Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
05/19/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/19/2026 19:36
Secretary of State Credits County Election Officials and Poll Workers for Safe and Secure Primary Election
May 19, 2026 - Harrisburg, PA
Secretary of State Credits County Election Officials and Poll Workers for Safe and Secure Primary Election
An hour after polls closed, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidtsaid today's midterm primary election ran smoothly with few issues reported by counties.
"Thanks to hundreds of county election officials and approximately 45,000 poll workers, Pennsylvania held another safe and secure election," Secretary Schmidt said. "Eligible voters cast their ballots at more than 9,000 precincts across our 67 counties."
In addition, more than 854,000 registered Pennsylvania voters requested mail ballots for this primary election. As of 8 p.m., counties were reporting about 77% of those ballots had been returned.
List of Speakers:
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt
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