The wait is almost over. On Nov. 3, 2026, candidates from across the aisle will face off in the general election that will determine which party controls Congress and in Pennsylvania, who will be the governor next year. Here’s our complete voter guide to the upcoming elections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Are you registered to vote? Before you can participate in the general elections, you need to make sure you’re registered to vote. In Pennsylvania, you can click here to check your registration status. However, if you’re a Pennsylvania resident and are not registered yet, you will not be able to vote on Election Day as the last day to register in the state was Oct. 19, 2026. For voters in New Jersey, the deadline to register to vote was Oct. 13, 2026. To check your voter registration status, click here. In Delaware, the deadline to register to vote was Oct. 10, 2026. Delaware residents can check to see if they are registered to vote by clicking here. When is Election Day? The general election — no matter if you live in Pa., NJ or Del. — will held on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Polling places in Pennsylvania will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pennsylvania residents can click here to find out where you can cast your vote. In New Jersey, polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and residents of the Garden State can click here to find out their local polling place. Election Day polling place hours in Delaware are identical to Pa. — 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. For Delaware residents who need to find a polling place, click here. Though Pa., NJ and Del. all have closed primaries, during the general election on Nov. 3, 2026, voters can vote for any candidate they want to support, regardless of party. Want to vote by mail in the primary election? Anyone can vote-by-mail in Pennsylvania as long as they complete an application in order to do so. If you live in New Jersey, you can apply for a mail-in ballot here. If you have registered to vote and need a mail-in ballot, voters in Pa. and NJ have until Oct. 27, 2026, to request a mail-in ballot. In Delaware, residents have until noon on Nov. 2, 2026, to request an absentee ballot in person. If requesting one by mail or online, the requests must be received by Oct. 31, 2026, or four days before Election Day. To request an absentee ballot in Delaware, click here. What’s on your ballot? Once you’re registers, who and what can you vote for? Here’s a look at some of the most impactful races for Pa., NJ and Del. Pennsylvania In the Keystone State, the biggest race of this election cycle is likely the contest for next governor. The race for Governor Democratic incumbent Josh Shapiro takes on Republican Pennsylvania treasurer Stacy Garrity. The pair will be joined in this race by Independent Party candidate Ken Krawchuk. Democratic incumbent Shapiro has been campaigning on a platform of “getting sh*t done,” a quote he popularized while speaking at the site of a collapse on I-95 in Philadelphia after working with PennDOT to have the area repaired. On his campaign website, Shapiro claims that he invested “more in public education than ever before, hired hundreds of new law enforcement officers, created thousands of new jobs, and put money back in people’s pockets.” Garrity, meanwhile, has been campaigning on her history of service to the community. She served in the military for two decades and has been the state treasurer since 2020. According to her campaign site, her goal is to be a “Governor more interested in raising hope, than raising our taxes.” Her campaign site claims she has saved taxpayers “almost two hundred million dollars by eliminating fraud and inefficiency.” She also claims to be a “strong ally” of Republican President Donald Trump. Libertarian candidate Ken Krawchuk is also running for Pennsylvania governor. Krawchuk describes himself, on his campaign website, as a computer programmer and founder of a technology firm, as well as a freelance writer and author. He says he hopes to privatize the state’s public school system and eliminate school property taxes. He is also calling for voting reforms, a plan for abortions he calls “pro-option,” and an end to gun control. In the legislature, all Pa. House seats and half of the Pa. Senate are up for election this year. 7th Congressional District One hotly contested race is in the state’s 7th Congressional District, where Democratic challenger Bob Brooks is vying to unseat Republican incumbent Ryan Mackenzie. Formerly a Representative in the Pa. State House, Mackenzie stepped into the role of Congressman after defeating incumbent Democratic lawmaker Susan Wild for control of the 7th district in 2024. In his re-election bid, Mackenzie’s campaign site touts his work to “provide further tax relief to working families, reduce the cost of healthcare and prescriptions, unleash American energy to reduce utility rates, and better control government spending.” He also says he refused to support any budget that reduced Social Security benefits and wants to “crack down on congressional stock trading.” Brooks, who spent 20 years as a firefighter in Bethlehem, is pushing for governmental reforms as, his campaign site claims, “Washington’s a dumpster fire, and working people are the ones getting burned.” Among his campaign goals, Brooks said he would like to end stock trading for members of Congress. He’s also calling for the Commonwealth to increase its minimum wage — which has sat at $7.25 an hour since 2009 — ban corporate PAC funds from politics and ensure the ultra rich pay their fair share of taxes. Also, the race for Bucks County’s 1st Congressional District could have impact nationwide as the typically purple county typically plays a significant role in how the state leans at election time. 1st Congressional District In the 1st Congressional District, incumbent Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick is attempting to hold off a challenge from Democratic Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie. Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent and attorney, rose to the top of the 1st district after running for the open seat that his brother, Mike Fitzpatrick, vacated when he retired and did not run for re-election in 2016. On his campaign site, Fitzpatrick touts that he has served the office with a focus on bipartisanship. He also noted that he “introduced the bipartisan Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act to provide accountability with respect to international reporting and monitoring of outbreaks of novel viruses and diseases, sanction bad actors, and review the actions of the World Health Organization.” He also calls for a simpler, fairer tax code as well as support for American workers and argues that during his time in office he has taken on “a broken and dysfunctional Washington.” Harvie, a former high school social studies teacher, has served as a Bucks County Commissioner since 2020. On his campaign website, he states he’s hoping to create a “new deal for working families.” He also calls for bipartisan leadership, saying he’s critical of his own party “for leaving behind the people we are supposed to be fighting for.” Harvie says, if elected, he would push to combat corruption in Washington. He also said he would “hold greedy corporations accountable to the working class of this country” by pushing for a tax cut for the middle class and “ensuring large corporations and the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share.” He also wants to overturn Citizens United and remove corporate PAC money from politics. New Jersey Democratic New Jersey Senator Cory Booker is running for re-election as one of the state’s representatives in the Congressional Senate. New Jersey Senator Here he will be facing Republican Justin Murphy along with several third party candidates, including: Veronica Fernandez for the End the Corruption! Party Joanne Kuniansky of the Socialist Workers Party Eduardo Castillo, Democratic Party write-in candidate Booker, a Democrat, has served as a senator for New Jersey since 2013. He grew up in northern New Jersey and received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University before he went on to study at the University of Oxford, and then Yale Law School, where he graduated in 1997. He still lives in Newark, where he previously served as mayor. His website claims he has “dedicated his life to fighting for those who have been left out, left behind, or left without a voice.” Booker’s Republican challenger Justin Murphy, is an attorney from Tabernacle, who has no prior experience as an elected official. But, on his campaign site, he pledges to keep the NJ Pinelands “pristine,” to keep the Jersey Shore “pollution and windmill free,” and make parental rights and medical freedom national priorities, if elected. He also notes that, if elected, “small business owners will have no better friend in Washington.” Also, there will be elections for every one of New Jersey’s 12 members of the House of Representatives. 2nd Congressional District However, the race for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, and an effort to unseat incumbent Republican Representative Jeff Van Drew, will be one of the most watched. Democratic challenger Zack Mullock will be facing off against Van Drew, as will Independent Party candidate Ramon Mora Jr. Van Drew has sat atop the 2nd district since 2019. Elected as a Democrat, Van Drew famously switched parties to become a Republican before he was re-elected in 2020. He also previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey State Senate. His campaign site claims he has “earned a reputation as a strong advocate for southern New Jersey municipalities, but especially for veterans, senior citizens and consumers.” Democratic candidate Mullock is the mayor of Cape May and says, on his campaign site, that he entered the race because he felt compelled to serve South Jersey residents. And, his site claims, Mullock wants to ensure South Jersey residents are represented by someone born and raised in the community as “Washington is too often driven by corruption, special interests, and profiteering that leave working families squeezed and unheard. Zack is focused on the issues that matter most here at home: affordability, access to healthcare, responsible energy policy, and protecting our environment.” Mora Jr.’s campaign site describes the candidate as “a regular guy,” who has no prior political experience but was born and raised in South Jersey and has see the community “neglected by elected officials who put their pockets and private interests in front of our people.” His website says he’s running to help tackle the high costs of living, “invest in peoples quality of life not billionaires,” and bring trenchancy to the office. Delaware In Delaware, perhaps the most impactful races up for grabs on Election Day are the seat for one of the state’s two Senators and the race for Attorney General. Delaware Senator In Delaware, Republican challenger Michael Katz is looking to unseat Democratic incumbent and longtime Congressman, Chris Coons. Coons has served as Senator for the first state since 2010 and has racked up numerous accomplishments to tout on his campaign site over those years. On his site, Coons notes that he grew up in Hockessin and he “carries Delaware with him every day in the Senate.” Coons argues that he “fought back against Trump’s efforts to slash Medicaid and take affordable health care from thousands of Delawareans.” Coons also said he has secured funding for “major developments” in the state’s future, including building affordable housing and protecting Delaware’s natural wonders. For his part, Katz — who describes himself on his campaign site as “a physician, business owner, public servant, family man, and man of faith” — notes his road to becoming a Republican candidate did not follow a straight line. He previously served as a State Senator in Delaware’s 4th State Senatorial District, where he was elected as a Democrat. Along the way, his campaign site notes, Katz became “[c]oncerned about growing polarization and one-party rule in Delaware” and switched to the Independent Party when he ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Delaware in 2024. Returning to run as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in this year’s election, Katz’s campaign site says he made the change because he had “always been guided by fiscal responsibility, limited government, personal accountability, and the belief that government should serve the people—not the other way around.” Attorney General In the race for Attorney General in Delaware, Democratic incumbent Kathy Jennings will face off against Republican challenger David Graham. Jennings has served as the state’s attorney general since 2019, and, as noted on her campaign site, previously served as a prosecutor for the state. In her time in office, her campaign site notes, Jennings has secured an 85% conviction rate for gun offenders. The site also touts that Jennings has “secured life sentences for pedophiles and for a daycare worker who suffocated a four month-old. She is fighting to strengthen laws against online predators to help keep children safe.” NBC10 was unable to find a campaign site for Jennings’ Republican challenger, Graham. But, on Ballotpedia, he is described as a “veteran of the Delaware National Guard and the U.S. Army. His professional experience includes working for the Delaware Department of Finance and serving as a certified public accountant.” ...read more read less