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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.
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is targeting the Pennsylvania House elections as one of five 2026 battlegrounds.[1]
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ford Turner wrote in November 2025, "Voter registration numbers, though, have been flowing toward Republicans. In 2020, Democrats had a 666,202-voter registration over Republicans in the state. By this month, the margin had been whittled down to 170,450 voters."[2]
All 203 House seats and 25 of the 50 Pennsylvania Senate seats are up for election. Ahead of the elections, Democrats have a one-seat majority in the House.
Party control
| As of February 2026 | ||
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| Party | Members | |
| Democratic | 100 | |
| Republican | 98 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 5 | |
| Total | 203 | |
Candidates
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Primary
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Pennsylvania
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Pennsylvania. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Pennsylvania House from 2010 to 2026.[3] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.
| Open Seats in Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2026 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2026 | 203 | TBD | TBD |
| 2024 | 203 | 13 (6 percent) | 190 (94 percent) |
| 2022 | 203 | 36 (18 percent) | 167 (82 percent) |
| 2020 | 203 | 17 (8 percent) | 186 (92 percent) |
| 2018 | 203 | 31 (15 percent) | 172 (85 percent) |
| 2016 | 203 | 15 (7 percent) | 188 (93 percent) |
| 2014 | 203 | 18 (9 percent) | 185 (91 percent) |
| 2012 | 203 | 16 (8 percent) | 187 (92 percent) |
| 2010 | 203 | 18 (9 percent) | 185 (91 percent) |
Process to become a candidate
Generally speaking, there are two types of petition forms that prospective candidates may need to file in order to gain access to the ballot.
- Nomination petitions: These are the petition forms used by political party candidates.
- Nomination papers: These are the petition forms used by independent and political party designation candidates.
For party candidates
See statutes: Pennsylvania Election Code, Chapter 14, Article 9
Party candidates for state office must file nomination petitions with the Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Signature requirements are summarized below (for more information regarding nomination petitions, see "Nomination petitions" below).[4]
| Nomination petition signature requirements in Pennsylvania | ||
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| Office sought | Required signatures | |
| U.S. Senator | 2,000 | |
| U.S. House Representative | 1,000 | |
| Governor | 2,000 (with at least 100 from a minimum of 10 counties) | |
| Lt. Governor | 1,000 (with at least 100 from a minimum of five counties) | |
| State senator | 500 | |
| State representative | 300 | |
Each candidate must file a candidate affidavit with his or her nomination petition. The affidavit must include the candidate's address, election district, the name of the office being sought, a statement verifying the candidate's eligibility for said office, and a statement verifying that the candidate will not "knowingly violate any provision of this act [i.e., the election code], or of any law regulating and limiting nomination and election expenses and prohibiting corrupt practices in connection therewith."[5]
The candidate must also pay a filing fee. Filing fees must be submitted with nomination petitions. Fees are summarized in the table below.[6]
| Filing fees in Pennsylvania | ||
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| Office sought | Fee | |
| United States Senator, governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, auditor general, attorney general | $200 | |
| United States Representative | $150 | |
| State legislator | $100 | |
In addition, a candidate for state office must file a statement of financial interests with the state ethics commission. A copy of this statement must be attached to the nomination petition submitted to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State, as well.
For other candidates
See statutes: Article 9, Part (b) of the Pennsylvania Election Code
Like party candidates participating in the primary, independent, minor political party, and political body candidates for state office (including the Pennsylvania General Assembly) must submit candidate affidavits and statements of financial interests to the Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Candidates must also pay the same filing fees as primary candidates. Independent, minor party, and political body candidates must also file nomination papers (not to be confused with the nomination petitions party candidates participating in the primary must complete). Candidates filing nomination papers for office elected by district must obtain signatures from electors of the district equal to at least 2 percent of the largest entire vote cast for an elected candidate in the last election within the district.[7] Candidates filing nomination papers for most statewide offices must gather 2,500 signatures. For President of the United States, U.S. Senate, and governor, candidates must gather 5,000 signatures.[7][8]
For write-in candidates
Pennsylvania does not require write-in candidates to file paperwork in order to have their votes tallied.
Qualifications
Under Article II of the Pennsylvania Constitution, senators shall be at least twenty-five years of age and representatives twenty-one years of age. They shall have been citizens and inhabitants of their respective districts one year before their election (unless absent on the public business of the United States or of this State) and shall reside in their respective districts during their terms of service.
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2025[9] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $110,015.54/year | $198/day |
When sworn in
Pennsylvania legislators assume office on the first day of December after a general election.[10]
Pennsylvania political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2026
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 | 26 |
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| 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 |
Presidential politics in Pennsylvania
2024
- See also: Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2024
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) |
50.2
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3,543,308 | 19 |
 
| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) |
48.5
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3,423,042 | 0 | |
 
| Jill Stein/Samson LeBeau Kpadenou (G) |
0.5
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34,538 | 0 | |
 
| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L) |
0.5
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33,318 | 0 | |
| Other write-in votes |
0.3
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24,526 | 0 | ||
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Total votes: 7,058,732 |
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
50.0
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3,458,229 | 20 |
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
48.8
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3,377,674 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
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79,380 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 6,915,283 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Pennsylvania, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 47.5% | 2,926,441 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
48.2% | 2,970,733 | 20 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 2.4% | 146,715 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 0.8% | 49,941 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.3% | 21,572 | 0 | |
| - | Other/Write-in | 0.8% | 50,076 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 6,165,478 | 20 | |||
| Election results via: Federal Election Commission | |||||
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 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[11] | 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 |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
On February 4, 2022, the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted 4-1 to approve new state House and Senate maps.[12] House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R) voted no, while Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R), state Rep. Joanna McClinton (D), state Sen. Jay Costa (D), and chairman Mark Nordenberg voted yes.[12] These maps took effect for Pennsylvania's 2022 legislative elections.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, "The DLCC Target Map 2026," accessed December 2, 2025
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Pa.’s 2026 legislative battle begins taking shape as Democrats defend a one-vote edge in the House," November 20, 2025
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 Pa. Stat. § 2872.1 (2022)," accessed May 30, 2023
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 P.S. § 2870," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 P.S. § 2873," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "Instructions for filing as a candidate of a political body 2025 municipal election," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ Pennsylvania Election Code, "25 Pa. Stat. § 2872.2 (2022)," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2025 Legislator Compensation," December 2, 2025
- ↑ Pennsylvania Constitution, "Article II, Section 2," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Progressive Party
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