Elections

General Election 2016: Voter’s Guide


EL21897166 electionIt’s that time of year again!

Tuesday, November 8 is general election day across Pennsylvania.

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

According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, there were 197,977 Democrats, 188,590 registered Republicans, 43,303 residents registered with no affiliation and 30,878 registered to other parities in Bucks County as of October 31.

2016 Primary Election Results

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NO identification is needed to vote. The exception is if you are a first-time voter or this will be your first election in a new ward.

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
  • Donald J. Trump, Republican
  • Darrell L. Castle, Constitution
  • Jill Stein, Green
  • Gary Johnson, Libertarian

ISideWith.com offers a highly-recommended quiz to find out what candidate matches your viewpoints.

Senator (Six-year Term)

  • Katie McGinty, Democrat
  • Pat Toomey, Republican
  • Edward T. Clifford III, Libertarian

Pennsylvania Attorney General (Four-year Term)

  • Josh Shapiro, Democrat
  • John Rafferty, Republican

Pennsylvania Auditor General (Four-year Term)

  • Eugene A. DePasquale, Democrat
  • John Brown, Republican
  • John J. Sweeney, Green
  • Roy A. Minet, Libertarian

Pennsylvania Treasurer (Four-year Term)

  • Joe Torsella, Democrat
  • Otto Voit, Republican
  • Kristin Combs, Green
  • James Babb, Libertarian

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

Ballot Question

  • Shall the Pennsylvania Constitution be amended to require that justices of the Supreme Court, judges, and magisterial district judges be retired on the last day of the calendar year in which they attain the age of 75 years?

Background on the question: Current Supreme Court justices, judges, and magisterial district judges all have to retire by age 70. With the average life expediency higher than it was when the rule was written, should the state allow judges remain on the bench until their 75? PhillyMag.com offers a more in-depth article on the question.


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