{"id":315229,"date":"2026-10-27T10:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/315229\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:58:07","slug":"delaware-county-2026-election-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/315229\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware County 2026 election guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Voters in Delaware County are preparing to cast ballots in person and by mail for the 2026 midterm election. On Nov. 3, they can cast ballots in races for governor and lieutenant governor, members of Congress and candidates for all of the state\u2019s House seats and half of the state\u2019s Senate seats.<\/p>\n<p>Who can vote?<\/p>\n<p>All registered voters. Voters can check their registration status by visiting the Delaware County Voter Service Center or checking at <a href=\"http:\/\/VotesPA.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">VotesPA.com<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pavoterservices.pa.gov\/pages\/voterregistrationstatus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">by name or driver\u2019s license number<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The last day to register to vote in the November election was Oct. 19. The last day to request a mail-in or absentee ballot is Oct. 27 at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Voter Service Center at the Government Center, 201 W. Front St., Media is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, it is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Nov. 3 it is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Where to vote?<\/p>\n<p>Each voter is assigned to a specific polling place. Voters unsure of where to go can look up their polling place by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcopa.gov\/vote\/where\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">county election services website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Voted ballots cannot be returned to staff at a Voter Service Center. Voters must use official Delaware County drop boxes or the U.S. Postal Service.<\/p>\n<p>Drop box locations open 24 hours, seven days a week through 8 p.m. on Election Day:<\/p>\n<p>Aldan Municipal\/Police Building, 1 West Providence Road, Aldan, PA 19018<br \/>\nBrookhaven Municipal Center, 2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven, PA 19015<br \/>\nChadds Ford Township Office, 10 Ring Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317<br \/>\nChester city, Crozer Library, 620 Engle St., Chester, PA 19013<br \/>\nCollingdale Public Library, 800 MacDade Blvd., Collingdale, PA 19023<br \/>\nConcord, Rachel Kohl Library, 687 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342<br \/>\nDarby Borough Recreation Center, 1022 Ridge Ave., Darby, PA 19023<br \/>\nDarby Township Police Administration Building, 2 Studevan Plaza, Sharon Hill, PA 19079<br \/>\nEddystone, Lighthouse Hall, 1401 E. Ninth St., Eddystone, PA 19022<br \/>\nEdgmont Township Community Park, 800 Gradyville Road, Newtown Square 19073<br \/>\nFolcroft Public Library, 1725 Delmar Drive, Folcroft, PA 19032<br \/>\nHaverford Administrative Building, 1014 Darby Road, Havertown, PA 19083<br \/>\nLansdowne Fire Station, 26 N. Highland Ave., Lansdowne, PA 19050<br \/>\nMarple Public Library, 227 S. Sproul Road, Broomall, PA 19008<br \/>\nMedia, Government Center Building, 201 W. Front St., Media, PA 19063<br \/>\nMiddletown Municipal Building, 27 N. Pennell Road, Media, PA 19063<br \/>\nMorton Municipal Building, 500 Highland Ave., Morton, PA 19070<br \/>\nNether Providence, Helen Kate Furness Library, 100 N. Providence, Wallingford, PA 19086<br \/>\nNewtown Square Municipal Building, 209 Bishop Hollow Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073<br \/>\nParkside Borough Hall, 22 E. Elbon Road, Brookhaven, PA 19015<br \/>\nRadnor Township Building, 301 Iven Ave., Wayne, PA 19087<br \/>\nRidley Township Police Station Public Access, 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom, PA 19033<br \/>\nSpringfield Township Library, 70 Powell Road, Springfield, PA 19064<br \/>\nSwarthmore Borough Building\/Library, 121 Park Ave., Swarthmore, PA 19081<br \/>\nUpper Chichester, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), 3729 Chichester Ave., Upper Chichester 19061<br \/>\nUpper Darby Municipal Building, 100 Garrett Road, Upper Darby, PA 19082<br \/>\nUpper Providence, District Court Building, 935 N. Providence Road, Media, PA 19063<br \/>\nYeadon Public Library, 809 Longacre Blvd., Yeadon, PA 19050<\/p>\n<p>When to vote?<\/p>\n<p>Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Do I need to show ID at the polls?<\/p>\n<p>No, unless it\u2019s your first time voting at a new polling place. If it\u2019s your first time voting at a new location, you must bring a form of identification. Registered first-time voters who do not bring ID to the polls can return with identification or must be offered a provisional ballot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/10\/17\/kazeem-seeks-to-defend-159th-house-seat-against-challenger-bannon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kazeem seeks to defend 159th House seat against challenger Bannon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/10\/06\/in-the-160th-its-a-replay-of-williams-vs-moro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In the 160th it\u2019s a replay of Williams vs. Moro<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/10\/12\/rematch-in-the-161st-as-john-mancinelli-r-again-takes-on-incumbent-leanne-krueger-d\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rematch in the 161st: GOP\u2019s John Mancinelli again takes on incumbent Leanne Krueger<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/10\/23\/delloso-and-murphy-vie-for-162nd-house-seat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Delloso and Murphy vie for 162nd House seat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/09\/22\/165th-state-house-small-business-owner-vs-4-term-legislator\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">165th State House: Small business owner vs. 4-term legislator<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/09\/29\/trombetta-walker-face-off-for-166th-district-state-house-seat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trombetta, Walker face off for 166th District state House seat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/10\/14\/borowski-buckley-face-off-for-pa-house-district-168-seat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Borowski, Buckley face off for PA House District 168 seat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/09\/16\/26th-state-senatorial-district-gail-scott-v-incumbent-tim-kearney\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">26th Pa. Senatorial District: Gail Scott v. incumbent Tim Kearney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delcotimes.com\/2026\/10\/26\/u-s-rep-mary-gay-scanlon-has-an-opponent-this-cycle\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon has an opponent this cycle<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voters in Delaware County are preparing to cast ballots in person and by mail for the 2026 midterm&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":315230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[212,836,3612,182,139,28,50,210,147,149,148,150],"class_list":["post-315229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-upper-darby","tag-delaware-county","tag-election","tag-election-2026","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-politics","tag-top-stories-dtd","tag-upper-darby","tag-upper-darby-headlines","tag-upper-darby-news","tag-upper-darby-township"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=315229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/315229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/315230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=315229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=315229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=315229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}