What's on your ballot in 2026.
Every candidate running for every office you can vote for. All parties, listed together under each race, no filter. Click any candidate's name to open their full profile with photos, background, pros and cons, fact-checks, and three views on where each political side stands.
Scroll below the candidate list for the “Also on your ballot” section — an honest account of what else will be on the paper ballot and what's not on any 2026 ballot at all.
On May 19 (primary), Pennsylvania uses a closed primary — if you're registered to a party, you'll see only that party's candidates for each office. Unaffiliated and third-party voters don't vote in the primary.
On November 3 (general), every registered voter sees every candidate on the ballot — major party, minor party, independent.
📋 Also on your ballot
What's on the paper ballot we don't cover
We'd rather you know than not know. Here's what you might also see at the polls plus what's not on any 2026 ballot at all.
Often on the paper ballot, light coverage here
- Judicial retentions — PA judges face yes/no retention votes; bar association ratings are released closer to election day.
- Local row offices (sheriff, recorder of deeds, prothonotary) — coverage rolls out as filings are public.
- Statewide ballot questions — if any are referred, we'll add them with three-perspective summaries.
Not on any 2026 PA ballot
- President — that's a 2028 race. See the 2028 cycle preview.
- US Senate (Class 1) — PA's Class 1 seat next comes up in 2028.
- School board, township supervisor — usually odd-year municipal cycles (2025, 2027).
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