General Election Board of Elections Meetings
The Centre County Board of Elections will meet at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in Suite 90, Flex Space of the Community Services Building, 502 E. Howard St. Bellefonte, PA 16823 to pre-canvass mail ballots cast in the General Election.
The following public meetings will be held to canvass, tabulate, and adjudicate in-person election day ballots, provisional ballots, civilian absentee/mail-in ballots and military/civilian overseas absentee ballots at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2026, in the café of the Community Services Building, 502 E. Howard St, Bellefonte, PA 16823 and 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Suite 90, Flex space of the Community Services Building, 502 E. Howard St, Bellefonte, PA 16823.
The Centre County Board of Elections will meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, in the café of the Community Services Building, 502 E. Howard St. Bellefonte, PA 16823 to canvass and tabulate any additional military/civilian overseas absentee ballots and Pre-Certify Unofficial Results. The Centre County Board of Elections will meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2026, in Suite 90, Flex space of the Community Services Building, 502 E. Howard St, Bellefonte, PA 16823 to perform the 2% Statistical Audit and 4 p.m. in the café to canvass military/civilian overseas/mail-in/absentee ballots (if any). The Certification of Computation of Election Results, First Signing will also take place. The Centre County Board of Elections will meet at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, in the café of the Community Services Building, 502 E. Howard St, Bellefonte, PA 16823 to complete the Second Signing of the Official Computation.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is given that the General Election will be held in Centre County on: November 3, 2026, at which time the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. The following contests will be on the General Election Ballot:
GOVERNOR
(Vote for One) – All Precincts within Centre County
JOSH SHAPIRO, GOVERNOR; AUSTIN DAVIS, LT. GOVERNOR, DEMOCRATIC
STACY GARRITY, GOVERNOR; JASON RICHEY, LT. GOVERNOR, REPUBLICAN
KEN BRAWCHUK, GOVERNOR; JOHN THOMAS, LT. GOVERNOR, LIBERTARIAN
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 15TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
(Vote for One) -All Precincts within Centre County
RAY BILGER, DEMOCRATIC
GLENN GT THOMPSON, REPUBLICAN
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 77TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for One)
H SCOTT CONKLIN, DEMOCRATIC
MICHELLE SCHELLBERG, REPUBLICAN
Includes Boroughs of Philipsburg, Port Matilda, State College – Northwest, South 1,East Central 2, West 1 & 2, West Central 2. Townships of Ferguson, Halfmoon, Huston, Patton, Rush, Taylor and Worth
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 82ND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote for One)
PAUL TAKAC, DEMOCRATIC
KIRSTEN MCTERNAN, REPUBLICAN
Includes Boroughs of Howard, Milesburg, Snow Shoe, State College – North, Northeast, South 2, Southeast, South Central 1 & 2, PSU, East 3, East Central 3 & Unionville. Townships of Benner, Boggs, Burnside, College, Curtin, Harris, Howard, Liberty, Marion, Snow Shoe & Union.
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 171ST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
(Vote For One)
JOHN ZANGARI, DEMOCRATIC
KERRY A BENNINGHOFF, REPUBLICAN
Includes Boroughs of Bellefonte, Centre Hall, & Millheim. Townships of Gregg, Haines,
Miles, Penn, Potter, Spring & Walker.
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