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Luzerne County, PA

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House, Pennsylvania District 9
2 candidates
Federal ▾
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Rachel Wallace
DEM
Biography
Former federal official who served in the U.S. Senate, at the State Department, and as chief of staff at the White House Office of Management and Budget, Wallace is a Pottsville native and tenth-generation Pennsylvanian, per her campaign site and WVIA.
Top Priorities
  • Fixing health care
  • Lowering the cost of living
  • Keeping promises to farmers
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile
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Dan Meuser
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Dan Meuser is the sitting U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 9th District, serving since 2019. He won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, per Pennsylvania's official primary returns.
Top Priorities
  • Securing the Border
  • Growing the Economy
  • Unleashing Energy Dominance
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
November 3, 2026 general election field per Pennsylvania's official May 19, 2026 primary returns (electionreturns.pa.gov). Independent candidates may qualify later by petition; cross-check with the Pennsylvania Department of State.
Governor
3 candidates
Statewide ▾
Josh Shapiro portrait
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Josh Shapiro
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Josh Shapiro is Pennsylvania's incumbent governor and the Democratic nominee for a second term, running on the ticket with Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis. A former state attorney general, his campaign theme is a governor for all Pennsylvanians, and his first term is known for the 12-day rebuild of collapsed I-95 in Philadelphia, increased public school funding, and bipartisan budget deals.
Top Priorities
  • Keep delivering on infrastructure, like the rapid I-95 rebuild
  • Increase public school funding and expand economic opportunity
  • Build a Pennsylvania for everyone across party lines
Campaign siteFull profile
Stacy Garrity portrait
SG
Stacy Garrity
REP
Biography
Stacy Garrity is the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, running with Jason Richey for lieutenant governor. Pennsylvania's state treasurer, a retired Army Reserve colonel twice awarded the Bronze Star, and a former tungsten-industry executive, her campaign theme is raising hope, not taxes, pointing to nearly $200 million in waste eliminated and more than $1 billion in unclaimed property returned at the Treasury.
Top Priorities
  • Cut waste and fraud, as she did saving taxpayers nearly $200 million at the Treasury
  • Hold the line on taxes while protecting benefits for vulnerable Pennsylvanians
  • Bring transparency and ethics to Harrisburg
Campaign siteFull profile
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Ken Krawchuk
Biography
Krawchuk is a technology entrepreneur who founded and leads Amendment 16 Ltd., an information technology consulting firm, and has worked as a professional computer programmer since 1970, per the campaign site. He holds three U.S. patents for database management systems and a B.S. in physics from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, per the campaign site. He also hosted a weekly talk radio show in Philadelphia from 2019 to 2024, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Expand school choice, including privatizing public schools
  • Veto tax increases and reduce state spending growth
  • Reduce the overall cost of government
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile

ZIP 18246 sits in Luzerne County, per the Census crosswalk; see the Luzerne County page for its local races.

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