2018 Primary Election Candidates

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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
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