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2024

Democratic Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
May 19, 2026

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 will take place in Pennsylvania on May 19, 2026.

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]

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

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Pennsylvania, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 17 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 17 U.S. House districts. The primary is May 19, 2026. The filing deadline is March 10, 2026. 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

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

    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

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          District 5

          Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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            District 6

            Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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              District 7

              Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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                District 8

                Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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                  District 9

                  Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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                    District 10

                    Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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                      District 11

                      Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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                        District 12

                        Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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                          District 13

                          Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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                            District 14

                            Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

                            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                              District 15

                              Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

                              Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                District 16

                                Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

                                Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                  District 17

                                  Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

                                  Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                    State elections

                                    State Senate

                                    See also: Pennsylvania State Senate elections, 2026
                                    Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026. The filing deadline is March 10, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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                                    House of Representatives

                                    See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2026
                                    Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026. The filing deadline is March 10, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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                                    Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2026

                                    • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                    State executive offices

                                    See also: Pennsylvania state executive official elections, 2026

                                    Two state executive offices are up for election in Pennsylvania in 2026:

                                    Governor
                                    Lieutenant Governor


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

                                    Democratic primary candidates

                                    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                      Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

                                      Democratic primary candidates

                                      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                      Voting information

                                      See also: Voting in Pennsylvania

                                      Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

                                      Context of the 2026 elections

                                      Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2026
                                      One year of a Democratic trifecta  •  Twelve years of Republican trifectas
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                                      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 26
                                      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 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 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 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.


                                      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.[2][3]

                                      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.


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