Get you up to speed: Live updating Pennsylvania 2026 primary election results for governor, lieutenant governor and U.S. House
Pennsylvania voters participated in primary elections on Tuesday, casting ballots for congressional, gubernatorial, and local races. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity ran unopposed in their primaries, while various contests unfolded for U.S. House seats in the state.
Polls in Pennsylvania opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m., with voters in line permitted to cast their ballots until the deadline. The state’s legislative landscape remains divided, with Democrats holding control of the House and Republicans dominating the Senate.
Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro’s campaign has significantly outperformed Republican Stacy Garrity’s, raising 10 times as much in the first quarter of the year. As results come in, all eyes will remain on the tightly contested Philadelphia’s 3rd Congressional District, which has drawn a crowded field following Rep. Dwight Evans’ decision not to seek re-election.
What remains unclear — Election results and voter turnout data have yet to be reported.
Pennsylvania primary election results for governor, lieutenant governor and U.S. House
Pennsylvania has closed primaries, which means only people registered as Democrats or Republicans can vote in their respective parties’ elections. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 8 p.m., though people in line before then will be able to vote.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is running unopposed in his primary, as is Republican Stacy Garrity, who is the state treasurer. It sets up an expensive race for governor. In the first three months of the year, Shapiro’s campaign outraised Garrity’s 10 to 1.
While Lt. Gov. Austin Davis is running unopposed, Jason Richey, whom Garrity endorsed as her running mate, beat John Ventre, WTX US News projects.
U.S. House of Representatives races are also on the ballot. Notably, Philadelphia’s 3rd Congressional District is wide open for the first time in nearly 10 years after Rep. Dwight Evans announced he’s not seeking re-election, but it’s a crowded field.
In the Pittsburgh area, Democratic Rep. Summer Lee, who is running for her third term in the 12th Congressional District, will face off against James Hayes after she beat back a challenge from Will Parker, WTX US News projects. And in the 17th Congressional District, Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy and local business manager Jesse James Vodvarka are on the Republican ballot to challenge Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio, who is unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Voters will also cast their ballots in elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and state Senate. Pennsylvania currently has a divided state Legislature, with Democrats controlling the House and Republicans controlling the Senate.
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