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Finding Information on the 2022 Midterm Election and Candidates

Learn how to register to vote, how to vote, and info on candidates.

Candidate Websites

Here are the official campaign websites of Pennsylvania's major candidates (or an informative page if a campaign website is unavailable). Campaign websites are often biased, but will provide a starting point for biographical information and priorities. 

Candidates for Pennsylvania Governor:

Candidates for Lieutenant Governor:

Candidates for United States Senator:

Candidates for U.S. House of Representatives:

Voting for U.S. Representatives are by district. You can learn what district you live in by visiting House.gov. To see who is running for U.S. Representative in your district, check Ballotpedia. 

Candidates for Pennsylvania State Senator: find on Ballotpedia.

Candidates for Pennsylvania State House of Representatives: find on Ballotpedia.

For other offices and candidates: find on Ballotpedia. 

 

To find campaign web sites of other candidates, Google their names, places, and the offices they are running for.

Note: Candidates who already hold an office might have more than one website -- one for their current work and constituents (note .gov in the URL), and one for their campaign (note .com in the URL). 

Non-Partisan Candidate Information

Here are several sources of non-partisan biographical information:

Newspaper Databases

Penn State University Libraries offers two news databases which cover current news in Pennsylvania and throughout the U.S.:​

Note: These databases contain millions of articles. Consider limiting your results to a specific state and date, or include additional keywords in your search. 

Also note: In addition to factual news, these databases contain "editorials," which are opinions written by news reporters or the general public. Editorials can be very biased. 

Newspaper Election Guides

Some newspapers and television stations offer "election guides" which publish interviews or other information about candidates. Other newspapers gather political stories on a single site so that they are easier to find.

Here are some for Central Pennsylvania:

Here are some for major cities in Pennsylvania:

To find election guides for other areas, Google the place, "newspaper," and "election." 

Finding Endorsed Candidates

"Endorsed" candidates are officially supported by a national, state, county, or other political party.

This information can be helpful in cases where multiple candidates from the same party are running for office -- such as primary elections, or council elections. It is also helpful in elections for judges and other offices where candidates often declare themselves members of all parties.

Here are Pennsylvania candidates who have been endorsed by their parties:

To find endorsed candidates in other states and in smaller jurisdictions, Google the state or county, the party, and "candidates." For example, "Dauphin County Democratic Party candidates" or "Libertarian Party Maryland candidates." 

Note: These lists may not contain every candidate at the national, state, county, and local levels. You may need to do more digging!

Other Endorsements and Report Cards

Various issue-oriented organizations endorse candidates or produce "report cards" on candidates' voting records.

These are biased, but can be helpful if a certain political issue is very important to you. 

Below is a list of *some* organizations pertaining to Pennsylvania's elections.

Note: These are only a few of the organizations that endorse candidates or get involved with electing certain types of candidates. For more help, ask a librarian.