Who is on the
Ballot?
View candidate information for the 2024 Presidential, Congressional, and State elections.
Note: The following information does not represent sample ballots. Official specimen ballots are available to view here.
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Positions & Candidates
Positions and candidates are listed below by party.
Before you explore, check out these
FAQs
What is a Primary Election?
The Primary Election is an election by the political parties to nominate their candidates for the General Election ballot. No one is elected in a Primary election; candidates are nominated. In order to win a political party nomination, the candidate must receive more votes than anyone else in his/her party for that race. Voters also vote for their party’s officers during a primary election. In Pennsylvania, you can only vote for the candidates in the same political party you have named in your voter registration.
Can I vote for candidates from both parties in the Primary?
No. You can only vote to nominate candidates that match the party you are registered to vote under. If you are unsure what party you are affiliated with, you can check your voter registration status here. To change your party, complete the voter registration application by April 8.
I am registered as Independent. Can I vote in the Primary?
No. Pennsylvania has closed primary elections, meaning only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote for candidates from those parties. To change your party, complete the voter registration application by April 8.
I think I'm registered to vote...how can I check?
Checking your voter registration status in Pennsylvania is easy! You can also make sure your address and name are current, and check if you are registered as a Democrat, Republican, or Independent. Simply use this online form to instantly check your voter status.
How do I know where to vote?
The Voting Ward you live in determines your polling place. You can quickly look up your polling place using this Search Tool. On the County's website you can view Voting Ward Maps by municipality.
Can you explain Presidential Elections and the Electoral College?
In presidential elections, each political party holds a national convention where they choose their nominee for president. The results of the primary election determine how votes from Pennsylvania are cast at the convention.
The nominees from each party run against each other in the general election in November. The president is officially elected by the Electoral College, and not the popular vote. But the popular vote – including your vote – helps decide which candidate receives Pennsylvania's electoral votes.
What is the Electoral College?
The Electoral College is a group of citizens known as electors. Electors get appointed by each state to cast votes for the president and vice president of the United States on behalf of the state’s citizens.
Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes. All 20 of Pennsylvania’s electoral votes go to the person who won the popular vote in Pennsylvania.
When you cast your vote for president, you tell your state’s electors to cast their votes for the candidate you chose. In Pennsylvania, each candidate for president chooses a list of electors. The electors for the candidate who wins Pennsylvania’s popular vote get to cast their vote for president and vice president.
The Constitution created the Electoral College to ensure that each state had a role in selecting the president, no matter its population. Each state has the same number of electoral votes as it has members of Congress. There are a total of 538 votes in the Electoral College. A candidate must win a simple majority - 270 - of those votes to win the election.
Democratic Candidates
Primary 2024
Names are listed as they will appear on the primary ballot.
Links direct to the candidates' official campaign website (or Facebook if no website). For nonpartisan resources to research candidates, look here.
President of the United States
Vote for 1
United States Senator
Vote for 1
Attorney General (PA)
Vote for 1
Auditor General (PA)
Vote for 1
State Treasurer
Vote for 1
Representative in Congress (PA) 13th Congressional District
Vote for 1
Senator in the General Assembly (PA) 33rd Senatorial District
Vote for 1
Representative in the General Assembly (PA) 81st Legislative District - Part of Franklin County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Fannett, Letterkenny, Lurgan, Metal, Southampton and St. Thomas and the BOROUGHS of Orrstown and Shippensburg
Vote for 1
Representative in the General Assembly (PA) 89th Legislative District - Part of Franklin County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Greene, Guilford and Hamilton and the BOROUGH of Chambersburg
Vote for 1
Representative in the General Assembly (PA) 90th Legislative District - Part of Franklin County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Antrim, Montgomery, Peters, Quincy, Warren and Washington and the BOROUGHS of Greencastle, Mercersburg, Mont Alto and Waynesboro
Vote for 1
(no candidate)
Delegate to the Democratic National Convention 13th Congressional District
Vote for NOT MORE THAN 3
Matthew A. Gribler
Lisa Kramer
Republican Candidates
Primary 2024
Names are listed as they will appear on the primary ballot.
Links direct to the candidates' official campaign website (or Facebook if no website). For nonpartisan resources to research candidates, look here.
President of the United States
Vote for 1
United States Senator
Vote for 1
Attorney General (PA)
Vote for 1
Auditor General (PA)
Vote for 1
State Treasurer
Vote for 1
Representative in Congress (PA) 13th Congressional District
Vote for 1
Senator in the General Assembly (PA) 33rd Senatorial District
Vote for 1
Representative in the General Assembly (PA) 81st Legislative District - Part of Franklin County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Fannett, Letterkenny, Lurgan, Metal, Southampton and St. Thomas and the BOROUGHS of Orrstown and Shippensburg
Vote for 1
Representative in the General Assembly (PA) 89th Legislative District - Part of Franklin County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Greene, Guilford and Hamilton and the BOROUGH of Chambersburg
Vote for 1
Representative in the General Assembly (PA) 90th Legislative District - Part of Franklin County consisting of the TOWNSHIPS of Antrim, Montgomery, Peters, Quincy, Warren and Washington and the BOROUGHS of Greencastle, Mercersburg, Mont Alto and Waynesboro
Vote for 1
Delegate to the Republican National Convention 13th Congressional District
Vote for NOT MORE THAN 3
Erich E. Hawbaker
Bill Ward Jr.
C. Arnold McClure
Steven Carowick Jr.
Juanita Byler
Jim Foreman
Jim Vasilko