Election 2022: Who's On The Ballot In Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — It's nearly Election Day in Pennsylvania, so who is on the ballot in Philadelphia.

On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters will choose who will be Pennsylvania's next governor.

Running are Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) and State Sen. Doug Mastriano (R).

Third party candidates are Matt Hackenberg (Libertarian), Christina DiGuilio (Green), and Joe Soloski (Keystone Party).

The other big ticket race is for United States Senator.

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D) and celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz are vying for the seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Toomey.

Third party candidates in the Senate race are Erikc Gerhardt (L), Richard Weiss (G), and Daniel Wassmer (K).

State Rep. Austin Davis (D) is running against State Rep. Carrie DelRosso (R) for Fetterman's Lieutenant Governor seat in Harrisburg.

Additionally, Tim McMaster (L), Michael Bagdes-Canning (G), and Nicole Schultz (K) are vying for the Lieutenant Governorship.

Three congressional races are being held in Philadelphia.

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D) is up against David Galluch (R) for the 5th Congressional District seat.

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D) is being challenged by Aaron Bashir (R) in the 2nd Congressional District.

Rep. Dwight Evans (D) will vie to keep his seat in the 3rd Congressional District from Socialist Workers Party Christopher Hoeppner.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives: Numerous seats are having elections this November.

Below are seats with contested races and the candidates.

172nd District
Kevin J. Boyle, Democratic
Al Taubenberger, Republican

177th District
Joe Hohenstein, Democratic
Mark Lavelle, Republican

182nd District
Ben Waxman, Democratic
Al Robles, Republican

184th District
Elizabeth Fiedler, Democratic
Marjilyn Murray, Republican

190th District
G. Roni Green, Democratic
James Love Jackson, Independent

194th District
Tarik Khan, Democratic
Torren Danowski, Libertarian

200th District
Chris Rabb, Democratic
Kionna West, Republican

Pennsylvania Senate: Just two races are being held for state senate seats representing Philadelphia.

State Sen. Art Haywood (D) is taking on Republican Todd Johnson (R) in the 4th Senatorial District

And Democrat State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams is facing Republican John Hayes in the 8th Senatorial District.

Philadelphia City Council: Four races are being held for city council seats.

City Council At-Large 1
Jim Harrity, Democratic
Drew Murray, Republican
Poetica Bey, Libertarian

City Council At-Large 2
Sharon Vaughn, Democratic
Jim Hasher, Republican
Marc Jurchak, Libertarian

7th District
Quetcy Lozada, Democratic
James Whitehead, Republican
Randall J Justus, Libertarian

9th District
Anthony Phillips, Democratic
Roslyn Ross, Republican
Yusuf Jackson, Libertarian

Ballot Questions: Philadelphia voters will find two questions on their ballots.

Question 1

Should the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create the Department of Aviation and to transfer certain functions related to the operations of City airports from the other City agencies to the Department of Aviation?

The City’s Home Rule Charter sets up the framework of City government.

The Charter is the City’s constitution.

Under the Charter, the City’s Department of Commerce is responsible for operating, maintaining, and improving the City’s airport facilities. These functions are currently carried out by the Department’s Division of Aviation.

If you vote “Yes” on this ballot question, it means you want to change the Charter to create a new department, separate from the Department of Commerce, called the Department of Aviation.

The Department of Aviation would operate, maintain and improve the City’s airport facilities and set rates and charges for the use of airport facilities.

The new Department would be run by the Director of Aviation, who would be appointed by the Mayor.

Question 2

Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for a preference in civil service examinations for qualified graduates of Career Technical Education programs in the School District of Philadelphia?

Most employees of our City government are hired through a system called the civil service. Under this system, job applicants are evaluated based on tests related to the position, and only higher-ranked applicants may be hired.

If you vote “yes” on this ballot question, it means you want to change the City’s Charter to allow preferences in the ranking of applicants who are graduates of School District Career Technical Education programs

Voters can look up sample ballots online here.