Where the primary candidates stand

All eyes are on Pennsylvania this election season, and voters will head to the polls in a couple of shorts weeks to decide on their occasion’s candidates for U.S Senate, governor, Congress and Basic Meeting.

The Might 17 main ballots are crowded on the high of the ticket, with 11 candidates vying for retiring Sen. Pat Toomey’s seat — 4 Democrats, together with present Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, and 7 Republicans, together with retired hedge fund CEO David McCormick and celeb Dr. Mehmet Oz.

For governor, 9 Republicans are operating for an opportunity to face Lawyer Basic Josh Shapiro, the lone Democrat on the first ticket, within the fall.

That will help you make knowledgeable selections on the polls, the Bucks County Courier Instances and The Intelligencer despatched questionnaires to candidates operating within the Pennsylvania main, asking them their stances on points from combating rising vitality prices to immigration to police and schooling reform.

Learn on to be taught extra.

Voting begins nowOn-demand voting begins Monday in Bucks County; ballot employees nonetheless wanted for Might main

High points in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race

With prices rising for every thing from a gallon of gasoline to a cart stuffed with groceries, inflation is among the many high points candidates for U.S. Senate are pledging to handle.

U.S. SenateYour information to the race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania

Crowded discipline for Pennsylvania governor, lieutenant governor

Pennsylvania chooses its governor and lieutenant governor nominees individually within the main election, however the profitable duos will run on a single ticket within the November election.

Voters can have lots to select from. Twelve candidates are operating for lieutenant governor. Ten are operating for governor, all however one in all them a Republican.

Pennsylvania governorYour information to the first election for Pennsylvania governor

Lieutenant governorElection 2022: Your information to the first election for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor

Fitzpatrick faces main problem in 1st district

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Republican from Middletown, faces a main problem from Northampton businessman Alex Entin. The winner of the GOP main will face Democrat Ashley Ehasz within the fall.

Congressional racesYour information to candidates for U.S. Congress in Bucks, Montgomery counties

Who will symbolize Bucks, Montgomery counties within the Basic Meeting?

Redistricting has shaken up the Pennsylvania Legislature, and many citizens in Bucks and Montgomery counties will see new faces on the Might and November ballots.

Pennsylvania SenateYour information to candidates for state Senate in Bucks, Montgomery counties

Pennsylvania HomeYour information to candidates for state Home in Bucks, Montgomery counties

How can I vote within the Pennsylvania main?

Pennsylvania has a closed main, which means solely voters registered as Democrats or Republicans can vote for his or her occasion’s nominees on Might 17.

To examine your registration standing, or replace your tackle, occasion affiliation or different info, go to vote.pa.gov.

Not registered? You are able to do so on-line earlier than Might 2, or go to any county voter registration workplace, county help workplaces; Girls, Infants & Kids program workplaces; PennDOT picture and drivers’ license facilities; Armed Forces recruitment facilities; county clerk of orphans’ courts or marriage license workplaces; space businesses on getting old; county psychological well being and mental disabilities workplaces; pupil incapacity providers workplaces of the State System of Greater Training; workplaces of particular schooling in excessive colleges; and Individuals with Disabilities Act-mandated complementary paratransit suppliers.

Can I vote by mail? 

Regardless of a court docket problem to Pennsylvania’s mail-in poll enlargement, the chance to vote by mail nonetheless exists for the first election.

Registered voters can request a mail-in or absentee poll on-line. Functions have to be obtained by a voter’s county election board by 5 p.m. Might 10.

Voted mail ballots have to be obtained by county election workplaces by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Postmarks don’t depend.

For our subscribers:Evaluation: We examined thousands and thousands of Pennsylvania voter information. There have been few ‘irregularities’