Lawrence County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Lawrence County races, led by the Pennsylvania Senate District 50 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Lawrence County is split across 2 Pennsylvania House districts.
Find your districts by addressPennsylvania House: 2 districtsDistricts 8, 9
Pennsylvania House District 8Rick Telesz (D) · Aaron Bernstine (R)
Rick Telesz Democratic
No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Aaron Bernstine Republican Incumbent
Aaron Bernstine is the Republican state representative for Pennsylvania House District 8, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's official website. Bernstine works as a small business owner, per the same source. Bernstine serves on the House Insurance Committee, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Rick Telesz (Democratic), Aaron Bernstine (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Aaron Bernstine is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Rick Telesz was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Aaron Bernstine 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.
Full race pagePennsylvania House District 9Shay Micco (D) · Marla Gallo Brown (R)
Shay Micco Democratic
- ensuring affordable and accessible health care
- strengthening local schools
- supporting job creation and small business growth
Per the campaign site.
About Shay Micco
Shay Micco's campaign site frames the run as bringing Lawrence County representation that puts people first and names affordable health care, schools, good-paying jobs and small businesses and taxes as the focus; it carries no biography as of September 25, 2026.
Marla Gallo Brown Republican Incumbent
Marla Gallo Brown, also known as Marla Brown, is from New Castle and represents Lawrence County in the Pennsylvania House, per the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. She holds a bachelor's degree from Gannon University and a master's degree from Geneva College and serves as Republican secretary of the House State Government Committee.
Shay Micco (Democratic), Marla Gallo Brown (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot; Marla Gallo Brown is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Shay Micco was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Marla Gallo Brown 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.
Full race pagePennsylvania Senate District 50Michele Brooks (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Michele Brooks Republican Incumbent
Michele Brooks is the Republican state senator for Pennsylvania Senate District 50, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly's official website. Brooks serves on the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Michele Brooks (Republican) is the only major-party candidate on the November 3 ballot; Michele Brooks is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's roster. Michele Brooks 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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Pennsylvania's May 19 primary nominated by plurality (no runoffs); unopposed nominees still print, and independent or minor-party candidates who filed nomination papers by August 3 are added when the Department of State posts the certified general-election list. County and municipal officers are elected in odd years, so this page carries the state Senate and House seats for the county plus any certified ballot questions.
Who is on the ballot in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania on November 3, 2026?
Lawrence County sample ballot 2026: who is running for pennsylvania house and pennsylvania senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Pennsylvania?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Pennsylvania are listed on the Pennsylvania election hub. Pennsylvania election hub →
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