The 2026 Pennsylvania Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect half the members of the Pennsylvania State Senate the U.S. state of Pennsylvania's legislative districts to serve a four-year term.
This election will be held alongside other elections in Pennsylvania.
Background Republicans have controlled the Pennsylvania Senate since 1994, although Democrats have not won a majority of seats in the chamber since 1978. The state has been under divided government for much of this time, with Democrats often controlling the governorship and occasionally the House of Representatives. Since Democrats won control of the House in 2022, the Senate has become Republicans' primary force of opposition to Democratic policies. This has blocked Democratic governor Josh Shapiro from enacting many of the more liberal parts of his agenda. Shapiro and Democrats plan to invest heavily in winning control of the Senate to attempt to establish a government trifecta, both to have an easier time passing his agenda and potentially redistricting for the 2028 house elections.https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/politics/article/how-a-congressional-redistricting-battle-could-22312400.php Republicans maintained their 28–22 majority in the 2024 election.
District 36 special election
Republican Senator Ryan Aument resigned in late 2024, leading to a special election in March 2025. Democrat James Malone won the election in an upset, despite the district having voted for Republican Donald Trump by 15 percentage points in the 2024 presidential election.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2026 State Navigate August 27, 2026
Primary elections
Democratic primary +2026 Pennsylvania Senate electionsDemocratic PrimaryDistrictCandidatesVotesPercent2Christine Tartaglione (i)Unopposed4Art Haywood (i)45,37885.26%Michael Cogbill7,84314.74%6Eileen T. Hartnett AlbillarUnopposed8Anthony H. Williams (i)27,18284.42%David S. Goldsmith Jr5,01815.58%10Steve Santarsiero (i)Unopposed12Maria Collett (i)Unopposed14Nick Miller (i)Unopposed16Mark Pinsley14,39556.08%Bradley Douglas Merkl-Gump11,27543.92%18Lisa Boscola (i)Unopposed20Jackie BakerUnopposed22Marty Flynn (i)17,87168.86%Jeffrey Lake8,08331.14%24Chris ThomasUnopposed26Tim Kearney (i)Unopposed28Thomas JohnsonUnopposed30Sean SteegUnopposed32No candidate filed34Nathan Wood9,84556.11%Rich Forsman7,70143.89%36James Malone (i)Unopposed38Lindsey Williams (i)Unopposed40Brian A. WrightsonUnopposed42Wayne D. Fontana (i)23,91971.94%Paul Steenkiste9,20827.69%44Katie Muth (i)Unopposed46Evan James SnyderUnopposed48No candidate filed50No candidate filed Source:
Republican primary +2026 Pennsylvania Senate electionsRepublican PrimaryDistrictCandidatesVotesPercent2No candidate filed4Todd JohnsonUnopposed6Frank Farry (i)Unopposed8No candidate filed10Gregory J. Bankos Jr.Unopposed12Robert F. Costello IIIUnopposed14Omy Juriel MaldonadoUnopposed16Jarrett Coleman (i)Unopposed18Scott JanneyUnopposed20Lisa Baker (i)15,06454.54%Tyler Meyers12,55845.46%22Sharon SoltisUnopposed24Tracy Pennycuick (i)Unopposed26Alfeia Devaughn-GoodwinUnopposed28Kristin Phillips-Hill (i)Unopposed30Judy Ward (i)Unopposed32Patrick Stefano (i)15,19073.94%Harry Young Cochran5,35426.06%34Greg Rothman (i)Unopposed36Tom Jones19,05580.43%Jere Swarr4,63619.57%38Thomas WestUnopposed40Rosemary Brown (i)Unopposed42No candidate filed44Melissa C. DicranianUnopposed46Camera Bartolotta (i)11,38653.43%Albert Michael Buchtan9,92546.57%48Chris Gebhard (i)18,17867.38%Clovis Crane8,80032.62%50Michele Brooks (i)Unopposed
General election District breakdown
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External links
Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates Art Haywood (D) Todd Johnson (R) Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates Frank Farry (R) Eileen Hartnett Albillar (D) Official campaign websites for 10th district candidates Gregory Bankos Jr. (R) Steve Santarsiero (D) Official campaign websites for 12th district candidates Maria Collett (D) Official campaign websites for 14th district candidates Omy Maldonado (R) Nick Miller (D) Official campaign websites for 16th district candidates Jarrett Coleman (R) Mark Pinsley (D) Official campaign websites for 18th district candidates Scott Janney (R) Official campaign websites for 20th district candidates Jaclyn Baker (D) Lisa Baker (R) Official campaign websites for 22nd district candidates Sharon Soltis (R) Official campaign websites for 24th district candidates Tracy Pennycuick (R) Christopher Thomas (D) Official campaign websites for 26th district candidates Timothy Kearney (D) Official campaign websites for 28th district candidates Thomas Johnson (D) Kristin Phillips-Hill (R) Official campaign websites for 30th district candidates Sean Steeg (D) Judith Ward (R) Official campaign websites for 32nd district candidates Patrick Stefano (R) Official campaign websites for 34th district candidates Nathan Wood (D) Official campaign websites for 36th district candidates Tom Jones (R) James Malone (D) Official campaign websites for 38th district candidates Thomas West (R) Lindsey Williams (D) Official campaign websites for 40th district candidates Rosemary Brown (R) Brian Wrightson (D) Official campaign websites for 42nd district candidates Wayne Fontana (D) Official campaign websites for 44th district candidates Melissa Dicranian (R) Katie Muth (D) Official campaign websites for 46th district candidates Camera Bartolotta (R) Jodi Borello (I) Official campaign websites for 48th district candidates Chris Gebhard (R) Wayne Moyer (D)