Pennsylvania · Governor · 2026
Josh Shapiro
Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania
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Ballot facts
- Name as listed
- Josh Shapiro
- Office
- Governor of Pennsylvania
- Party
- Democratic (as listed by the state)
- Running mate
- Austin Davis (Lieutenant Governor)
- Seat
- Incumbent running · current governor: Josh Shapiro
- Election
- November 3, 2026 general
- Website
- Website: joshshapiro.org
- Candidate list
- Cumberland County (Pennsylvania) — Official Candidate Listing, 2026 General Election (rev. Sept. 14, 2026)
Stated positions
Paraphrased neutrally from the candidate’s own published materials. Each statement is attributed (“says…”) and cited. We do not evaluate the feasibility or accuracy of promises. Every candidate in this race is summarized the same way. How we compile these.
| Topic | Summary of stated position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | Describes creating jobs and putting money back in people’s pockets. | Campaign website — joshshapiro.org/meet-josh Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Public safety | Describes investing in law enforcement and community organizations to improve public safety. | Campaign website — joshshapiro.org/meet-josh Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Education | Describes delivering historic funding for education. | Campaign website — joshshapiro.org/meet-josh Accessed October 23, 2026 |
| Rights | Says they will continue to defend Pennsylvanians’ rights and freedoms. | Campaign website — joshshapiro.org/meet-josh Accessed October 23, 2026 |
Attributed to the candidate; not verified or evaluated by SaveYourState. Candidates can request a correction by pointing to their own published materials.
Campaign finance
Not yet compiled. Candidates for governor report to Pennsylvania’s state campaign-finance office, not the FEC. Their reports are public on the official Pennsylvania campaign-finance search.
Record in office
- Pennsylvania officeholder page on this site, with bills sponsored in the Pennsylvania Legislature where available (Open States data, matched by exact name within the state and checked by hand).
Sources
- Candidate list: Cumberland County (Pennsylvania) — Official Candidate Listing, 2026 General Election (rev. Sept. 14, 2026) — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Campaign website — joshshapiro.org/meet-josh — retrieved October 23, 2026
- Photo: Governor Tom Wolf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Website: Wikidata Q6289368 official website (P856)
- Pennsylvania campaign-finance search (official)
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