Pennsylvania Primary Elections Shape Delaware County’s Legislative Landscape

Pennsylvania’s primary elections were held on May 19th, with Delaware County’s Congresswoman, 2 of the County’s State Senators, and all of its State Representatives up for reelection-
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For U.S. House, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon ran unopposed in the primary and will face Republican challenger Nick Manganaro in November.

State Senate Races: Incumbent State Senator Anthony Williams defeated his Democratic-primary opponent and now stands unopposed heading into the November general election. Incumbent State Senator Tim Kearney ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and will face Republican Alfe Goodwin in November.

State House Races Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), the longest serving member of the House, lost to challenger Judy Trombetta. Rep. Regina Young (D) defeated her primary challenger and is currently unopposed in the general election race. Rep. Craig Williams (R) will face Democrat Elizabeth Moro in November. Rep. Lisa Borowski (D) ran unopposed in the primary and will face Republican Kathryn Buckley. Rep. David Delloso (D) will face Republican Mike Murphy. Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D) ran unopposed in the primary and will face Republican Deirdre McCleary. Incumbent Reps. Heather Boyd (D), Gina Curry (D), Leanne Krueger (D), Carol Kazeem (D), and current Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton (D) all ran unopposed in their respective primaries, and all remain unopposed heading into the general election.

Statewide: Three incumbent Republican State Senators- Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne), Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington), and Chris Gebhard (R-Lebanon)- defeated primary challengers backed by the skilled gaming industry, which is advocating against regulations and taxation of their skilled game terminals. Rep. Ana Tiburcio (D-Lehigh), sworn in in March following a special election to replace Josh Siegel, lost to Ce-Ce Gerlach. Rep. Bud Cook (R-Greene) lost to Ben Humble. Republican candidate George Margetas won a special election in York County to fill the seat vacated by Seth Grove, who resigned earlier this year. Current State Rep. Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District in Philadelphia to replace Dwight Evans, who is not seeking reelection. Rabb is unopposed in the general. Bob Brooks, whom Governor Shapiro endorsed, won a competitive Democratic primary in the 7th Congressional District to face Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R) in November. This sets up what will likely be one of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country.

Indeed, Pennsylvania could very well decide the majority of the US House, with three other Republican incumbents facing significant challenges in the November election:

• Democrat Janelle Stelson secured a rematch against incumbent Congressman Scott Perry (R-10th CD).
  
• Scranton Democratic Mayor Paige Cognetti will face incumbent Rob Bresnahan (R-8th CD).
  
• Democratic Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie easily won his primary to face longtime incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick (R-1st CD).

Below is the list of names for the fall General Election for Delaware County:

• Governor – 4 year term, 2 year consecutive term limit
  
  • Governor Josh Shapiro (D) and Lt. Governor Austin Davis (D) will face current state Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R) for Governor and Jason Richey (R) for Lt. Governor
    
•  US House 5th Congressional District – 2-year term
  
  •  Incumbent Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (D) vs. Nick Manganaro (R)
• ·PA Senate – Pennsylvania State Senators serve four-year terms with half of the 50 districts up for re-election in 2026, including the 44th Senate District which has portions of Chester County:
  
  • 26th Senate District: Democratic Incumbent Timothy Kearney is being challenged by Republican Alfe Goodwin
    
  •  8th SD: Democratic incumbent Anthony Williams does not have a Republican challenger
•  PA House – 2-year terms with all 203 House Districts on the ballot for 2026
  
  • 168th House District: Incumbent Lisa Borowski (D) vs. Republican Kathryn Buckley
    
  • 163rd HD: Incumbent Heather Boyd (D) does not have a Republican challenger
    
  • 164th HD: Incumbent Gina Curry (D) does not have a Republican challenger
    
  • 162nd HD: Incumbent David Delloso (D) vs. Republican Mike Murphy
    
  • 159th HD: Incumbent Carol Kazeem (D) does not have a Republican challenger
    
  • 161st HD: Incumbent Leanne Krueger (D) does not have a Republican challenger
    
  • 191st HD: Incumbent Joanna McClinton (D) does not have a Republican challenger
    
  • 165th HD: Incumbent Jennifer O’Mara (D) vs. Republican Deirdre McCleary
    
  • 166th HD: Democrat Judy Trombetta vs. Republican Mike Murphy
    
  • 160th HD: Incumbent Craig Williams (R) vs. challenger Elizabeth Moro (D)
    
  • 185th HD: Incumbent Regina Young does not have a Republican challenger