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Republican Party of Pennsylvania
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Basic facts
Location:Harrisburg, PA
Type:Political party
Affiliation:Republican
Top official:Lawrence Tabas, Chairman
Founder(s):David Wilmot, Simon Cameron, Thaddeus Stevens, Alexander McClure, and Andrew Curtin
Year founded:1854
Website:Official website

The Republican Party of Pennsylvania is the Pennsylvania political party affiliate of the national Republican Party. The group is headquartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The party is composed of a governing body called the State Central Committee and a chairman, both of which are elected for terms lasting from the County Biennial Organizational Meeting until successors are qualified and elected.

Party chair

Justin Hwang

Lawrence Tabas was elected chairman in 2019 after serving as General Counsel for the PA Republican Party.

Tabas' professional experience includes more than 40 years practicing both election and healthcare law.[1]



Party leadership

The Pennsylvania Republican Party listed the following individuals as party leaders as of April 2024:"[2]

  • Lawrence Tabas, Chair
  • Bernadette Comfort, Vice Chairwoman
  • Elizabeth Preate Havey, Secretary
  • Mike Baker, Treasurer
  • Dr. Marcela Diaz-Myers, Deputy Chair
  • Andy Reilly, National Committeeman
  • Christine Toretti, National Committeewoman

For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.

Party platform

The Pennsylvania Republican Party's platform features five issues areas:[3]

  • Protecting the American Dream
    "We believe in creating an environment where everyone who will work hard has the opportunity to achieve the American Dream ,"
  • Protecting Communities
    "We believe in enforcing the law and prosecuting crime, and we believe in supporting the law enforcement community,"
  • Protecting Families
    "We believe in the right to life, parents’ rights to be involved in their child’s education, and we believe that families, schools, and students benefit from school choice,"
  • Protecting Taxpayers
    "We believe in fighting for individuals’ rights in opposition to a large, bloated government ,"

Party Rules and Bylaws

Candidate ballot access
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See also: Rules of the Pennsylvania Republican Party (2016)

The state party is governed by a set of rules and bylaws. Typically, these give structure to the different levels of organization—local, county, and state committees—and establish protocol for electing committee members. The bylaws also typically give details on the party's process for nominating and sending delegates to the national party convention during presidential elections. The following is a summary of the Pennsylvania Republican Party's rules. This summary focuses on the structure and governance of the party:[4]

  • The head of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania is the state committee. The state committee is in charge of statewide party operations and oversees all party activities throughout the state.
  • The state committee has two standing committees: the leadership committee and the finance committee.
  • The party structure also includes county committees, temporary committees and six regional Republican caucuses.

Primary elections

Current elected officials

Note: The following table lists the current U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and the top state executive positions held by officeholders affiliated with this party. This table may not populate if no officeholders have been elected with this affiliated party. To report an error, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

Office State Name Party Date assumed office Date term ends
Attorney General of Pennsylvania PA Dave Sunday Republican January 21, 2025 January 16, 2029
Pennsylvania Secretary of State PA Al Schmidt Republican June 29, 2023 January 19, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 1 PA Brian Fitzpatrick Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 7 PA Ryan Mackenzie Republican January 3, 2025 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 8 PA Rob Bresnahan Jr. Republican January 3, 2025 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 9 PA Dan Meuser Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 PA Scott Perry Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 11 PA Lloyd Smucker Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 13 PA John Joyce Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 14 PA Guy Reschenthaler Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 15 PA Glenn Thompson Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 PA Mike Kelly Republican January 3, 2019 January 3, 2027
U.S. Senate Pennsylvania PA David McCormick Republican January 3, 2025 January 3, 2031
U.S. Senate Pennsylvania Vacant


Party candidates

Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.

Using the tools at the top of the table, you can increase the number of candidates shown on your screen or scroll through the table to view additional candidates. To report an error, please email us at editor@ballotpedia.org.

2024

Pennsylvania

2024 Pennsylvania GOP Candidates
candidateofficepartystatusElection Date
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost (Write-in) General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Disqualified Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Disqualified Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Dan Meuser
Dan Meuser Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Scott Perry
Scott Perry Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew General
Nov 5, 2024
Lloyd Smucker
Lloyd Smucker Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost (Write-in) Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Democratic
Disqualified Primary
Nov 5, 2024
John Joyce
John Joyce Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Glenn Thompson
Glenn Thompson Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Mike Kelly
Mike Kelly Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Disqualified Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Timothy DeFoor
Timothy DeFoor Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Stacy Garrity
Stacy GarrityCandidate Connection Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Scott Martin
Scott Martin Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Gene Yaw
Gene Yaw Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Cris Dush
Cris Dush Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
David Argall
David Argall Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Doug Mastriano
Doug Mastriano Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Devlin Robinson
Devlin Robinson Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Kim Ward
Kim Ward Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Joe Pittman
Joe Pittman Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Elder Vogel
Elder Vogel Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Daniel Laughlin
Daniel Laughlin Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Jake Banta
Jake Banta Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Bradley Roae
Bradley Roae Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Parke Wentling
Parke Wentling Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Aaron Bernstine
Aaron Bernstine Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Marci Mustello
Marci Mustello Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
John Lawrence
John Lawrence Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Joshua Kail Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Tim Bonner
Tim Bonner Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
K.C. Tomlinson Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Joe McAndrew
Joe McAndrew Incumbent
Democratic, Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Mindy Fee
Mindy Fee Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Andrew Kuzma
Andrew Kuzma Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Natalie Mihalek
Natalie Mihalek Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Brett Miller
Brett Miller Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Keith Greiner
Keith Greiner Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Valerie Gaydos
Valerie Gaydos Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Jason Ortitay
Jason Ortitay Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Joe D'Orsie
Joe D'Orsie Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Timothy O'Neal
Timothy O'Neal Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Bud Cook
Bud Cook Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Democratic
Withdrew General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Ryan Warner
Ryan Warner Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Jill Cooper
Jill Cooper Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Eric Nelson
Eric Nelson Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Eric Davanzo Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Abby Major
Abby Major Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
R. Lee James
R. Lee James Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Kathy Rapp
Kathy Rapp Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Brian Smith
Brian Smith Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Martin Causer
Martin Causer Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Clint Owlett
Clint Owlett Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Carl Metzgar
Carl Metzgar Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Jim Rigby
Jim Rigby Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Dallas Kephart
Dallas Kephart Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Mike Armanini
Mike Armanini Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Jesse Topper
Jesse Topper Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
James Gregory Incumbent
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Richard Irvin
Richard Irvin Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Jamie Flick
Jamie Flick Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Joe Hamm
Joe Hamm Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
David Rowe Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Perry Stambaugh
Perry Stambaugh Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Thomas Kutz
Thomas Kutz Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Sheryl Delozier
Sheryl Delozier Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Rob Kauffman
Rob Kauffman Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Dan Moul
Dan Moul Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Mike Jones
Mike Jones Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Wendy Fink
Wendy Fink Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Steven Mentzer
Steven Mentzer Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Tom Jones
Tom Jones Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Bryan Cutler
Bryan Cutler Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
John Schlegel
John Schlegel Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Russell Diamond
Russell DiamondCandidate Connection Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Thomas Mehaffie
Thomas Mehaffie Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Withdrew Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Joanne Stehr
Joanne Stehr Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Michael Stender
Michael Stender Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Disqualified Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Tina Pickett
Tina Pickett Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Jonathan Fritz
Jonathan Fritz Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Dane Watro Jr.
Dane Watro Jr. Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Michael Cabell
Michael Cabell Incumbent
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Alec Ryncavage
Alec Ryncavage Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Doyle Heffley
Doyle Heffley Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Tim Twardzik
Tim Twardzik Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Jamie Barton
Jamie Barton Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Joe Kerwin
Joe Kerwin Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Mark Gillen
Mark Gillen Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
David Maloney
David Maloney Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Milou Mackenzie
Milou Mackenzie Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Joe Emrick
Joe Emrick Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Ann Flood
Ann Flood Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Jeff Olsommer
Jeff Olsommer Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Joseph Hogan
Joseph Hogan Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Shelby Labs
Shelby Labs Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Craig Staats
Craig Staats Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Donna Scheuren
Donna Scheuren Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost (Write-in) General
Nov 5, 2024
Craig Williams
Craig Williams Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Kate Klunk
Kate Klunk Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Martina White
Martina White Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Jack Rader
Jack Rader Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Kristin Marcell
Kristin Marcell Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Zachary Mako
Zachary Mako Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost Primary
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Lost General
Nov 5, 2024
Torren Ecker
Torren Ecker Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Seth Grove
Seth Grove Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Barbara Gleim
Barbara Gleim Incumbent
Republican
Won General
Nov 5, 2024
Republican
Disqualified Primary
Nov 5, 2024

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