Candidates for Office
The pages below list important information about the candidates that appear on the ballot for each election cycle.
On May 15, 2018, Philadelphia voters will cast General Primary and Special Election ballots for the following offices:
Ballot Questions
Committee People (with ballot numbers, as of May 8, 2018)
Democratic (Excel, PDF)
Republican (Excel, PDF)
Challenges are also available for download: (Excel, PDF)
Note, ballot numbers are displayed below in brackets: [].
Democratic Primary Candidates
United States Senator-Dem
- [1] Bob Casey Jr
Governor-Dem
- [2] Tom Wolf
Lieutenant Governor-Dem
- [3] Kathi Cozzone
- [4] John Fetterman
- [5] Mike Stack
- [6] Ray Sosa
- [7] Nina Ahmad
Representative In Congress-2nd District-Dem
- [8] Michele Lawrence
- [9] Brendan F Boyle
Representative In Congress-3rd District-Dem
- [8] Dwight Evans
- [9] Kevin Johnson
Representative In Congress-5th District-Dem
- [8] Theresa M Wright
- [XXX] Dan Muroff (REMOVED BY COURT ORDER)
- [10] Greg Vitali
- [11] Ashley Lunkenheimer
- [12] Molly Sheehan
- [13] Mary Gay Scanlon
- [14] Thaddeus Kirkland
- [XXX] David Wertime (REMOVED BY COURT ORDER)
- [16] Larry Arata
- [17] Lindy Li
- [18] Rich Lazer
- [XXX] Shelly Chauncey (REMOVED BY COURT ORDER)
- [XXX] George Badey (REMOVED BY COURT ORDER)
- [21] Margo Davidson
Senator In The General Assembly-2nd District-Dem
- [22] Christine M Tartaglione
Senator In The General Assembly-4th District-Dem
- [22] Art Haywood
Senator In The General Assembly-8th District-Dem
- [22] Anthony Hardy Williams
Representative In The General Assembly-152nd District-Dem
- [23] Daryl Boling
Representative In The General Assembly-170th District-Dem
- [23] Mike Doyle
Representative In The General Assembly-172nd District-Dem
- [23] Kevin J Boyle
Representative In The General Assembly-173rd District-Dem
- [23] Mike Driscoll
Representative In The General Assembly-174th District-Dem
- [23] Ed Neilson
Representative In The General Assembly-175th District-Dem
- [23] Michael H O Brien
- [24] Debby Derricks
Representative In The General Assembly-177th District-Dem
- [23] Dan Martino
- [24] Joe Hohenstein
- [26] Maggie Borski
- [27] Sean Kilkenny
Representative In The General Assembly-179th District-Dem
- [23] Abu Vicente Edwards
- [24] Jason T Dawkins
Representative In The General Assembly-180th District-Dem
- [23] Angel Cruz
Representative In The General Assembly-181st District-Dem
- [23] Lewis Nash Sr
- [24] Lewis Thomas III
- [25] Alex Deering
- [XXX] Kenneth T Walker Jr (REMOVED BY COURT ORDER)
- [27] Gilberto Gonzalez
- [28] Malcolm Kenyatta
Representative In The General Assembly-182nd District-Dem
- [23] Brian Sims
Representative In The General Assembly-184th District-Dem
- [23] Elizabeth Fiedler
- [24] Jonathan Rowan
- [26] Nicholas Didonato Jr
- [27] Tom Wyatt
Representative In The General Assembly-185th District-Dem
- [XXX] Evette Thompson (REMOVED BY COURT ORDER)
- [24] Maria P Donatucci
Representative In The General Assembly-186th District-Dem
- [23] Jordan A Harris
Representative In The General Assembly-188th District-Dem
- [23] Diane Settles
- [24] James R Roebuck
- [25] Jeff Curry
Representative In The General Assembly-190th District-Dem
- [23] Ray Bailey
- [24] Vanessa L Brown
- [25] Wanda Logan
Representative In The General Assembly-191st District-Dem
- [23] Joanna E McClinton
Representative In The General Assembly-192nd District-Dem
- [23] Morgan Cephas
Representative In The General Assembly-194th District-Dem
- [23] Pamela DeLissio
Representative In The General Assembly-195th District-Dem
- [23] Donna Bullock
Representative In The General Assembly-197th District-Dem
- [23] Frederick Ramirez
- [24] Emilio Vazquez
- [25] Danilo Burgos
Representative In The General Assembly-198th District-Dem
- [23] Bernard A Williams
- [24] Rosita C Youngblood
Representative In The General Assembly-200th District-Dem
- [23] Chris Rabb
- [24] Melissa Scott
Representative In The General Assembly-201st District-Dem
- [23] Stephen Kinsey
Representative In The General Assembly-202nd District-Dem
- [23] Jared Solomon
Representative In The General Assembly-203rd District-Dem
- [23] Isabella Fitzgerald
Member Of The Democratic State Committee-1st Senatorial District
- [29] Rhea Powell
- [30] Micah Mahjoubian
- [31] Tom Young
- [32] Joe Celentano
- [33] Noam Kugelmass
- [34] Jon Geeting
- [35] Marylouise Isaacson
- [36] Andi Perez
- [37] Amanda Mcillmurray
- [38] Mariel J K Martin
- [39] Judi Golding Baker
- [40] Darrell L Clarke
- [41] Matthew D Myers
Member Of The Democratic State Committee-2nd Senatorial District
- [29] Mona Getzes Cohen
- [30] Meagan Ingerson
- [31] James Harrity
- [34] Richard Lombardo
- [35] Frank T Brzozowski
- [36] Erica Vanstone
- [39] Billy Cortes
- [40] Marnie Aument Loughrey
- [41] Catherine Bartch
Member Of The Democratic State Committee-3rd Senatorial District
- [29] Jaime Bouldin
- [30] Humberto Perez
- [31] David Rodriguez
- [34] Barbara Carroll
- [35] Dustin Morris
- [36] Sharon Vaughn
- [39] Jonathan M Gary
- [40] Robert Taylor
- [41] Latrice Y Bryant
Member Of The Democratic State Committee-4th Senatorial District
- [29] Sherrie Cohen
- [30] Carla Cain
- [31] Chris Rabb
- [32] Qasim Rashad
Member Of The Democratic State Committee-5th Senatorial District
- [29] John Dellricci
- [30] James G Donnelly Sr
- [31] Kathy Enggasser
- [32] Patrick Parkinson
- [33] Mary Ann Quartullo
Member Of The Democratic State Committee-7th Senatorial District
- [29] Kathryn S Huggins
- [30] Ken Washington
- [31] Dewayne Drummond
- [32] Liam G Boyle
- [33] Kevin Bundy
- [34] Nat Lownes
- [35] Rebecca Poyourow
- [36] Joe Khan
- [37] John Brady
- [38] Monica Maria Djerassi
- [39] Jacque Whaumbush
- [40] Linda Norris
- [41] Lisa Rhodes
Member Of The Democratic State Committee-8th Senatorial District
- [29] Torri Douglas
- [30] Kyle Shenandoah
- [31] Kyle J Sampson
- [32] Marisa Piccarreto
Republican Primary Candidates
United States Senator-Rep
- [101] Jim Christiana
- [102] Lou Barletta
Governor-Rep
- [103] Scott R Wagner
- [104] Paul Mango
- [105] Laura Ellsworth
Lieutenant Governor-Rep
- [106] Kathy Coder
- [107] Diana Irey Vaughan
- [108] Jeff Bartos
- [109] Peg Luksik
Representative In Congress-2nd District-Rep
- [110] David Torres
Representative In Congress-3rd District-Rep
- [110] Bryan E Leib
Representative In Congress-5th District-Rep
- [XXX] Paul D Addis (REMOVED BY COURT ORDER)
- [111] Pearl Kim
Senator In The General Assembly-4th District-Rep
- [112] James Williams
Representative In The General Assembly-152nd District-Rep
- [113] Thomas P Murt
Representative In The General Assembly-170th District-Rep
- [113] Martina White
Representative In The General Assembly-177th District-Rep
- [113] Patty Pat Kozlowski
Representative In The General Assembly-181st District-Rep
- [113] Milton Street
Representative In The General Assembly-194th District-Rep
- [113] Sean Stevens
Member Of The Republican State Committee-1st District
- [114] Maria Digiorgio McColgan
- [115] Michael A Cibik
- [116] Christopher M Vogler
- [117] Theresa A Dintino
Member Of The Republican State Committee-2nd District
- [114] Walt Vogler
- [115] Calvin R Tucker
- [116] Denise Furey
Member Of The Republican State Committee-13th District
- [114] Linwood Holland
- [115] Camille G McColgan
- [116] Margaret L Recupido
- [118] Joseph Giedemann
- [119] Dan Tinney