Pennsylvania held statewide elections on November 7, 2017 to fill judicial positions on the Supreme Court, Superior Court, and the Commonwealth Court, to allow judicial retention votes, and to fill numerous county, local and municipal offices.

The necessary primary elections were held in May 2017.

Special elections

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

133rd legislative district 
A special election for the 133rd legislative district took place on December 5, following the death of Democratic State Representative Daniel McNeill.

Democrats selected McNeill's wife Jeanne McNeill as their nominee. Republicans nominated David Molony and Libertarians nominated Samantha Dorney.

197th legislative district 
Democratic State Representative Leslie Acosta was re-elected during the 2016 elections, but later resigned after pleading guilty to charges of embezzlement. A special election for the 197th legislative district took place on March 21.

Republicans nominated Lucinda Little for the seat. Democrats originally nominated health clinic administrator Frederick Ramirez, but a Commonwealth Court ruling declared that Ramirez did not reside in the district and removed him from the ballot. Democrats attempted to replace Ramirez with Philadelphia Parking Authority auditor Emilio Vazquez, but the Court ruled (and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania confirmed) that the filing deadline had passed, preventing the substitution. Vazquez subsequently ran a write-in campaign, along with Green Party candidate Cheri Honkala.

Following the special election, four elections officers were charged with interference after allegations of duress and voter intimidation were made.

Justice of the Supreme Court
One vacancy occurred after Justice J. Michael Eakin left the court in 2016. Republican Superior Court judge Sallie Updyke Mundy was appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to the seat vacated by Justice Eakin and was subsequently confirmed on June 27, 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates
 Sallie Mundy, incumbent Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates
 Dwayne Woodruff, Judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback

Results

General election

Results

Judge of the Superior Court
Four seats of the Superior Court were up for election. Three seats were held by judges initially appointed by Governor Tom Wolf; one seat was vacant due to Justice Sallie Mundy's elevation to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

In 2016, Governor Tom Wolf appointed three judges to the Superior Court, Carl Solano, Lillian Harris Ransom, and Geoffrey Moulton. The three appointed judges were appointed to vacant seats caused by the retirement of Superior Court Judge Cheryl Lynn Allen, as well as the elevation of David Wecht and Christine Donohue to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Democratic primary

Candidates
 William Caye, Allegheny County prosecutor
 Deborah Kunselman, Judge of the Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
 Maria McLaughlin, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
 Carolyn Nichols, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
 H. Geoffrey Moulton Jr., incumbent Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Withdrawn
 Albert Flora Jr., criminal defense attorney
 Lillian Harris Ransom, incumbent Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Results

Republican primary

Candidates
 Emil Giordano, Judge of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas and nominee for Superior Court of Pennsylvania in 2015
 Wade Kagarise, Judge of the Blair County Court of Common Pleas
 Mary Murray, Judge of the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court
 Paula Patrick, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and candidate for Superior Court of Pennsylvania in 2011
 Craig Stedman, Lancaster County district attorney

Withdrawn
 Carl Solano, incumbent Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Results

Third parties

Candidates
 Jules Mermelstein (Green), attorney and former Upper Dublin Township commissioner (1992–2011)

General election

Results

Judge of the Commonwealth Court
Two seats were up for election. Both seats had appointed incumbents, Joseph Cosgrove and Julia Hearthway, who were appointed to vacant seats caused by the retirement of Judge Bernard McGinley and Judge Bonnie Brigace Leadbetter reaching the mandatory retirement age.

Democratic primary

Candidates
 Bryan Barbin, state representative
 W. Timothy Barry, municipal solicitor
 Ellen Ceisler, Judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
 Irene McLaughlin Clark, former Judge of the Pittsburgh Municipal Court
 Joseph Cosgrove, incumbent Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
 Todd Eagen, managing partner, Welby, Stoltenberg, Cimballa & Cook, LLC; grandson of former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Michael J. Eagen

Results

Republican primary

Candidates
 Christine Fizzano Cannon, Judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, former Delaware County commissioner (2007–2011)
 Paul Lalley, senior associate, Campbell Durrant, P.C.; nominee for Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2015

Declined
 Julia Hearthway, incumbent Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Results

General election

Results

Judicial retention

Justice of the Supreme Court

Judge of the Superior Court

Mayoral elections

Pittsburgh

Lancaster

Allentown

Harrisburg

Ballot questions

References

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