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The 2021 primary election is fast approaching.
Election day in Tuesday, May 18.
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In a primary election, each political party selects its candidates to run for office during the general election. The candidates who get the highest number of votes in the primary election go on to run in the general election . Voters also vote for their party’s officers during a primary election.
In Pennsylvania, you can only vote for the candidates in the same political party you have named in your voter registration. For example, if you registered to vote as a member of the Republican Party then you can vote in the Republican primary, but not the Democratic primary.
All voters can vote on:
- constitutional amendments,
- ballot questions, and
- any special election contests held at the same time as a primary election.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, there were 209,256 Democrats, 197,039 Republicans, and 82,170 registered to no party or another affiliation in Bucks County as of May 5.
READ: How To Vote 2021 Guide
READ: Your Guide To PA’s 2021 Primary Ballot Questions
The below candidate information has been provided through an extensive guide compiled by the League of Women Voters of Bucks County.
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UPDATED: May 5
