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

REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS

Congressional District 12:

Republican:

• Keith Rothfus, Edgeworth, Allegheny County

Democrat:

• Jason Altmire, incument, McCandless, Allegheny County
• Mark Critz, incumbent, Johnstown, Cambria County

The reconfigured map of 18 new districts will merge territories once represented by Altmire and Critz into one sprawling district in 2013. For more, .

Congressional District 14:

Republican:

• , Forest Hills, Allegheny County

Democrat:

• , incumbent, Forest Hills, Allegheny County
• , North Versailles, Allegheny County

PA STATE SENATE

43rd State Senate District:

Democrat:

• , incumbent, Forest Hills, Allegheny County

45th State Senate District:

Democrat:

• James Brewster, incumbent, McKeesport, Allegheny County

PA STATE HOUSE

25th Legislative District:

Republican:

• , Plum, Allegheny County
• , Monroeville, Allegheny County

Democrat:

• Joe Markosek, incumbent, Monroeville, Allegheny County

32nd Legislative District:

Republican:

• Lawrence Paladin, Penn Hills, Allegheny County
  

Democrat:

• , incumbent, Penn Hills, Allegheny County

33rd Legislative District:

Republican:

• , West Deer, Allegheny County

Democrat:

• Frank Dermody, Oakmont, Allegheny County
  

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