2012 Primary Election Voting Guide

Pennsylvanians will be going to the polls during to choose who will be on the ballot this fall for the U.S. presidency, U.S. Senate and a number of statewide and local representative offices. Click here to find your polling place.

Here are your choices in ballot order:

U.S. PRESIDENT: 

Republican:

• Newt Gingrich, former U.S. Speaker of the House and congressman from Georgia's 6th District
• Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor who
• Ron Paul, the congressman from Texas' 14th District who grew up in Green Tree and attended Dormont High School
• Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator will be on the ballot but recently dropped out of the race

Democrat:

• Barack Obama, incumbent U.S. president and former U.S. senator from Illinois

U.S. SENATOR FROM PENNSYLVANIA:

Republican:

• David Christian, Bucks County
• Marc Scaringi, Cumberland County
• Steven Welch, Chester County
• Tom Smith, Armstrong County
• Sam Rohrer, Berks County

Democrat:

• Joseph Vodvarka, Robinson Township, Allegheny County ()
• Bob Casey, the incumbent U.S. senator from Scranton, Lackawanna County

18th U.S. Congressional District:

Republican:

• Tim Murphy, five-term incumbent congressman for the 18th district ()
• Evan Feinberg, Peters Township native who has worked for two U.S. senators ()

Democrat:

• Larry Maggi, current Washington County commissioner and former county sheriff ()

37th State Senate District:

Republican

• D. Raja, former Mt. Lebanon commissioner and Republican nominee for Allegheny County chief executive 
• Sue Means, Bethel Park resident and nurse at Children's Hospital
• , current state representative in the 44th state House district

Democrat: There are no Democrats on the ballot

42nd State House District

Democrat: is running unopposed

Republican: There are no Republicans on the ballot

44th State House District

Democrat: Mark Scappe of Moon is running unopposed

Republican:  is running unopposed

45th State House District:

Democrat:

• , the five-term incumbent state representative from Robinson
• Maribeth Taylor, a McKees Rocks councilwoman

Republican: Aaron Kime is running unopposed

STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL:

Republican:

• David Freed, Cumberland County

Democrat:

• Kathleen Kane, Lackawanna County
• Patrick Murphy, Bucks County
• Don Bailey, Dauphin County

STATE AUDITOR GENERAL:

Republican:

• Frank Pinto, Dauphin County
• John Maher, Upper St. Clair, Allegheny County

Democrat:

• Eugene DePasquale, York County

STATE TREASURER:

Republican:

• Diana Irey Vaughan, Nottingham Township, Washington County commissioner

Democrat:

• Robert McCord, incumbent state treasurer, Montgomery County