Below are unofficial results of the 2026 Pennsylvania primary election as of 11:16 p.m. on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Democratic Governor<\/p>\n
Incumbent Josh Shapiro ran uncontested for the Democratic ticket, receiving 11,443 total votes with 135 write-ins. Shapiro, the 48th governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was first sworn into the Office of the Governor in 2023.<\/p>\n
Republican Governor<\/p>\n
Stacy Garrity, the Republican candidate for the gubernatorial nomination, ran uncontested and received 7,205 total votes, with 752 write-ins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garrity, a retired U.S. Army Reserve Colonel, served as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\u2019s 78th treasurer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Democratic Lieutenant Governor<\/p>\n
Incumbent Austin Davis, who also ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination, received 11,314 total votes with 64 write-ins. Davis, who is the youngest Lieutenant Governor in the county, is also the first Black Lieutenant Governor.<\/p>\n
The lieutenant governor serves as chair of the state Board of Pardons alongside the attorney general and three governor-appointed additional members, reviewing criminal cases to decide if a pardon or commutation should be suggested to the governor for final approval or denial, according to the state\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Pennsylvania\u2019s Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the State Senate.<\/p>\n
Republican Lieutenant Governor<\/p>\n
Jason Richey ran against John Ventre for the Republican nomination and received 5,190 votes in total, pulling ahead of Ventre by 2,723 votes. Richey, who has worked as a litigator for over thirty years, was endorsed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Garrity.<\/p>\n
Ventre, who did not win the election, received 2,467 votes. He is a member of the Committee of Seventy, which is a nonpartisan civil leadership initiative focused on advancing representative government through civilian engagement and advocacy, according to the organization\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Democratic Representative in Congress\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ray Bilger ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination and received 11,412 total votes with 57 write-ins. Bilger, who has led teams for the Air Force, National Security Agency and State Department, was the NSA Technical Director for Cyber Analysis from 2015 to 2017.<\/p>\n
Republican Representative in Congress\u00a0<\/p>\n
Incumbent Glenn \u201cGT\u201d Thompson ran uncontested for the Republican nomination and received 7,759 total votes with 258 write-ins. Thompson, who is a Penn State alum, currently represents the Fifteenth District in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
Democratic Representative in the General Assembly 77th Legislative District\u00a0<\/p>\n
Incumbent Scott Conklin ran uncontested for the Democratic nomination and received 4,655 total votes with 34 write-ins. Conklin, who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2006, was a primary sponsor of a bill that aimed to regulate the sale of land belonging to former state correctional institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Republican Representative in the General Assembly 77th Legislative District\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michelle Schellberg also ran uncontested for the Republic nomination, receiving 2,501 total votes with 60 write-ins. Schellberg currently serves as chairwoman for the Center County Republican committee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Democratic Representative in the General Assembly 82nd Legislative District\u00a0<\/p>\n
Incumbent Paul Takac ran uncontested and received 4,497 total votes with 13 write-ins for the Democratic nomination. Takac has represented the 82nd legislation district\u2014which includes Penn State\u2019s University Park campus\u2014since 2022. On Oct. 1, 2025, he spoke at a Harrisburg press conference given by Conklin and Rep. Dallas Kephart, cosponsors of the aforementioned bill aiming to regulate the sale of former SCI land.<\/p>\n
Republican Representative in the General Assembly 82nd Legislative District\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kirsten McTernan ran uncontested for the Republican nomination and received 2,644 total votes with 89 write-ins.\u00a0 She ran for the State College Area School Board in 2025.<\/p>\n
Democratic Representative in the General Assembly 171st Legislative District\u00a0<\/p>\n
John Zangari, who ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination, received 2,220 total votes with 18 write-ins. In the past, Zangari served as a Lehigh County corrections officer, and\u00a0 he currently works as the Administrative and Facilities Assistant in Penn State\u2019s Department of Sociology and Criminology at University Park.<\/p>\n
Republican Representative in the General Assembly 171st Legislative District\u00a0<\/p>\n
Incumbent Kerry Benninghoff ran uncontested for the Republican nomination and received 2,524 total votes with 38 write-ins. Benninghoff, who currently represents the 171st Legislative District, also serves as Republican chairman of the House Transportation Committee. He is also a member of the Gaming Oversight and Rules committees.<\/p>\n
The full list of Centre County unofficial General Primary Elections results is available at centrecountypa.gov.<\/a>\u00a0The next step for these candidates is the November 3 general elections.<\/p>\n MORE NEWS COVERAGE<\/p>\n
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