Trump, Harris barnstorm Western Pa. Here's where they have stopped

Pennsylvania is a prime battleground state in the 2024 presidential race. And Western Pennsylvania has become a must-stop campaign swing for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

July included major turning points in the campaigns — a gunman attempted to assassinate Trump on July 13 in Butler County, and President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on July 21. Since then, the candidates have barnstormed in the region numerous times.

Here’s a quick look at stops by both candidates, plus their vice presidential running mates — Tim Walz for Harris and JD Vance for Trump — over the past months.

Oct. 17, Pittsburgh

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican candidate for vice president, is set to visit Pittsburgh Thursday.

• Oct. 14, Lawrence County, Butler County, Pittsburgh

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz rallied with hundreds inside Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Tuesday and said it’s time to turn the page on former President Donald Trump.

• Oct. 10, Pittsburgh

Former President Barack Obama pleaded with Pittsburghers to get out and vote for Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally Thursday evening in front of thousands, urging the crowd that this year’s election is too important to sit on the sidelines.

• Oct. 5, Butler Farm Show grounds

Former President Donald Trump returned to Butler County on Saturday, fulfilling a pledge and providing over 20,000 of his supporters with a spectacle of patriotism and showmanship, as well as honoring the victims of the Trump rally shooting that occurred on that same ground less than three months earlier.

• Sept. 29, Erie

Trump’s rally in Erie took on similar themes as an event one day earlier that he himself described as a “dark speech.” He told a cheering crowd Sunday that Harris was responsible for an “invasion” at the U.S.-Mexico border and “she should be impeached and prosecuted for her actions.”

• Sept. 28, North Versailles

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican pick for vice president, may have missed out on a Pittsburgh staple Saturday after he was initially turned away from the Primanti Bros. in North Versailles, but it seems there’s no hard feelings.

• Sept. 28, Monroeville

Bookended in the schedule by pastors, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance played the hits at a tightly regulated town hall in Monroeville, addressing inflation, the opioid epidemic and what he called socialism in public schools.

• Sept. 25, Pittsburgh

Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic agenda Wednesday in Pittsburgh and placed a strong focus on cutting costs for middle-class families, boosting innovation and small business, and contrasting her plan with that of her rival, former President Donald Trump.

• Sept 23, Indiana, Pa.

Former President Donald Trump rallied supporters for about 90 minutes Monday evening in Indiana, Pa. He covered familiar topics, namely critiques of his opponent Vice President Kamala Harris, the border situation, migrants and his plan to enact tariffs on imported goods. A capacity crowd of 5,000 packed the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex during the rally that was the third stop of yet another day spent in Western Pennsylvania.

• Sept 23, Kittanning

Former President Donald Trump stopped at Sprankle’s Supermarket in Kittanning with hundreds waiting outside.

• Sept 23, South Huntingdon

Now a beef farm still run by her family, the bucolic rural site was the backdrop for a visit Monday by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. About 70 people at the private event on the Smith family farm in South Huntingdon cheered as Trump entered the stuffy barn.

• Sept. 22, Pittsburgh

Progressive firebrand U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallied with hundreds Sunday in Pittsburgh, urging young people to vote and reminding them of their key role in deciding the presidential race.

Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York and one of the youngest members of Congress, spoke for about 15 minutes in a ballroom on the Carnegie Mellon University campus and campaigned on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris.

• Sept. 13, Johnstown

Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to Western Pennsylvania on Friday for a campaign stop in Johnstown.

• Sept. 9, Pittsburgh

Harris bid the Steel City farewell Monday after spending the past five days in Pittsburgh preparing for her upcoming high-profile debate.

On Sunday evening, Harris took a stroll with her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, around the grounds of the 171st Air Refueling Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard base in Moon.

• Sept. 7, Pittsburgh

After spending several days in Pittsburgh this week, Harris ventured out for a quick campaign stop in the Strip District, where she was greeted by emotional supporters.

• Sept. 5, Pittsburgh

Harris might soon be sporting black and gold with how much time she’s spending in Pittsburgh lately. Harris returned to the city Thursday afternoon, having left hardly 72 hours earlier following a quick Labor Day visit.

• Sept. 5, Erie

Democratic nominee for vice president Tim Walz rallied at Highmark Amphitheater at Liberty Park in Erie.

• Sept. 4, Moon, Fayette County

Walz returned to the Pittsburgh region as part of a campaign swing across Pennsylvania, ordering a milkshake in Moon and feeding calves on a Fayette County farm.

• Sept. 2, Pittsburgh

Harris said U.S. Steel should remain owned by an American company. Harris came out forcefully against the sale while speaking to a crowd of hundreds of union members and supporters at the IBEW Local 5 union hall in Pittsburgh’s South Side.

Harris joined Biden on stage in Pittsburgh, one of their first times campaigning together since Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris in July. Biden visiting the Steel City on Labor Day is somewhat of a tradition.

• Aug. 30, Johnstown

Trump returned to one of his Pennsylvania strongholds, labeling his rivals with crude nicknames, relitigating grievances against the media and casting a sense of urgency on the presidential campaign. Trump rallied with thousands of supporters, who lined up hours early to watch him speak at 1st Summit Arena. He portrayed the 2024 presidential race as a do-or-die scenario and said Harris would destroy Pennsylvania.

• Aug. 28, Erie

Vance spoke at the Team Hardinger Transportation warehouse in Erie.

• Aug. 18, Beaver and Allegheny counties

Harris and Walz made a series of campaign stops in Western Pennsylvania, weaving their way through Beaver and Allegheny counties in an effort to build momentum ahead of the Democratic National Convention.

Harris and Walz briefly greeted some of the people in the crowd at Pittsburgh International Airport before the tour moved out. Harris also took questions from the press after a stop at a Primanti Bros. restaurant in Moon. Harris spoke to dozens of Beaver County supporters in Rochester for about five minutes. They also visited a fire station in Aliquippa.

• Aug. 15, Lower Burrell

Vance used his speech to an invitation-only crowd at Lower Burrell’s VFW post to criticize the Biden administration for its withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.

• July 13, Butler

A gunman shot at Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds, killing one spectator and critically injuring two others before being killed by the Secret Service.