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The 2024 Pennsylvania elections will take place on November 5, 2024. On that date, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will hold elections for the following offices: President of the United States, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Senate, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and various others.

Federal offices[edit]

President and Vice President of the United States[edit]

Incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris are eligible for a second term.

U.S. Senate[edit]

Incumbent Democratic senator Bob Casey Jr. will seek a fourth term.[1]

U.S. House of Representatives[edit]

All 17 congressional districts in the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania are up for election in 2024.

State offices[edit]

Executive offices[edit]

Attorney general[edit]

Attorney General Josh Shapiro, who was re-elected in 2020, was ineligible to seek a third term in 2024 due to term limits. However, Shapiro was elected governor in 2022 and resigned as Attorney General upon being sworn in.[2][3] Michelle Henry was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on March 8, 2023 to serve out the remainder of Shapiro's term, and has indicated she will not seek election to a full term.[4] On April 23, 2024, Democrat Eugene DePasquale and Republican Dave Sunday won their respective primaries to advance to the general election.

Treasurer[edit]

Incumbent Republican treasurer Stacy Garrity was elected in 2020 and will seek a second term. On April 23, 2024, Garrity and Democrat Erin McClelland won their respective primaries to advance to the general election.

Auditor General[edit]

Incumbent Republican Auditor General Timothy DeFoor was elected in 2020 and will seek a second term.[5] On April 23, 2024, state representative Malcolm Kenyatta and DeFoor won their respective primaries to advance to the general election.

Pennsylvania Senate[edit]

In the 2024 general election, 25 of 50 seats (the odd-numbered districts) in the Pennsylvania Senate will be up for election.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives[edit]

In the 2024 general election, all 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will be up for election.

Ballot measures[edit]

As of January 12, 2023, there are no statewide ballot measures scheduled to run in 2024.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Concepcion, Summer (April 10, 2023). "Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania announces re-election bid for fourth term". NBC News. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Glueck, Katie (November 9, 2022). "Shapiro defeats Mastriano, an election denier, for Pennsylvania governor". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  3. ^ Benshoff, Laura (November 9, 2022). "Josh Shapiro secures Pa. governor's office, beating election-denier Doug Mastriano". NPR. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  4. ^ Parish, Marley (March 9, 2023). "Pa. Senate votes to confirm Henry as attorney general, Paris as police commissioner". Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Williams, Stephen (November 28, 2023). "Pa. Auditor General announces plans to run for re-election". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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