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Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: March 10, 2026
Primary: May 19, 2026
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7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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A Republican Party primary takes place on May 19, 2026, in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district's general election on November 3, 2026.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 10, 2026
May 19, 2026
November 3, 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.

This page focuses on Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results


Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10

Incumbent Scott Perry (R), Karen Dalton (R), and Josh Hall (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 10 on May 19, 2026.

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Karen Dalton

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Submitted Biography:  "I'm running against Scott Perry in the primary because there is a wildfire running through our country: eye-popping prices at the grocery store; loss of jobs in the mid-state through the cuts by Elon Musk and DOGE; harm caused to our farmers through the imposition of nonsensical, across-the-board tariffs; and the destruction of the American Dream through the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, which I believe should be called the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. Scott Perry either watches silently or cheers on the person who set the wildfire - - Donald Trump. Mr. Perry said at his telephone town halls - - he won't meet with us in person - - that he wishes "DOGE would go further," and the executive "can cut whatever they want." Mr. Perry was the deciding vote for the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act. In fact, he voted for it not once, but twice. It will make hungry people hungrier, sick people sicker, close the door to higher education for those who can't afford to simply write a check. I am running to give voters a choice and to propose new ideas. We need to restore and rebuild our country. I have lived in the mid-state for 35 years. I am a lawyer. I spent over 25 years working as a staff attorney at the capitol in Harrisburg, over 20 as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee. I wrote and helped to pass legislation aimed at helping victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse."

Key Messages

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The power to change things lies in our hands. It lies in our ballots. It lies in our determination. It lies in our hearts. We have the power to remove Scott Perry from Congress. We have the power to chose someone else to represent us. We can do it as early as May 2026. It's not that far away. Together, we rebuild. As my faith teaches me, when the Temple is destroyed, you go to work rebuilding the Temple. I'm Karen Dalton, an independent Republican, a Republican with a heart, a Republican you can trust. I ask my neighbors to consider voting for me in the primary. If I have the voters' permission to serve, I will only serve three terms and will hold regular, in-person town halls. If I lose, I will concede.

I wonder if Scott Perry realizes the tariffs he champions - - he said at one of his telephone town halls that we need a level playing field in terms of trade - -is really a tax on the American people. The average family will have to spend thousands more a year on everyday items and food. Because of the tariffs, some companies, including a major auto manufacturer, have cut jobs. Since April, no less than 42,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost. For the first time since COVID, our economy actually contracted in the first quarter of 2025. Many economists say we are heading for a recession or worse, stagflation, a combination of high prices and high unemployment. Scott Perry does nothing to help us. Does Scott Perry not care? I care.

I believe in meeting voters face-to-face. I will formally announce my candidacy on October 16, 10:00am at the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. If you can't join me, please go to my website, votekd4c.com. You can always send me an email through the website. I will read it and answer as soon as I can, votekd4c.com. I will knock on as many doors as I can. I intend to go to every house, whether you're a Republican, Independent, or Democrat. We're all in this American experiment together, after all. I will hold my first in-person town hall as a candidate in November. Please go to my website, votekd4c.com, for details. In addition, I have a Voters' Bill of Rights on my website. I will follow this ethical blueprint.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Pennsylvania

Election information in Pennsylvania: May 19, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: May 4, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 4, 2026
  • Online: May 4, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: May 12, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 12, 2026
  • Online: May 12, 2026

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: May 19, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 19, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Varies to May 12, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (ET)

Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Scott Perry Republican Party $2,880,657 $1,300,085 $1,662,491 As of December 31, 2025
Karen Dalton Republican Party $11,120 $7,263 $3,857 As of December 31, 2025
Josh Hall Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.


Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

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See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2026
Information about competitiveness will be added here as it becomes available.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Pennsylvania's 10th the 206th most Republican district nationally.[2]

2024 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.

2024 presidential results in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District
Kamala Harris Democratic PartyDonald Trump Republican Party
47.0%52.0%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2024

Pennsylvania presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 14 Democratic wins
  • 17 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winning Party R R R P[3] R R R R R D D D R R R D D D R D R R R D D D D D D R D R
See also: Party control of Pennsylvania state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Pennsylvania
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 1 7 8
Republican 1 10 11
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 17 19

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Pennsylvania's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Pennsylvania, October 2025
OfficeOfficeholder
GovernorDemocratic Party Josh Shapiro
Lieutenant GovernorDemocratic Party Austin Davis
Secretary of StateRepublican Party Al Schmidt
Attorney GeneralRepublican Party Dave Sunday

State legislature

Pennsylvania State Senate

Party As of March 2026
     Democratic Party 23
     Republican Party 27
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 50

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Party As of March 2026
     Democratic Party 101
     Republican Party 98
     Other 0
     Vacancies 4
Total 203

Trifecta control

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 D

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Pennsylvania in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Pennsylvania, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
Pennsylvania U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 1,000 $150.00 3/10/2026 Source
Pennsylvania U.S. House Unaffiliated 2% of votes cast in the district in the last election $150.00 8/3/2026 Source

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ FindLaw, "Pa. Stat. tit. 25, § 299," accessed December 22, 2025
  2. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  3. ↑ Progressive Party


Pennsylvania's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
John Fetterman (D)
David McCormick (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
Republican Party (11)
Democratic Party (8)


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