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UpdatePennsylvaniaFriday, October 30, 2026

Ten Pennsylvania candidates on 2026 ballot disputed 2020 results

This page covers which candidates on Pennsylvania's November 2026 ballot made or backed unsubstantiated claims about the 2020 presidential election.

Reporting by
The Keystone Newsroom
“Pennsylvania’s election fraud claims, fact checked, plus the deniers still on your ballot”, Friday, October 30, 2026
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What happened

Ten candidates on Pennsylvania's November 2026 ballot are election deniers who made or backed unsubstantiated claims about the 2020 presidential election. Joe Biden won Pennsylvania in the 2020 presidential election by about 80,000 votes. The results were certified on November 24, 2020.1

The candidates include US Representatives Ryan Mackenzie, Dan Meuser, Scott Perry, Lloyd Smucker, John Joyce, Guy Reschenthaler, Glenn Thompson, and Mike Kelly, as well as gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity. Multiple independent and bipartisan investigations found the election outcomes were accurate.1

Ten candidates
on Pennsylvania's November 2026 ballot who disputed 2020 results1
about 80,000 votes
Biden's margin in Pennsylvania in 20201
What it means in Pennsylvania

What Pennsylvania voters should know

Registrations must be received by Monday October 19, 2026, 15 days before Election Day.2 Mail-in and absentee applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Tuesday October 27, 2026.2 Pennsylvania has no early voting, though voters can apply for, mark and return a mail ballot in one visit at the county office.2

Key dates in Pennsylvania

Election Day in 2 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Tue, Oct 27 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · 2 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Mon, Nov 23 · 22 days
    County/Local certification

Every date in Pennsylvania, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. The Keystone Newsroom, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxQNHpoN2dmTjZzVXVoaEFkY1RiLTF0M2U2NllwVEtYTjRNa1cyU0hkaTUzWWVYa29jNDdLLW1NSmY1MUNrdW9oZzhzSFI0MHNKSFlJR3liaU56T2lWc2dhblZWS1BIU1ZwdEJPVTExSDJqRUs2RVl6U1YwbVVQeGkxQlVjLTY5Z0tlajhJYjFRNzA0V0ZBRVl4MExmcnZfbmZQdFpwdFdTVmxQeG8tR2dQcjhPdERTdFVLQVFvVHQtOGhRUXQ0aDF2ZEdXTQ?oc=5 · Friday, October 30, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Pennsylvania Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/pennsylvania/

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