2012 Election: Federal and State Races

Pennsylvanians will be going to the polls during the primary election April 24 to choose who will be on the ballot this fall for the U.S. presidency, U.S. Senate and a number of statewide offices.

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

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

 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

REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS:

Congressional District 3:

Republican:

• Mike Kelly, incumbent, Butler, Butler County

Democrat:

• Missa Eaton, Sharon, Mercer County

REPRESENTATIVES IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

House District 12:

Republican:

• , incumbent, Cranberry, Butler County

Write-in:

• , Adams Township, Butler County

House District 8

Republican:

• Dick Stevenson, incumbent, Grove City, Butler County

* Running unopposed