Elections Government

Primary Election 2016: Voter’s Guide


EL21897166 electionIt’s that time of year again!

Tuesday, April 26 is primary election day across Pennsylvania.

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All polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

As a reminder, it is a closed primary, meaning only registered Democrats can vote for Democrats, registered Republicans can only vote for Republicans.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, there were 180,171 registered Republicans and 191,311 Democrats in Bucks County as of mid-April.

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CLICK HERE TO FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE

NO identification is needed to vote.

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Problems at the Polls? Contact the Bucks County Board of Elections at 215-348-6154.

Click here to see a sample ballot for Bucks County.

Candidates

President (Four-year Term)

  • Hillary Clinton, Democrat
  • Bernie Sanders, Democrat
  • Roque Rocky De La Fuente, Democrat
  • Ted Cruz, Republican
  • John R. Kasich, Republican
  • Donald J. Trump, Republican
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Senator (Six-year Term)

  • Joseph J.Vodvarka, Democrat
  • John Fetterman, Democrat
  • Joe Sestak, Democrat
  • Katie McGinty, Democrat
  • Pat Toomey, Republican

Pennsylvania Attorney General (Four-year Term)

  • John Morganelli, Democrat
  • Josh Shapiro, Democrat
  • Stephen A. Zappala, Jr., Democrat
  • Joe Peters, Republican
  • John Rafferty, Republican
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Pennsylvania Auditor General (Four-year Term)

  • Eugene A. DePasquale, Democrat
  • John Brown, Republican

Pennsylvania Treasurer (Four-year Term)

  • Joe Torsella, Democrat
  • Otto Voit, Republican

8th Congressional District (Two-year Term)

31st State Legislative District (Two-year Term)

  • Perry Warren, Democrat
  • Ryan W. Gallagher, Republican

178th State Legislative District (Two-year Term)

  • Neale Dougherty, Democrat
  • Scott Petri, Republican