Election Day is Nov. 5, 2024. The polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m.
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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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The Centre County Republican Committee plans to file complaints against the county’s board of elections and demand a recount of mail-in ballots. -
Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, beating three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey. The battleground state contest pads Republicans’ majority in the Senate, which they wrested from Democratic control this week. -
Centre County has updated its election results after having to rescan more than 13,000 mail-in ballots. State Rep. Paul Takac, D-Centre County, came out ahead of the Republican challenger, according to unofficial results. -
Pennsylvania's Senate contest between Democratic incumbent Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick is still too early to call. -
Democrats are trying to hold onto seats in Trump country and northeast Philadelphia to maintain control of the Pennsylvania House.
