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2026 Election

Election 2026: What Bucks County voters need to know

From Pennsylvania's governor race to congressional contests, here's what's on the ballot in Bucks County.

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Americans will go to the polls Tuesday in a midterm election that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s second term.

In Pennsylvania, voters will also be electing a governor and choosing the lawmakers that will represent them in Harrisburg.

Governor

Gov. Josh Shapiro, widely seen as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, is running for reelection against Republican Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who has won a pair of competitive statewide elections over the past six years.

Garrity’s running mate is Jason Richey, chair of the Allegheny County GOP, while current Lt. Gov. Austin Davis will appear on the ballot alongside Shapiro.

Libertarians Ken Krawchuk, a computer programmer and writer who lives in Abington, and John Thomas, who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 2024, are also running for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.

Congress

In Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick is facing Democratic challenger Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie.

Back in May, state Rep. Chris Rabb earned the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating state Sen. Sharif Street and Dr. Ala Stanford.

He is expected to be officially elected Tuesday in the heavily Democratic district, which covers West and Northwest Philadelphia, along with much of Center City and parts of North and South Philadelphia. Incumbent Dwight Evans announced last year that he would not be seeking reelection.

Although no Republicans filed paperwork to run, an independent, Dennis Mahoney, is on the ballot opposite Rabb. The moderate Forward Party has backed Mahoney.

GOP candidates are challenging Democratic incumbents in the two other Philadelphia Congressional districts.

U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, who took office more than a decade ago, is seeking reelection against Jessica Arriaga, a mother and health care professional from North Philadelphia, in the 2nd District. The district is made up of Northeast Philadelphia, the River Wards, and the eastern parts of North Philadelphia and Center City.

In the 5th District, which is based in Delaware County and includes sections of South and Southwest Philadelphia, Nicholas Manganaro is attempting to unseat U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon.

State Legislature

Three State Senate seats are up for election this year, but only one is being contested.

In the 4th District, covering sections of Northwest Philadelphia and Montgomery County, GOP nominee Todd Johnson, pastor of First Immanuel Baptist Church, is challenging Sen. Art Haywood, who was first elected in 2014.

Democratic incumbent Sens. Christine Tartaglione and Anthony Hardy Williams are unopposed in the 2nd and 8th districts, respectively.

All Pennsylvania House of Representatives spots are up for grabs every two years, and multiple candidates are vying for seats in four city districts, primarily in Northeast Philadelphia.

Rep. Martina White, Philadelphia’s only Republican in the state House, is running for reelection against Democrat Rob Gurtcheff in the Far Northeast’s 170th District.

Retired teacher Bill Griffin is running on the GOP ticket against Rep. Pat Gallagher, who has been in office since 2023, in the 173rd District in the Northeast.

Over in the 177th District, which spans parts of Northeast Philadelphia and the River Wards, Democratic Rep. Joe Hohenstein, first elected eight years ago, is running against Robyn Bird, who works for the firefighters’ and paramedics’ union.

In West Philadelphia’s 192nd District, GOP hopeful Tiffany Vann Brown is trying to disrupt Rep. Morgan Cephas’ plans for another term in Harrisburg.

Democrats Amen Brown, Sean Dougherty, Ed Neilson, MaryLouise Isaacson, Jason Dawkins, Jose Giral, Malcolm Kenyatta, Ben Waxman, Elizabeth Fiedler, Regina Young, Jordan Harris, Rick Krajewski, Roni Green, Joanna McClinton, Tarik Khan, Sierra McNeil, Danilo Burgos, Darisha Parker, Chris Johnson, Andre Carroll, Jared Solomon and Anthony Bellmon will appear on the ballot unopposed.

How to vote

Polling places will be open for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Bucks County residents can find their voting location by typing in their address on the Board of Elections website. 

Individuals voting by mail who have not yet returned their ballot should deliver their envelope to a dropbox. Ballots are not counted unless they are received — not postmarked — by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Dropbox locations are available here. 

A full list of polling places in Bucks County is also available online.  Additional information about voting is available on the state’s website. 


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