Primary election day in Western Pennsylvania is Tuesday, June 2. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and voters are asked to wear a mask and practice social distancing inside polling places because of the coronavirus pandemic.
In Allegheny County, your polling place might not be where it was before. Because of the pandemic, the county consolidated the number of polling places.
For more information on polling places, go to the official election pages for your county:
• Allegheny County election page
• Westmoreland County election page
• Armstrong County election page.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published specific advice for elections officials around the country to clean and disinfect polling places to limit the spread of the virus.
To get information about local races and candidates on your ballot, see below. It should be noted that, in the presidential primary, for instance, Bernie Sanders officially endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination, but Sanders still appears on the ballot.
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Presidential primary candidates
| Democrat | |
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Joe Biden Former U.S. vice president and U.S. senator, Delaware |
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Tulsi Gabbard U.S. representative, Hawaii |
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Bernie Sanders U.S. senator, Vermont |
| Republican | |
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Donald Trump (incumbent) |
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Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente California businessman |
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William Weld Former governor of Massachusetts |
Statewide
Auditor General
| Democrat | Republican |
| Nina Ahmad, Philadelphia, website | Timothy Defoor, Dauphin County, website |
| H. Scott Conklin, Centre County, website | |
| Rose (Rosie) Marie Davis, Monroe County, website | |
| Tracie Fountain, Dauphin County, website | |
| Christina Hartman, Lancaster County, website | |
| Michael Lamb, Allegheny County, website |
Michael Lamb enters crowded auditor general race
Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb announced that he will run for Pennsylvania auditor general. Lamb, 57, of Mt. Washington, touted audits conducted during his 12 years as city controller that exposed waste and abuse of tax dollars and led to savings and improvements.
Attorney General
| Democrat | Republican |
| Josh Shapiro, Philadelphia (incumbent), website | Heather Heidelbaugh, Mt. Lebanon, website |
Josh Shapiro focused on being Pa. attorney general
Don’t ask Josh Shapiro what’s next. There’s work to do right now. Shapiro, three years into his first term as Pennsylvania attorney general, has risen in profile since taking office.
Pittsburgh attorney Heather Heidelbaugh to run for attorney general
Former Allegheny County councilwoman and Pittsburgh attorney Heather Heidelbaugh will run for Pennsylvania Attorney General. Heidelbaugh, 61, was elected to council’s at-large Republican seat in 2010 and chose not to run again after one term.
Treasurer
| Democrat | Republican |
| Joe Torsella, Montgomery County (incumbent), website | Stacy L. Garrity, Bradford County, website |
Local races of note
U.S. Congress
13th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Todd Rowley, Donegal, website | John Joyce, Blair County (incumbent), website |
14th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Bill Marx, Delmont, website | Guy Reschenthaler, Peters (incumbent), website |
Delmont councilman announces bid for 14th Congressional seat
A Delmont councilman announced his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler in the 14th Congressional District. Bill Marx, 43, a Democrat, announced his decision to run during a Greater Westmoreland County Labor Council meeting.
15th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Robert M. Williams, Clearfield County | Glenn. W. Thompson Jr., Centre County (incumbent) website |
17th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Conor Lamb, Mt. Lebanon (incumbent), website | Sean Parnell, Ohio Township, website |
Sean Parnell to challenge Conor Lamb for congressional seat
Murrysville native and former Army Ranger Sean Parnell announced that he will challenge U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Mt. Lebanon, in 2020 for the 17th Congressional District seat.
18th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Jerry S. Dickinson, Swissvale, website | Luke Edison Negron, Bethel Park, website |
| Mike Doyle, Forest Hills (incumbent), website |
State Senate
37th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Pam Iovino, Mt. Lebanon (incumbent), website | Jeff Neff, Sewickley, website |
| Delvin Robinson, Bridgeville, website |
39th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Tay Waltenbaugh, Hempfield, website | Kim Ward, Hempfield (incumbent), website |
41st District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Anthony J. Deloreto, White (Indiana Co.), website | Joe Pittman, Indiana Borough (incumbent), website |
43rd District
| Democrat | |
| Bill Britain, Forest Hills, website | |
| Jay Costa Jr., Forest Hills (incumbent), website |
45th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Jim Brewster, McKeesport (incumbent), website | Nicole Ziccarelli, Lower Burrell, website |
State House
12th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Daniel Smith Jr., , Adams, website | Daryl Metcalfe, Cranberry (incumbent), website |
| Scott Timko, Cranberry |
19th District
| Democrat | |
| Aerion Abney, Pittsburgh, website | |
| Jake Wheatley, Pittsburgh (incumbent), website |
20th District
| Democrat | |
| Emily Kinkead, Pittsburgh, website | |
| Adam Ravenstahl, Ross (incumbent), website |
21st District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Sara Innamorato, Pittsburgh (incumbent), website | John Waugh, Ross, website |
23rd District
| Democrat | |
| Dan Frankel, Pittsburgh (incumbent), website |
24th District
| Democrat | |
| Ed Gainey, Pittsburgh (incumbent), website |
25th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Brandon Markosek, Monroeville (incumbent), website | John Ritter, Monroeville, website |
27th District
| Democrat | |
| Dan Deasy, Pittsburgh (incumbent), website |
28th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Emily Skopov, Marshall, website | Libby Blackburn, McCandless |
| Mike Heckmann, McCandless, website | |
| Rob Mercuri, Pine, website |
30th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Marco Attisano, O’Hara, website | Lori Mizgorski, Shaler (incumbent), website |
| Lissa Geiger Shulman, Hampton, website |
32nd District
| Democrat | |
| Tony DeLuca, Penn Hills (incumbent), website | |
| Erin Vecchio, Penn Hills, website |
33rd District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Frank Dermody, Oakmont (incumbent), website | Carrie DelRosso, Oakmont, website |
34th District
| Democrat | |
| Summer Lee, Swissvale (incumbent), website | |
| Chris Roland, North Braddock, website |
35th District
| Democrat | |
| Austin Davis, McKeesport (incumbent), website |
36th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Jessica Bentham, Pittsburgh | AJ Doyle, Brentwood, website |
| Mark Johnson, Pittsburgh | |
| Heather Kass, Pittsburgh, website | |
| Ed Moeller, Baldwin, website |
38th District
| Democrat | |
| Nick Pisciottano, West Mifflin, website |
39th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Sara-Summer Oliphant, South Park, website | Tom Kirsch, Bethel Park, website |
| Mike Puskaric, Union (Washington Co.), website |
40th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Sharon Guidi, Peters (Washington Co.), website | Natalie Mihalek, Upper St. Clair (incumbent), website |
42nd District
| Democrat | |
| Dan Miller, Mt. Lebanon (incumbent), website |
44th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Michele Knoll, Ohio Township, website | Bob Doddato, North Fayette, website |
| Valerie Gaydos, Aleppo (incumbent), website |
45th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Anita Astorino Kulik, Kennedy (incumbent), website | M. Francis, Robinson |
| Danny DeVito, Carnegie, website |
46th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Bryon Timmins, Cecil, website | Jason Ortitay, Cecil (incumbent), website |
52nd District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Harry Young Cochran, Connellsville (Fayette Co.) | Ryan Warner, Perryopolis (Fayette Co.) (incumbent), website |
54th District
| Republican | |
| Bob Brooks, Murrysville (incumbent), website | |
55th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Joseph Petrarca, Washington Township (incumbent), website | Jason Silvis, Washington Township, website |
56th District
| Republican | |
| George Dunbar, Penn Township (incumbent), website | |
57th District
| Republican | |
| Eric Nelson, Hempfield (incumbent), website | |
58th District
| Democrat | Republican |
| Robert Prah Jr., Rostraver, website | Eric Davanzo, South Huntingdon, website |
59th District
| Republican | |
| Mike Reese, Mt. Pleasant Township (incumbent), website | |
