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Your complete directory of Pennsylvania candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

Bill Scranton for Governor - Jim Van Zandt for US Senate - 1962

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Filing Deadline (D/R): February 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Parties): August 2010
Primary: April 2010

This page was last updated on January 3, 2009


STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2010:

GOVERNOR:
[ Ed Rendell (D)* - Term-Limited in 2010. ]
Don Cunningham (D) - Lehigh County Executive, Ex-Bethleham Mayor & Ex-State General Services Secretary

Tom Knox (D) - Businessman, '07 Philadelphia Mayor Candidate & Navy Veteran

Bob Mellow (D) - State Senate Minority Leader
Dan Onorato (D) - Allegheny County Executive
Jack Wagner (D) - State Auditor General
Tom Corbett (R) - Attorney General
Jim Gerlach (R) - Congressman
Patrick Meehan (R) - US Attorney
Rick Santorum (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Congressman & Attorney
Bill Scranton III (R) - Ex-Lt. Governor & '06/'86 Candidate
Pat Toomey (R) - Ex-Congressman & Club for Growth President

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Joe Scarnati (R)*
- (Campaign Site) - Senate President Pro Tempore & Acting Lt. Governor

Dr. Silas Swallow for Governor (Prohibition) - 1898

The Following Three Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2012:

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Corbett (R)*

STATE AUDITOR GENERAL:
Jack Wagner (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
[ Robin Weissman (D)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Rob McCord (D) - Venture Capitalist & Ex-Congressional Aide


PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

STATE HOUSE - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

STATE SENATE - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )


U.S. SENATOR:

Arlen Specter (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.
Chris Matthews (D) - TV Talk Show Host, Author, Ex-White House Aide & Ex-Congressional Aide

Francis J. Myers - 1950

Bob Casey Jr. (D)* - (Campaign Site)- Next Election in 2012.


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bob Brady (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Chaka Fattah (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Bill Gray - 1978

District 3:
[ Phil English (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Kathy Dahlkemper (D) - Lake Erie Arboretum Director

District 4:
Jason Altmire (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
[ John Peterson (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Glenn Thompson (R) - Centre County GOP Chair & Nursing Home Administrator

District 6:
Jim Gerlach (R)* - (Campaign Site)

William J. "Bill" Green III - 1964

District 7:
Joe Sestak (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Patrick Murphy (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Bill Shuster (R)*

District 10:
Chris Carney (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Richard Schweiker - 1960

District 11:
Paul Kanjorski (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
John Murtha (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 13:
Allyson Schwartz (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 14:
Mike Doyle (D)* - (Campaign Site)

H. John Heinz III - 1972

District 15:
Charlie Dent (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 16:
Joe Pitts (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 17:
Tim Holden (D)*

District 18:
Tim Murphy (R)*- (Campaign Site)

Solomon R. Dresser - 1902

District 19:
Todd Platts (R)* - (Campaign Site)


STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

America First Party of Pennsylvania
Communist Party of Pennsylvania
Constitution Party of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Democratic Party
Green Party of Pennsylvania
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania
Reform Party of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republican Party
Socialist Party of Pennsylvania


STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

VotesPA.com


Frank Rizzo for Philadelphia Mayor - 1991

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Allentown Morning Call
Allentown Times
Altoona.com
Beaver County Times
Bridgeville Area News Star
Bucks County Courier Times
Carlisle Sentinel
Carnegie Signal Item Star
Centre Daily Times (State College)
Coraopolis Record Star
Cranberry Journal Star
Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania)
Delaware County Daily Times
Easton Express-Times
Erie Times News
Gettysburg Times
GrassrootsPA (Conservative)
Harrisburg Patriot-News
Hazleton Standard-Speaker
The Insider (Politics)
IssuesPA.net
Keystone Politics
KYW AM-1060 (Pittsburgh)
Lancaster Intelligencer-Journal / Lancaster New Era
Lehighton Times News
Lock Haven Express
McKeesport Daily News
Meadville Tribune
Monroeville Times Express Star
Moon Record Star
Murraysville Star
North Journal Star (Pine/Richland)
Norwin Star (Irwin/North Irwin)
Oakmont-Verona Advance Leader Star
PA Ballot
Penn Hills Star
PennLive.com
Pennsylvania Cable Network
PA for Democracy (Liberal)
Pennsylvania Report
Philadelphia City Paper (Alternative)
Philadelphia Gay News
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Philadelphia New Observer (African-American)
Philadelphia Northeast News Gleaner
Philadelphia Tribune (African-American)
Philadelphia Weekly (Alternative)
Pittsburgh City Paper (Alternative)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Plum Advance Leader Star
Pocono Record
PoliticsPA.com
PoliticsPhilly.com
Pottstown Mercury
Progressive PA Politics
Reading Eagle
Scranton Times-Tribune
Sweickley Herald Star
Sharon Herald
South Hills Record Star (Brentwood)
Sunbury Daily Item
Uniontown Herald-Standard
West Chester Daily Local News
Wilkes Barre Citizens' Voice
Wilkes Barre Times Leader
Woodland Hills Star (Wilkins Township)
York Daily Record

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