2026 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

2026 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election

November 3, 2026
 
Nominee Josh Shapiro (presumptive) Stacy Garrity (presumptive)
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Austin Davis (presumptive)

Incumbent Governor

Josh Shapiro
Democratic



The 2026 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Pennsylvania. Primary elections will be held on May 19, 2026. Incumbent Democratic governor Josh Shapiro announced in January 2026 that he would run for re-election to a second term. This will be one of five Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2026 in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2024 presidential election.