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Pennsylvania candidate resources

Pick your county to see what running for office takes.

A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in every Pennsylvania county. Pennsylvania runs on nominating petitions: you circulate them in a fixed late-winter window, pay a filing fee, and survive the objection period. Each guide covers the signature counts, the deadlines, and your county election office contact card. Click the map or use the list.

Adams County — how to run for office Allegheny County — how to run for office Armstrong County — how to run for office Beaver County — how to run for office Bedford County — how to run for office Berks County — how to run for office Blair County — how to run for office Bradford County — how to run for office Bucks County — how to run for office Butler County — how to run for office Cambria County — how to run for office Cameron County — how to run for office Carbon County — how to run for office Centre County — how to run for office Chester County — how to run for office Clarion County — how to run for office Clearfield County — how to run for office Clinton County — how to run for office Columbia County — how to run for office Crawford County — how to run for office Cumberland County — how to run for office Dauphin County — how to run for office Delaware County — how to run for office Elk County — how to run for office Erie County — how to run for office Fayette County — how to run for office Forest County — how to run for office Franklin County — how to run for office Fulton County — how to run for office Greene County — how to run for office Huntingdon County — how to run for office Indiana County — how to run for office Jefferson County — how to run for office Juniata County — how to run for office Lackawanna County — how to run for office Lancaster County — how to run for office Lawrence County — how to run for office Lebanon County — how to run for office Lehigh County — how to run for office Luzerne County — how to run for office Lycoming County — how to run for office McKean County — how to run for office Mercer County — how to run for office Mifflin County — how to run for office Monroe County — how to run for office Montgomery County — how to run for office Montour County — how to run for office Northampton County — how to run for office Northumberland County — how to run for office Perry County — how to run for office Philadelphia County — how to run for office Pike County — how to run for office Potter County — how to run for office Schuylkill County — how to run for office Snyder County — how to run for office Somerset County — how to run for office Sullivan County — how to run for office Susquehanna County — how to run for office Tioga County — how to run for office Union County — how to run for office Venango County — how to run for office Warren County — how to run for office Washington County — how to run for office Wayne County — how to run for office Westmoreland County — how to run for office Wyoming County — how to run for office York County — how to run for office

All 67 Pennsylvania counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 67 Pennsylvania counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Adams County Allegheny County Armstrong County Beaver County Bedford County Berks County Blair County Bradford County Bucks County Butler County Cambria County Cameron County Carbon County Centre County Chester County Clarion County Clearfield County Clinton County Columbia County Crawford County Cumberland County Dauphin County Delaware County Elk County Erie County Fayette County Forest County Franklin County Fulton County Greene County Huntingdon County Indiana County Jefferson County Juniata County Lackawanna County Lancaster County Lawrence County Lebanon County Lehigh County Luzerne County Lycoming County McKean County Mercer County Mifflin County Monroe County Montgomery County Montour County Northampton County Northumberland County Perry County Philadelphia County Pike County Potter County Schuylkill County Snyder County Somerset County Sullivan County Susquehanna County Tioga County Union County Venango County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Westmoreland County Wyoming County York County

The 2027 ballot in Pennsylvania.

These 2027 dates are confirmed against the state's own published calendar or statute. Anything our research could not confirm is left off this page rather than estimated.

  • May 18, 2027 Primary — County and municipal. Municipal primary: party nominations for the county row offices in all 67 counties (county commissioners in most counties, district attorney, sheriff, treasurer, prothonotary, clerk of courts, register of wills, recorder of deeds, coroner, and controller or auditors), mayors and city and borough councils, township supervisors and commissioners, and school directors.
    Candidate filing: opens Feb 16, 2027, closes Mar 9, 2027.
    Source
  • November 2, 2027 Municipal General — County and municipal. Municipal election for the same county, municipal, township and school offices, plus contested Court of Common Pleas seats and magisterial district judges.
    Candidate filing: opens Mar 10, 2027, closes Aug 2, 2027.
    Source 1 · Source 2

2027 dates can move, and a municipality can change its own election date by ordinance. Which seats are on a given ballot depends on when each was last filled. Confirm anything you are relying on with the county election office before you act on it.

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