The balance of power in both Congress and the state Legislature are at stake in November, but first, it’s time to choose your party’s candidates.
Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania. Lehigh Valley Democrats are voting in contested primaries in four races: the 7th Congressional District, 16th state Senate district in Lehigh and Bucks counties, and the 22nd and 187th state House districts in Lehigh County. Republicans will vote in a contested primary for lieutenant governor.
Pennsylvania is a closed primary state, meaning only Democrats and Republicans can vote for candidates of their respective parties. If you are not a member of either party, you cannot vote for candidates on Tuesday. (Voters in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, do have a referendum on how the township purchases and approves contracts. All voters, regardless of party affiliation, can vote on that.)
Here are all the candidates for major office on the ballot in Lehigh and Northampton counties. Voters also will be asked to choose members of the Democratic and Republican state committees and local party committee members.
U.S. House of Representatives
7TH DISTRICT
Lehigh, Northampton, Carbon and part of Monroe counties
Democratic
Robert Brooks
Ryan Crosswell
Lamont G. McClure
Carol Obando-Derstine
Republican
Ryan Mackenzie
Pennsylvania governor
Democratic
Joshua Shapiro
Republican
Stacy Garrity
Pennsylvania lieutenant governor
Democratic
Austin Davis
Republican
Jason Richey
John Ventre
Pennsylvania House
22ND DISTRICT
Parts of Allentown and Salisbury Township
Democratic
Ce-Ce Gerlach
Ana Tiburcio
Republican
Robert E. Smith Jr.
131ST DISTRICT
Lower Milford, Upper Milford and Upper Saucon townships; part of Salisbury and Lower Saucon townships; Coopersburg; parts of Montgomery County
Democratic
Meriam Sabih
Republican
Milou Mackenzie
132ND DISTRICT
South Whitehall Township, parts of Allentown and Upper Macungie Township
Democratic
Michael Schlossberg
Republican
Caren Lowrey
133RD DISTRICT
Bethlehem and Hanover Township in Lehigh County; Whitehall Township; Catasauqua, Coplay and Fountain Hill
Democratic
Jeanne McNeill
Republican
None
134TH DISTRICT
Parts of Allentown and Salisbury Township; Emmaus
Democratic
Peter Schweyer
Republican
Miriam Maldonado
135TH DISTRICT
Bethlehem and part of Hanover Township in Northampton County
Democratic
Stephen Samuelson
Republican
Joseph Poplawski
136TH DISTRICT
Easton; parts of Lower Saucon and Palmer townships; Williams Township; Freemansburg, Glendon, Hellertown, West Easton and Wilson
Democratic
Robert Freeman
Republican
Pilar Cavallo-Campisi
137TH DISTRICT
Bethlehem (Northampton County portion), Lower Nazareth and Upper Nazareth Townships; parts of Palmer Township and Hanover Township, Northampton County; Nazareth and Tatamy
Democratic
Jeff Warren
Republican
Joe Emrick
138TH DISTRICT
Bushkill, Forks, Lower Mount Bethel, Plainfield, Upper Mount Bethel and Washington townships, Bangor, Chapman, East Bangor, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Stockertown and Wind Gap, part of Moore Township
Democratic
Jared Bitting
Republican
Ann Flood
183RD DISTRICT
Allen, East Allen, Lehigh, Lowhill and North Whitehall townships; Bath, North Catasauqua, Northampton, Slatington and Walnutport; part of Moore Township
Democratic
Deirdre Kamber Todd
Republican
Zach Mako
187TH DISTRICT
Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lynn, Washington and Weisenberg townships; part of Upper Macungie Township; Alburtis and Macungie
Democratic
Rachel Cuevas
Geoffrey Whitcomb
Republican
Gary Day
Pennsylvania Senate
14TH DISTRICT
Parts of Allentown and South Whitehall Township; Allen, Bushkill, East Allen, Hanover (Lehigh), Hanover (Northampton), Lehigh, Moore, Salisbury and Whitehall townships; Bath, Catasauqua, Chapman, Coplay, Emmaus, Fountain Hill, North Catasauqua, Northampton and Walnutport
Democratic
Nick Miller
Republican
Omy Maldonado
16TH DISTRICT
Parts of Allentown and South Whitehall Township; Heidelberg, Lower Macungie, Lower Milford, Lowhill, Lynn, North Whitehall Upper Macungie, Upper Milford, Upper Saucon, Washington and Weisenberg townships; Alburtis, Coopersburg, Macungie and Slatington. In Bucks County, Bedminster, Bridgeton, Durham, East Rockhill, Haycock, Hilltown, Milford, Nockamixon, Richland, Springfield, Tinicum and West Rockhill townships; Dublin, Perkasie, Quakertown, Richlandtown, Riegelsville, Sellersville, Silverdale, Telford and Trumbauersville.
Democratic
Bradley Merkl Gump
Mark Pinsley
Republican
Jarrett Coleman
18TH DISTRICT
Bethlehem and Easton; Bethlehem, Forks, Lower Mount Bethel, Lower Nazareth, Lower Saucon, Palmer, Plainfield, Upper Mount Bethel, Upper Nazareth, Washington and Williams townships; Bangor, East Bangor, Freemansburg, Glendon, Hellertown, Nazareth, Pen Argyl, Portland, Roseto, Stockertown, Tatamy, West Easton, Wilson and Wind Gap.
Democratic
Lisa Boscola
Republican
Scott Janney