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What’s on the 2024 election ballot in Pennsylvania?
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What’s on the 2024 election ballot in Pennsylvania?

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – More than a million voters have already voted by mail in Pennsylvania. Millions more will head to the polls in person on Tuesday, where they will find more on the ballot than just the presidential race.

Voters will choose one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators and all 435 seats in the U.S. Congress will be up for electors. There are also state races for attorney general, auditor general, treasurer, and elections in the Pennsylvania House and Senate.

Here’s what Pennsylvania voters can expect to see on their ballot.

Casey and McCormick are vying for the U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania

Senator Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick are vying for one of Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seats, which come up for a vote every six years.

Casey has been a fixture on the political stage for decades, but the Democrat faces his toughest challenge for reelection in McCormick, who returned to Pennsylvania in 2022 after running a hedge fund in Connecticut for 12 years. Both candidates spoke to KDKA-TV about important issues for voters, including the economy.

McCormick blames Casey for the current inflation, while Casey told KDKA-TV that he has been fighting against higher costs for families for a ‘long time’.

Casey also noted that he supports bills to expand tax credits for children and cap insulin costs for seniors. McCormick argued that Casey voted for “all these reckless spending bills” 98 percent of the time.

Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district

Chris Deluzio and Rob Mercuri are facing off in the race to represent Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District in Congress, which covers the areas of Beaver Falls, Mt. Lebanon and Wexford in western Pennsylvania.

Deluzio, the incumbent president, wants to secure a second term in the US House of Representatives. Meanwhile, Mercuri currently serves the 28th Legislative District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Pennsylvania’s 12th congressional district

Summer Lee is seeking to win a seat in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, which includes the city of Pittsburgh, over Republican James Hayes.

Lee defeated Bhavini Patel in the April Democratic primary. She is also Pennsylvania’s first Black woman elected to Congress. Hayes was unchallenged in April’s Republican primary. He earned a doctorate from Case Western Reserve and also holds degrees from Princeton and Georgetown Universities.

Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district

Pennsylvania has three House districts rated as “toss-ups” by the Cook Political Report. These races also lead the way in spending on House races in the state, according to OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that monitors money in politics.

Six-term Republican Rep. Scott Perry is seeking re-election in the 10th Congressional District, which includes the cities of Harrisburg and York.

Perry is confronted by longtime television host Janelle Stelson of York, Pennsylvania, who was also just endorsed by the “Republicans for Harris” group..

Perry went after Stelson because he didn’t live in the neighborhood. Attack ads have focused on Perry defying a Jan. 6 House committee subpoena and his phone will be briefly seized by the FBI in 2022 as part of an investigation into the Capitol riot.

Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district

In Eastern Pennsylvania, incumbent Democratic Rep. Susan Wild is trying to keep her seat representing the 7th Congressional District — which includes all of Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties, and part of Monroe County.

Wild is in a competitive race with Republican Ryan Mackenzie, who represents part of Lehigh County in the Pennsylvania House.

Pennsylvania’s 8th congressional district

North of that is Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Matt Cartwright. In the district anchored by the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton, President Biden’s hometown, Cartwright faces Republican Rob Bresnahan Jr., a political newcomer and CEO of his family’s electric company.

Cartwright has held his seat in the House of Representatives since 2013.

The state of Pennsylvania is racing on the ballot

State races such as attorney general, auditor general and treasurer are also on the ballot.

In the race for attorney general, Democrat and former Auditor General Eugene DePasquale faces Republican District Attorney Dave Sunday in York County. Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, who took over after Josh Shapiro was elected governor, is not running for re-election.

Incumbent Republican Tim DeFoor is being challenged by Pennsylvania Democratic state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, according to the Auditor General. Whoever is elected will serve as the state’s top budget watchdog.

Pennsylvania voters will also choose between Republican Treasurer Stacy Garrity and her Democratic challenger Erin McClelland.

Pennsylvania State House rushes to take notice

After Democrats made gains and shocked Republicans when they flipped the Pennsylvania House two years ago, Democratic members still control the chamber by the narrowest margin possible — one vote.

In 2022, the election of state Rep. Arvind Venkat gave Democrats control of the House of Representatives in Harrisburg for the first time in more than a decade. This year he is being challenged by Republican Nathan Wolfe and Libertarian Bill Baierl in the 30th District, which includes parts of Pittsburgh’s North Hills.

Several 2022 races were decided by narrow margins, especially in Bucks County. In the 142nd District, which includes Langhorne and parts of Middletown Township, Republican Rep. Joe Hogan won his seat by just 76 votes over his Democratic opponent Mark Moffa. This year, Hogan faces Anna Payne, a member of the Middletown Township Board of Supervisors.

In the 144th District, which includes Warminster and Warrington townships, Democratic challenger Brian Munroe defeated incumbent Republican Rep. F. Todd Polinchock by just 515 votes. Munroe is running for re-election against Warminster Township Board of Supervisors member Dan McPhillips.

In the 18th District, anchored around Bensalem, Pennsylvania, Republican KC Tomlinson looks to defend her seat against Democratic challenger Anand Patel. Tomlinson won in 2022 by about 1,100 votes against Laurie Smith.

Senate races in the state of Pennsylvania

Races for the Pennsylvania Senate are also scheduled.

In Pennsylvania’s 37th Senate Districtcovering parts of Allegheny County, Republican Sen. Devlin Robinson faces Democrat Nicole Ruscitto in one of the most competitive races.

In Northeast Philadelphia’s 5th District, Democrat Jimmy Dillon is in a competitive race against Republican Joe Picozzi. Dillon won the seat by about 4,000 votes in a 2022 special election held after Sen. John Sabatina Jr. resigned to become a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.

In Dauphin County’s 15th District, Democratic State Rep. and former news anchor Patty Kim is running against incumbent John DiSanto and could make history as the first Asian American woman to vote in the Senate.