Politics & Government
2012 Election: Federal and Statewide Races
See who's running on the Republican and Democratic slates for national and statewide posts on Tuesday.
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:
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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:
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- 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
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