Filing deadline report: Crowded field in Pennsylvania
March 12, 2014
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Two state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Pennsylvania: governor and lieutenant governor.
The primary election is scheduled for May 20, 2014. 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.
Both incumbents are seeking re-election. They are:
Yesterday, March 11, the filing period for major party primary candidates came to a close. The following list of candidates is current as of March 12, 2014.
A total of 15 candidates filed for the 2 offices - 3 Republicans and 12 Democrats.
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Governor
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Lt. Governor
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See also
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- Pennsylvania elections, 2014
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014
- Pennsylvania Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures Website, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ Casetext, "25 Pa. Stat. § 299," accessed September 24, 2024
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2013-2014 Gubernatorial Races," accessed March 11, 2013
- ↑ The Republic, "Conservative activist Bob Guzzardi says he aims to challenge Corbett in Pa. GOP primary," Decamber 31, 2013
- ↑ PoliticsPA, "Exclusive: McGinty to Launch Guv Exploratory Committee," March 18, 2013
- ↑ The Associated Press, "AP: Ex-revenue chief Tom Wolf running for Pa. gov," April 2, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbradylikes - ↑ Philly.com, "State Treasurer joins race for governor," September 24, 2013
- ↑ Trib-Live, Wagner mulls gubernatorial run, August 17, 2013]
- ↑ PoliticsPA, "State Sen. Stack Passes on Guv Run, Seeks LG Instead," October 17, 2013
- ↑ The Sentinel, "ex-Rep. Mark Critz seeking Dem nod for lieutenant governor," August 15, 2013
- ↑ The Associated Press- abc27.com, "Harrisburg council member runs for lt. governor," February 5, 2013
- ↑ The Daily Review, "Mark Smith enters Lt. Gov.'s race," February 22, 2013
- ↑ Centre Daily Times, "Jay Paterno seeking election as Pa. lieutenant governor," February 25, 2014
- ↑ Politics PA, "PA Dems Endorse Waters & Other State Committee News," January 22, 2014
- ↑ Politics PA, "Smith Blasts Critz On NRA Support," January 22, 2014
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