Election Day is Nov. 5, 2024. The polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
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Voting Info
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- How to find your polling place to vote in person
- How to check the status of your ballot
- Where to return your mail ballot
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2024 General Election: Race Overviews
Select a race below to learn more about the candidates in statewide offices and in Central Pennsylvania. For state House and Senate races, you can find your candidate and read their answers to the WPSU Issues Questionnaire or information WPSU has gathered on their stances on our main Vote website.
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U.S. Senate Race
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Candidates websiteWPSU spoke with with U.S. Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat, who's running for reelection against Republican challenger Dave McCormick. -
Candidate's websiteWPSU spoke with Dave McCormick, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in the 2024 Election. He's running against the Democratic incumbent, Senator Bob Casey.
U.S. House - 15th District
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Anne Danahy/WPSUWPSU spoke with the candidates running for the U.S. House, 15th district. Today we’ll hear from incumbent Glenn “GT” Thompson, the Republican candidate. -
Anne Danahy/WPSUWPSU is interviewing candidates running for the U.S. House, 15th Congressional District. Today we’ll hear from the Democratic candidate, Zach Womer.
U.S. House - 13th District
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Photo providedWPSU spoke with Democrat Beth Farnham, who is running in the 2024 election for the U.S. House, 13th District, which covers a large section of southcentral Pennsylvania. She's challenging the incumbent, Republican John Joyce, who did not respond to WPSU's requests for an interview. -
Candidate websiteRepublican incumbent John Joyce did not respond to WPSU's requests for an interview. He's running to keep his seat the U.S. House, 13th District, which covers a large section of southcentral Pennsylvania. He's challenged by Democrat Beth Farnham.
Pennsylvania Row Offices
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Local & Statewide Election Stories
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Voters who make a disqualifying mail ballot error are entitled to cast a provisional ballot on Election Day at a polling place and have it counted, per a new court ruling. -
Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump will host a rally at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College on Saturday. -
Donald Trump seized on slow ballot counting in 2020 to baselessly allege fraud. Officials are wary of that disinformation making a return in 2024. -
As Election Day draws near, candidates and supporters are rallying voters across the nation and in Pennsylvania. New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, spoke Friday at “Penn State Students for Harris-Walz Get Out the Early Vote Rally with Congresswoman AOC!" in State College. -
An analysis shows that Allegheny County is much faster at processing mail ballots than Philadelphia, likely because of differences in equipment and staffing.
