Primary Election 2012 at a Glance

Who is running?

 State Representative (156th District) - Contested for Democrats

• East Bradford resident Bret Binder and current West Chester Borough Council member Cassandra Jones are competing for the chance to run against Republican incumbent Dan Truitt in the fall.  Truitt is running unopposed in the primary.

State Senator (19th District)

• Incumbent Democrat Andrew Dinniman is unopposed in the primary, as is Republican Christopher Amentas.

Attorney General - Contested for Democrats

• Democrats Kathleen Kane and Patrick Murphy are competing for the nomination, while Republican David Freed is unopposed in the primary.

Auditor General - Contested for Republicans

• Republicans Frank Pinto and John Maher are competing for the nomination. Democrat Eugene Depasquale is unopposed in the primary.

Treasurer

• Incumbent Democrat Robert McCord is unopposed in the primary, as is Republican Diana Irey Vaughan.

U.S. Representative (PA-6th)

• Incumbent Republican Jim Gerlach (PA-6) is unopposed in the primary, as is Berks County physician Manan Trivedi on the Democratic ballot.

U.S. Senator - Contested for Democrats and Republicans

• Incumbent Democrat Bob Casey faces a challenge from Joseph Vodvarka. The Republican ballot includes Charlestown resident Steve Welch, Sam Rohrer, Marc Scaringi, Tom Smith and David Christian.

U.S. President - Contested for Republicans

• Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, will be on the ballot, as will Rick Santorum, who has suspended his campaign. Barack Obama is unopposed on the Democratic side.