2 candidates are tracked for Pennsylvania House District 87 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jessica St Clair and Thomas Kutz. Candidate information follows official Cumberland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Jessica St Clair (Democratic), Thomas Kutz (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Thomas Kutz is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Jessica St Clair was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Thomas Kutz was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pennsylvania nominates by plurality (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print. The field is the Department of State's official May 19 primary returns (electionreturns.pa.gov) with the Department's post-primary withdrawal listing; independent and minor-party candidates who filed nomination papers are added when the Department of State posts the certified general-election list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Thomas Kutz, is on the ballot.
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Per the campaign site.
Jessica St Clair is the Democratic nominee for House District 87 in Cumberland County. She teaches biology at Harrisburg Area Community College and holds a master's degree in biology from Shippensburg University, per her campaign site.
Top priorities
Per the campaign site.
Thomas Kutz is an attorney with a law degree from Widener University Commonwealth Law School. He represents Pennsylvania House District 87 in Cumberland County and chairs the Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Fiscal Policy, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's website. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Who is running for Pennsylvania House District 87 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Pennsylvania House District 87 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jessica St Clair and Thomas Kutz. Candidate information follows official Cumberland County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Pennsylvania House District 87 election in Pennsylvania?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Pennsylvania are on the Pennsylvania election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Cumberland County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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