2 weeks Ago By Patrick Doyle
Polls for today's election open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.
m. If you’re in line at 8 p.m.
, you will be allowed to vote. You can find your district here and your polling place here . If you have a mail-in ballot but you haven't mailed it yet, you should hand-deliver it to your county's election office.
Allegheny County's office is in the County Office Building , Ross Street Entrance, 542 Forbes Ave., Downtown. You can find addresses for other county offices here .
A variety of important races are on the ballot today. Learn more with the WESA Voter Guide , which includes election reporting by the WESA newsroom and surveys completed by candidates. Note: After polls close and counties begin reporting voting totals, WESA will share live election results on this page.
U.S. Senate The polls are tight, and control of the U.
S. Senate could come down to this race. Democrat Bob Casey is defending a seat he has held for three terms, while Republican Dave McCormick is taking another shot at the Senate after losing in the 2022 Republican primary.
U.S. House The most competitive congressional district in Western Pennsylvania is once again the 17th, which is composed of Beaver County and many of the Allegheny County suburbs surrounding Pittsburgh.
Democrat Chris Deluzio won the district by seven percentage points in 2022; he faces Republican challenger Rob Mercuri, who currently represents a state House seat in the district. Longtime progressive champion and Democrat Summer Lee will face her first re-election test this November, having been elected to represent Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District two years ago. She faces Republican challenger James Hayes.
In the deep-red 14th U.S. House District , GOP incumbent Guy Reschenthaler faces Chris Dziados, who narrowly won the Democratic primary and has run on an avowedly liberal platform.
Up north in the 16th Congressional District , Republican U.S. Rep.
Mike Kelly is seeking his eighth term against Democratic challenger Preston Nouri. Attorney General The attorney general defends Pennsylvania in court cases and defends its laws — including its election laws. Republican Dave Sunday, the York County district attorney, is running against Democrat Eugene DePasquale, the state's former auditor general.
Auditor General The auditor general is the state’s top fiscal watchdog, and the office is empowered to conduct audits of both the finances and the performance of various state agencies. Republican incumbent Tim DeFoor aims to hold on to his seat, facing challenges by, progressive Democrat Malcolm Kenyatta and three third-party candidates. Treasurer Republican Stacy Garrity has been in charge of billions of state dollars at the helm of the state’s Treasury Department since 2021.
She faces Democrat Erin McClelland, who ran a mostly self-funded campaign in the primary. State Senate The Mon Valley-centered 45th Senate district has long been in Democratic hands, but it has become a battleground in recent years. First-time Republican candidate Jen Dintini faces Democratic Rep.
Nick Pisciottano. The 37th Senate District covers a large swath of Pittsburgh’s western and southern suburbs and has been held by Republican Devlin Robinson since 2021. The Democrats need a win from Nicole Ruscitto if they hope to gain control of the upper legislative chamber in Harrisburg.
State House The Pittsburgh metro area has 23 contested elections for state House. Learn more ..
