2026 midterms · Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Senate
U.S. Senate · primary May 19, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- candidates
- 2
- Democrats
- 1
- Republicans
- 1
Senate seats up in Pennsylvania in 2026
Neither of Pennsylvania’s Senate seats is on the 2026 ballot. The tracker lists this race because candidates have filed with the FEC for a later Senate election, and it adds the sitting senators to it.
The candidates
Two candidates recorded as advancing from the primary. Two incumbents.
Status is the FEC’s: an incumbent holds the seat, a challenger runs against one, and an open seat has no incumbent running. The lab records a primary’s result once it is official; candidates who did not advance are no longer listed.
Not a 2026 race as listed.Neither of Pennsylvania’s Senate seats is on the 2026 ballot. The tracker lists this race because candidates have filed with the FEC for a later Senate election, and it adds the sitting senators to it.
Democrats
Incumbent · advanced from the primary · 1,558 statements classified · official profile
Republicans
Incumbent · advanced from the primary · 1,231 statements classified · official profile
Notes
What they say
The candidates’ statements differ most on policy discussion: from 56% to 71%. Both candidates have 10 or more classified statements.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; each bar is the share of a candidate’s statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do the candidates’ statements compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; grey tick: median of ranked Senate candidates
Personal attacks
Median 3.1% · axis 0–80%
- Fetterman D1.9%
- McCormick R0.7%
Policy criticism
Median 18% · axis 0–80%
- Fetterman D18%
- McCormick R12%
Policy discussion
Median 61% · axis 0–80%
- Fetterman D56%
- McCormick R71%
Bipartisanship
Median 5.3% · axis 0–80%
- Fetterman D13%
- McCormick R17%
Credit claiming
Median 15% · axis 0–80%
- Fetterman D25%
- McCormick R29%
Show the data
| Candidate | Party | Statements | Personal attacks | Policy criticism | Policy discussion | Bipartisanship | Credit claiming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fetterman | D | 1,558 | 1.9% | 18% | 56% | 13% | 25% |
| Dave McCormick | R | 1,231 | 0.7% | 12% | 71% | 17% | 29% |
| Median, ranked Senate candidates | 3.1% | 18% | 61% | 5.3% | 15% |
The five kinds of statement
Personal attacks. Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
Policy criticism. Objects to a specific policy, law or court ruling with fact-based arguments, without personal attacks or emotional appeals.
Policy discussion. Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).
Bipartisanship. Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.
Credit claiming. Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.
Candidates with fewer than 10 classified statements are left out. The grey tick is the median of the ranked Senate candidates (50 or more statements), for scale.
Money
Totals each campaign reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2026 cycle: money raised, money spent and cash on hand at the end of the latest filing.
How much has each candidate raised?
Total receipts reported to the FEC, with cash on hand
No campaign-finance figures are on file for this race’s candidates.