{"id":173712,"date":"2026-04-23T10:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/173712\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T10:22:10","slug":"primary-election-2026-berks-county-voters-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/173712\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary election 2026 Berks County voter&#8217;s guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With another election upon us, we have all the information you need to know about how to vote in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Voters can decide to cast their ballot by mail or they can go to the polls on May 19. Voters who are registered as Republican or Democrat will choose their party\u2019s nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, representative in Congress, half of all state Senate seats, all seats in the state House and the state committee.<\/p>\n<p>Here are all the details about voting in Pennsylvania:<\/p>\n<p>How to register to vote in PA<\/p>\n<p>To vote in the 2026 primary you must be registered by May 4.<\/p>\n<p>You can register to vote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavoterservices.pa.gov\/Pages\/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">online<\/a>, by mail, or at a number of government agencies, including Pennsylvania Department of Transportation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/dmv\/find-a-location\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Photo License and Driver\u2019s License Centers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All Pennsylvanians can register to vote, if they\u2019re:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0A citizen of the United States for at least 30 days before the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0A resident of Pennsylvania and their election district for at least 30 days before the election.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0At least 18 years of age on the day of the election.<\/p>\n<p>Instrucciones en espa\u00f1ol c\u00f3mo votar esta aqui: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavoterservices.pa.gov\/Pages\/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.pavoterservices.pa.gov\/Pages\/VoterRegistrationApplication.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Voting by mail?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/04\/20\/primary-2026-what-you-need-to-know-about-voting-by-mail-in-berks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Primary election 2026: What you need to know about voting by mail in Berks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where to vote?<\/p>\n<p>Find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavoterservices.pa.gov\/Pages\/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">your polling place by entering your address.<\/a> Berks has 202 precincts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/04\/16\/berks-officials-approve-polling-place-change-in-wyomissing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berks officials approve polling place change in Wyomissing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/04\/03\/berks-officials-approve-polling-place-change-in-spring-township\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Berks officials approve polling place change in Spring Township<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. Congressional candidates<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/04\/06\/primary-2026-heres-who-is-running-to-represent-berks-in-congress\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Primary 2026: Here\u2019s who is running to represent Berks in Congress<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania House and Senate candidates<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/04\/06\/primary-2026-heres-who-is-running-to-represent-berks-in-harrisburg\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Primary 2026: Here\u2019s who is running to represent Berks in Harrisburg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The following candidate announcements are listed in publication order.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Gebhard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2025\/12\/10\/chris-gebhard-announces-reelection-bid-for-state-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces reelection bid for state Senate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Longtime public servant Rachel Wallace <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2025\/12\/11\/longtime-public-servant-running-for-9th-congressional-district-in-pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">running for 9th Congressional District in PA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eric Weaknecht <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/01\/12\/eric-weaknecht-announces-reelection-bid-for-pa-house-seat-in-berks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces reelection bid for PA House seat in Berks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tracy Pennycuick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/01\/12\/tracy-pennycuick-announces-reelection-bid-for-pa-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces reelection bid for PA Senate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Longtime educator Andrew Wagner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/01\/13\/longtime-educator-announces-run-for-pa-house-seat-from-berks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces run for PA House seat from Berks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Manny Guzman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/02\/18\/manny-guzman-announces-reelection-bid-for-pa-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces reelection bid for PA House<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donna Scheuren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/02\/23\/scheuren-announces-reelection-bid-in-pa-147th-house-dist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces reelection bid in PA 147th House Dist.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Berks educator Mitch Micale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/02\/25\/berks-educator-announces-run-for-130th-district-in-pa-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces run for 130th District in PA House<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Berks superintendent Melissa Brewer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/03\/09\/former-berks-superintendent-announces-run-for-130th-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announces run for 130th District<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Small-business owner Erik Bonnett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/04\/02\/small-business-owner-running-to-represent-130th-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">running to represent 130th District<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cumru Township Democrat Ethan Gabrick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/2026\/04\/07\/cumru-township-democrat-running-to-represent-99th-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">running to represent 99th District<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find all election 2026 stories at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/tag\/election-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.readingeagle.com\/tag\/election-2026\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With another election upon us, we have all the information you need to know about how to 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