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Pennsylvanians are waking up this morning to cast their ballots for the 2026 Midterm Election, Nov. 3, 2026. <\/p>\n
Polls open at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 8 p.m. A reminder, any voter in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to cast their ballot. <\/p>\n
POLLS OPEN: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3<\/p>\n
Save these pages to find your results when polls close: MAIN PAGE<\/a> | GOVERNOR’S RACE<\/a> | US HOUSE RACES<\/a> | DELUZIO VS. GUY<\/a> | DUKES VS. TIMKO<\/a> | BARTOLOTTA VS. BORELLO<\/a> | ALLEGHENY COUNTY<\/a> | ARMSTRONG COUNTY<\/a> | BEAVER COUNTY<\/a> | BUTLER COUNTY<\/a> | CLARION COUNTY<\/a> | FAYETTE COUNTY<\/a> | GREENE COUNTY<\/a> | INDIANA COUNTY<\/a> | LAWRENCE COUNTY<\/a> | MERCER COUNTY<\/a> | SOMERSET COUNTY<\/a> | WASHINGTON COUNTY<\/a> | WESTMORELAND COUNTY<\/a> | VENANGO COUNTY<\/a><\/p>\n Find your Polling Location: <\/p>\n You can see where your polling location is by entering your address here.<\/a><\/p>\n Shapiro vs. Garrity <\/p>\n Democratic incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro will face off against Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity to become the Keystone State’s next governor.<\/p>\n Both ran uncontested in their parties races during the May primaries. Since the primary, the pair have clashed over data centers, Medicaid coverage and the state gas tax. <\/a><\/p>\n “A bill that was passed in Washington, D.C. to slash funding for Medicaid and SNAP in rural hospitals, all to give people at the very top who didn’t need it a tax cut. That was a bill that I strongly opposed,” Shapiro said during a Harrisburg debate.<\/p>\n “What he didn’t tell you is Medicaid’s not being done away with. In fact, we’re spending more on Medicaid this year than last year,” Garrity responded.<\/p>\n What is at Stake for Pennsylvania: Balance of Power<\/p>\n Republicans hold a slim House majority, and just a handful of seats could determine whether they continue to control the chamber next year. Democrats see four competitive Republican-held districts in Pennsylvania as among their top pick-up opportunities. <\/p>\n Half of Pennsylvania\u2019s 50 state Senate seats and all 203 state House seats are up for election. Democrats hold a slim majority in the state House, while Republicans have an edge in the state Senate. <\/p>\n According to AP News, Shapiro has gone all in to ensure Democrats win both chambers of the state legislature in November, and he\u2019s devoted significant time and resources to flipping four congressional seats.<\/p>\n If Shapiro can demonstrate strength in swing counties like Beaver, Luzerne or Erie, it could help him make a credible claim to winning back some of the working-class voters that Democrats lost in the Trump era. <\/p>\n For more information on the types of elections in Pennsylvania, visit the state’s government website here<\/a>. <\/p>\n Allegheny County Ballot Question: <\/p>\n Allegheny County voters will decide in the Nov. 3 election whether county council members should be granted access to benefits, personal staff and offices, which are currently prohibited under the Home Rule Charter.<\/a><\/p>\n A “yes” vote would mean agreeing that council members should have access to funding for personal staff, local district offices, and fringe benefits, including health and life insurance, pensions, and personal motor vehicles. A “no” vote would maintain the current restrictions under the Home Rule Charter.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania Voters by the Numbers<\/p>\n As of Oct. 19, there are currently over 9 million registered voters in Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n Registered Democrats outnumbered registered Republicans, 3.8 million to 3.6 million. About 1.5 million were specified as ‘other’.<\/p>\n Roughly 1.1 million Democratic primary votes and about 953,000 Republican primary votes were cast in the 2024 presidential primaries, held long after Trump and President Joe Biden had clinched their nominations.<\/p>\n In the more competitive U.S. Senate primaries in 2022, Republican and Democratic voters each cast roughly 1.3 million votes.<\/p>\n How do I know if I’m Eligible to Vote? <\/p>\n To register to vote in Pennsylvania, you must be a citizen of the United States or be a citizen one month before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.<\/p>\n Officials said you at least have to register to vote in the state 15 days before the next election, the state’s government website says<\/a>.<\/p>\n In addition, you must reside in the election district in which you want to register and vote at least 30 days before the next primary, special, municipal, or general election.<\/p>\n Furthermore, you must be at least 18 years old on or before the election to vote.<\/p>\n When you register, you must do so with the address where you currently live. If you recently moved, you can register or update your voter registration information online.<\/a><\/p>\n The Must-Knows for Voting in Person<\/p>\n If you are taking to the polls, Action News 4 has you covered in what you need to know when you arrive at your designated precinct. <\/p>\n In Pennsylvania, you only need to bring your identification if it is your first time at a new polling place.<\/p>\n The following are approved forms of photo identification to vote:<\/p>\n Pennsylvania driver’s license or PennDOT ID cardID issued by any commonwealth agencyID issued by the U.S. governmentU.S. passportU.S. armed forces IDStudent IDEmployee ID<\/p>\n You do not need photo identification to vote. Pennsylvania also has a list of approved non-photo forms of identification that can be used:<\/p>\n Confirmation or voter registration card issued by your county elections officeNonphoto ID issued by the commonwealthNonphoto ID issued by the federal governmentFirearm permitCurrent utility billCurrent bank statementCurrent paycheckGovernment check <\/p>\n For additional information on the requirements to vote and to see a full list of what you may need to bring if you’re a new voter, visit the following links: <\/p>\n What if I Missed the Deadline for my Mail-in Ballot?<\/p>\n By 8 p.m. on election night (Nov. 3, 2026), your county election office MUST receive your mail-in ballot. <\/p>\n If you missed the deadline due to an emergency or last-minute absence from your municipality, you may still be able to obtain a mail ballot after the deadline. <\/p>\n For additional information on the process of mail-in and absentee ballots, visit the following links: <\/p>\n Have an issue at your polling location? <\/p>\n The Department of State urges voters to call 1-877-VOTESPA (1-877-868-3772) if you experience a problem at the polls.<\/p>\n The problems listed by the state include:<\/p>\n If you suspect voting rules are being violated, report it to alert the Judge of Elections at your polling location. You can also report it to the Department through our election complaint form or contact your county election office directly.If you need help voting or cannot use the voting system because of a disability, ask the poll workers at your polling location about accessible voting options.If you need help voting or using the voting system because of your ability to speak or read English, you may have language support.If a poll worker determines you are not eligible to vote on the county’s voting system, you may ask to vote a provisional ballot. Your county’s elections officials will later determine if your provisional ballot can be counted.<\/p>\n The Associated Press has contributed to this article. <\/p>\n Download the WTAE app<\/a> to stay connected with everything you need to know for the November 2026 general election in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our email newsletters<\/a> to get election coverage updates in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvanians are waking up this morning to cast their ballots for the 2026 Midterm Election, Nov. 3, 2026.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320072,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10077,900,894,8289,3290,349,4112,15120,5523,8119,7614,7612,2258,836,130109,87136,2298,130111,130110,8108,13211,17957,47353,83473,70960,17728,76957,13206,7479,87137,7029,28,30,29,13204,10631,3415,11266,85,30049,420,1823,5637,84862,437,1419,5910],"class_list":["post-320071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-absentee-ballot","tag-action-news","tag-allegheny-county","tag-armstrong-county","tag-beaver-county","tag-berks-county","tag-butler-county","tag-candidate","tag-carbon-county","tag-clarion-county","tag-county-election-office","tag-deadline","tag-democrats","tag-election","tag-election-in-pennsylvania","tag-election-poll","tag-fayette-county","tag-general-election-guide","tag-greenelection","tag-home-rule-charter","tag-identification","tag-keystone-state","tag-link","tag-mail-in","tag-mail-in-ballot","tag-may","tag-medicaid-coverage","tag-nov","tag-november-general-election","tag-official-government-website","tag-party","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-poll","tag-republican","tag-shapiro","tag-somerset-county","tag-state","tag-venango-county","tag-video","tag-vote","tag-voter","tag-voter-registration-information","tag-washington-county","tag-western-pennsylvania","tag-westmoreland-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320071","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=320071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/320072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}