost

      Green check mark transparent.pngDoyle Heffley (i)

      District 123

      Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Benyak

      Green check mark transparent.pngTim Twardzik (i)

      District 124

      Green check mark transparent.pngTina Burns  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngJamie Barton
      Ellen Rulavage
      Jill Saunders

      Did not make the ballot:
      Eddie Wenrich  Candidate Connection

      District 125

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Kerwin (i)

      District 126

      Green check mark transparent.pngMark Rozzi (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJames Oswald

      District 127

      Green check mark transparent.pngManuel Guzman (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngVincent Gagliardo Jr.

      District 128

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngMark Gillen (i)

      District 129

      Green check mark transparent.pngJohanny Cepeda-Freytiz
      Mark Detterline

      Green check mark transparent.pngBarry Llewellyn

      District 130

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Maloney (i)

      District 131

      Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Branco  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngMilou Mackenzie (i)

      District 132

      Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Schlossberg (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngBethney Finch (Write-in)

      District 133

      Green check mark transparent.pngJeanne McNeill (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 134

      Green check mark transparent.pngPeter Schweyer (i)
      Enid Santiago

      Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Labenberg

      District 135

      Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Samuelson (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 136

      Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Freeman (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 137

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnna Thomas  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Tara Zrinski 

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Emrick (i)

      District 138

      Green check mark transparent.pngGene Hunter (Write-in)

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Flood (i)

      District 139

      Marian Keegan  Candidate Connection
      Green check mark transparent.pngMeghan Rosenfeld  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Adams
      Elefterie Balu
      Robert Beierle

      District 140

      Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Galloway (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 141

      Green check mark transparent.pngTina Davis (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Bellerby-Allen

      District 142

      Green check mark transparent.pngMark Moffa

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Hogan

      District 143

      Green check mark transparent.pngGwendolyn Stoltz

      Green check mark transparent.pngShelby Labs (i)

      District 144

      Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Munroe

      Green check mark transparent.pngF. Todd Polinchock (i)

      District 145

      Green check mark transparent.pngJames Miller (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Staats (i)

      District 146

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Ciresi (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Neafcy (Write-in)

      District 147

      Green check mark transparent.pngAlexandra Wisser

      Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Scheuren

      District 148

      Green check mark transparent.pngMary Jo Daley (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngFran O'Donnell (Write-in)

      District 149

      Green check mark transparent.pngTim Briggs (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Price (Write-in)

      District 150

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Webster (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Ann Bittner Mazza

      District 151

      Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Cerrato

      Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Stephens (i)

      District 152

      Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Guenst (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Weinrich Sr.

      District 153

      Green check mark transparent.pngBen Sanchez (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Ulrich

      District 154

      Green check mark transparent.pngNapoleon Nelson (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngAngelina Banks

      District 155

      Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Friel Otten (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Scribner

      District 156

      Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Pielli  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngHeidi Vanderwaal

      District 157

      Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Shusterman (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Marvin

      District 158

      Green check mark transparent.pngChristina Sappey (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngLeon Spencer

      District 159

      Brian Kirkland (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Kazeem  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Moton

      District 160

      Green check mark transparent.pngCatherine Spahr

      Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Williams (i)

      District 161

      Green check mark transparent.pngLeanne Krueger (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Mongelluzzo

      District 162

      Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Delloso (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Mattus

      Did not make the ballot:
      Daniel Knowles 
      Michael Daino 

      District 163

      Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Zabel (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Felecia Coffee 

      Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth P. Rucci

      Did not make the ballot:
      Alfe Goodwin 

      District 164

      Green check mark transparent.pngGina Curry (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 165

      Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer O'Mara (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngNichole Missino (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Robert Jordan 

      District 166

      Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Vitali (i)
      David Brown  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Razzano

      District 167

      Green check mark transparent.pngKristine Howard (i)

      Melissa Dicranian  Candidate Connection
      Green check mark transparent.pngGail Newman  Candidate Connection

      District 168

      Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Borowski

      Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Quinn (i)

      District 169

      Green check mark transparent.pngIsaac Riston

      Green check mark transparent.pngKate Klunk (i)
      Matthew Smith

      District 170

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngMartina White (i)

      District 171

      Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Zeigler  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Paul Takac 

      Green check mark transparent.pngKerry Benninghoff (i)

      District 172

      Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Boyle (i)
      Robert Stewart

      Did not make the ballot:
      Nathanael Cheng 

      Green check mark transparent.pngAl Taubenberger

      District 173

      Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Gallagher
      Peter McDermott

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      Did not make the ballot:
      Katherine Bohr 

      District 174

      Green check mark transparent.pngEd Neilson (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 175

      Green check mark transparent.pngMaryLouise Isaacson (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 176

      Green check mark transparent.pngHope Christman  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngJack Rader (i)

      District 177

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Hohenstein (i)

      Green check mark transparent.pngMark Lavelle

      District 178

      Green check mark transparent.pngIlya Breyman  Candidate Connection

      Green check mark transparent.pngKristin Marcell

      Did not make the ballot:
      Brittany Kosin  Candidate Connection

      District 179

      Green check mark transparent.pngJason Dawkins (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 180

      Green check mark transparent.pngJose Giral

      Did not make the ballot:
      Jasmin Velez 

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 181

      Green check mark transparent.pngMalcolm Kenyatta (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Joy Crudup-Dorsey 

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 182

      Deja Alvarez  Candidate Connection
      Will Gross  Candidate Connection
      Jonathan Lovitz  Candidate Connection
      Green check mark transparent.pngBenjamin Waxman

      Did not make the ballot:
      Tyrell Brown 

      Green check mark transparent.pngAlbert Robles

      District 183

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngZachary Mako (i)

      District 184

      Green check mark transparent.pngElizabeth Fiedler (i)
      Michael Giangiordano

      Green check mark transparent.pngMarjilyn Murray  Candidate Connection

      District 185

      Green check mark transparent.pngRegina Young (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 186

      Green check mark transparent.pngJordan Harris (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 187

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Gary Day (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Mackenzie (i)

      District 188

      Green check mark transparent.pngRick Krajewski (i)
      James Wright  Candidate Connection

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 189

      Green check mark transparent.pngTarah Probst

      Did not make the ballot:
      Andre Reames 
      Jennifer Shukaitis 

      Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Ertle
      John Petrizzo

      District 190

      Green check mark transparent.pngG. Roni Green

      Did not make the ballot:
      Bernard Williams 
      Davina Dukes 

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 191

      Green check mark transparent.pngJoanna McClinton (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 192

      Green check mark transparent.pngMorgan Cephas (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 193

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngTorren Ecker (i)

      District 194

      Pamela DeLissio (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngTarik Khan  Candidate Connection

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 195

      Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Bullock (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 196

      No candidates filed for the Democratic primary


      Green check mark transparent.pngSeth Grove (i)

      District 197

      Green check mark transparent.pngDanilo Burgos (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Gladys Rodriguez De Matos 

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 198

      Green check mark transparent.pngDarisha Parker (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 199

      Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Howe

      Green check mark transparent.pngBarbara Gleim (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Jim Costello 

      District 200

      Isabella Fitzgerald (i)
      Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Rabb (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Janay Hawthorne 

      Green check mark transparent.pngKionna West  Candidate Connection

      District 201

      Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Kinsey (i)
      Andre Carroll  Candidate Connection

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 202

      Green check mark transparent.pngJared Solomon (i)

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary


      District 203

      Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony Bellmon
      Yusuf Jackson
      Heather Miller

      No candidates filed for the Republican primary



      State executive offices

      See also: Pennsylvania state executive official elections, 2022

      Two state executive offices were up for election in Pennsylvania in 2022:

      Governor
      Lieutenant Governor

      To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
      Show more

      Governor

      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


      Did not make the ballot:

      Lieutenant Governor

      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


      Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

      Primary election competitiveness

      See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

      This section contains information about the primary election competitiveness of election in Pennsylvania. For more information about this data, click here.


      U.S. Senate competitiveness

      U.S. House competitiveness

      Post-filing deadline analysis

      The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Pennsylvania in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 9, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

      Forty-eight candidates filed to run for Pennsylvania’s 17 U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That’s 2.82 candidates per district, slightly less than the 2.83 candidates per district in 2020, and less than the 4.66 in 2018.

      This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census, which resulted in Pennsylvania losing one U.S. House district. The 48 candidates who ran this year were the lowest number of candidates running for Pennsylvania's U.S. House seats since 2016, when a total of 44 candidates filed.

      Two seats — the 12th and the 17th — were open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. That’s two more than in 2020, when there were no open seats. There were seven open seats in 2018, two in both 2016 and 2014, and no open seats in 2012.

      Rep. Fred Keller (R), who represented the 12th district, retired, and Rep. Conor Lamb (D), who represented the 17th district, ran for the U.S. Senate. Six candidates — one Republican and five Democrats — ran in the 12th district, the most running for one seat this year. Five candidates — three Republicans and two Democrats — ran in the 17th district.

      There were five contested Democratic primaries this year, the lowest number since 2016. There were six contested Republican primaries, one more than in 2020, but two less than in 2018.

      There were 13 districts where incumbents did not face primary challengers. One district — the 3rd — was guaranteed to Democrats because no Republicans filed. Two districts — the 13th and the 14th — were guaranteed to Republicans because no Democrats filed.

      State executive competitiveness

      State legislative competitiveness

      Post-filing deadline analysis

      The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Pennsylvania in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 10, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

      Forty-two of the 190 Pennsylvania state legislators who filed for re-election this year—20 Democrats and 22 Republicans—faced contested primaries. That equals 22% of incumbents seeking re-election, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 78% of incumbents did not face primary challengers.

      A contested primary is one where more candidates are running than there are nominations available. After redistricting, it is common to see primaries where two incumbents are running against one another. This can happen if a district's lines are redrawn, placing two incumbents in the same district.

      This year, there were three incumbent v. incumbent primaries in Pennsylvania. In these races, since only one candidate can win the nomination, one incumbent in each race was guaranteed to lose:

      The total number of contested primaries—including those without incumbents—also reached its highest point since 2014. With 228 districts, there are 456 possible primaries every election cycle.

      In 2022, 81 districts (18%) were contested: 35 Democratic primaries and 46 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was up from 33 in 2020, a 6% increase. For Republicans, the number increased 84% from 25 primaries in the previous cycle.

      Forty of the districts up for election were left open, meaning no incumbents filed to run, the most since 2014.

      Overall, 454 major party candidates filed to run this year: 207 Democrats and 247 Republicans. That's 2.0 candidates per district, the same as in 2020.

      Context of the 2022 elections

      Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
      One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
      Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

      Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
      Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D
      Senate R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
      House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D _

      State party overview

      Democratic Party of Pennsylvania

      See also: Democratic Party of Pennsylvania

      State political party revenue

      See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

      State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

      The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


      Voter information

      How the primary works

      A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Pennsylvania utilizes a closed primary process. Voters are required to register with a political party to vote in the primary election.[1][3]

      For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

      Poll times

      In Pennsylvania, all polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[4]

      Registration requirements

      Check your voter registration status here.

      To register to vote in Pennsylvania, an applicant must be a citizen of the United States for at least one month before the next election, a resident of the district in which he or she is registering for at least 30 days before the next election, and at least 18 years old by the day of the next election.[5] The deadline for registering to vote is 15 days before the election.[5] Registration can be done online, in person, or by mail. Prospective voters can register in person at the county voter registration office or at a number of state agencies, including Pennsylvania Department of Transportation centers. The Pennsylvania voter registration application is available online and can be mailed to the county voter registration office.[6] On September 19, 2023, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) announced that the state had implemented automatic voter registration.[7]


      Automatic registration

      Pennsylvania practices automatic voter registration.[8]

      Online registration

      See also: Online voter registration

      Pennsylvania implemented an online voter registration system in 2015.[9] Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

      Same-day registration

      Pennsylvania does not allow same-day voter registration.

      Residency requirements

      Prospective voters must be residents of the district in which they are registering for at least 30 days before the next election.

      Verification of citizenship

      See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

      Pennsylvania does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.

      All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[10] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

      Verifying your registration

      The Pennsylvania Department of State allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

      Voter ID requirements

      Pennsylvania does not generally require voters to present identification while voting. However, a voter who is voting at a polling place for the first time must present identification.[11]

      Voters can present the following forms of identification. This list was current as of October 2024. Click here to ensure you have current information.

      Approved forms of photo identification include:
      • Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID card
      • ID issued by any Commonwealth agency
      • ID issued by the U.S. Government
      • U.S. passport
      • U.S. Armed Forces ID
      • Student ID
      • Employee ID

      If you do not have a photo ID, you can use a non-photo identification that includes your name and address.

      • Confirmation issued by the County Voter Registration Office
      • Non-photo ID issued by the Commonwealth
      • Non-photo ID issued by the U.S. Government
      • Firearm permit
      • Current utility bill
      • Current bank statement
      • Current paycheck
      • Government check[12]

      Early voting

      Pennsylvania voters can cast mail ballots in person. According to the Pennsylvania Department of State's Office of Communications and Press, "Once a county’s ballots are finalized and printed, a registered voter can apply for their mail ballot in person at their county election office, complete it, then submit it all in one visit. Voters should check their county's website to see when they have final ballots available and what hours their election office is open."[13] For more information, visit this website.

      Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

      Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

      Absentee voting

      Beginning with the April 28, 2020, primary election, all Pennsylvania voters are eligible to cast absentee ballots. The change came about as a result of SB421, an omnibus election law bill which Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed into law on October 31, 2019.[14][15]

      Pivot Counties

      See also: Pivot Counties by state

      Three of 67 Pennsylvania counties—4.5 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

      Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
      County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
      Erie County, Pennsylvania 1.56% 16.03% 19.88%
      Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 19.31% 4.81% 8.41%
      Northampton County, Pennsylvania 3.78% 4.71% 12.30%

      In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Pennsylvania cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Pennsylvania supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2012, but voted Republican in 2016.

      Presidential results by legislative district

      The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Pennsylvania. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[16][17]

      In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 89 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 84 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. Clinton won 19 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
      In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 114 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 20 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 119 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


      See also


      External links

      Footnotes

      1. 1.0 1.1 National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
      2. Casetext, "25 Pa. Stat. § 299," accessed September 24, 2024
      3. Casetext, "25 Pa. Stat. § 299," accessed September 24, 2024
      4. Department of State, “First Time Voters,” accessed March 21, 2023
      5. 5.0 5.1 Department of State, “Voter Registration Application,” accessed March 21, 2023
      6. Department of State, “Contact Your Election Officials,” accessed March 21, 2023
      7. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, "Governor Shapiro Implements Automatic Voter Registration in Pennsylvania, Joining Bipartisan Group of States That Have Taken Commonsense Step to Make Voter Registration More Streamlined and Secure," September 19, 2023
      8. NBC, "Pennsylvania rolls out automatic voter registration," September 19, 2023
      9. The Patriot-News, “Thousands take advantage of new online voter registration in Pennsylvania,” September 2, 2015
      10. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
      11. Department of State, "First Time Voters," accessed March 21, 2023
      12. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
      13. Janie Valentine, "Email communication with Amy Gulli," September 10, 2024
      14. PennLive, "Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf signs historic election reform bill into law," October 31, 2019
      15. Pennsylvania.gov, “Voting in Pennsylvania,” accessed October 1, 2019
      16. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
      17. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017