Topic: election 2026
Your Guide to the 2026 General Election
All the candidates — including PA governor and U.S. reps — on the ballot on November 3
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
The Ballot Questions in the 2026 General Election
The two measures voters can approve or reject on November 3 give an edge to small and local businesses, and make the City's art and culture department permanent
By Lauren McCutcheon
Socialism isn’t Winning; the Status Quo is Losing
Left, right or even moderate — what’s most essential is being a fighter for change rather than a defender of where we are (some effective incumbents excepted)
By David M. Stone
The Dems Have Been Here Before
Socialists in the big Democratic tent are nothing new, but so are big tears in the party fabric, dating back to FDR’s New Deal and the a fractious 1948 convention in Philadelphia
By David M. Stone
To Celebrate America 250 on July 4, Be like Hungary on November 3
Philly’s done right by democracy’s history this year, but its future will be written by engaged citizens between now and Election Day … and after, too
By David M. Stone
The Party’s Over
A former City Councilmember lost his Committeeperson race in May the same way New York incumbernts lost their congressional races this week: By being outworked
By Bill Green
Your Guide to the 2026 Primary Election
All the candidates — Democratic and Republican — on Philadelphians’ ballots on May 19, 2026
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Ala Stanford and the Barbie Double Standard
A former City Council staffer on how political change requires voters to stop the hypocrisy in our politics
By Eryn Santamoor
Your Democratic Committee Wants … You
Heavy turnover citywide means the 2026 election could bring more than 1,000 new representatives to Philly’s lowest elected position
By Jon Geeting
Ultimate Job Interview for the 3rd Congressional District
The latest edition of The Citizen’s career-minded candidate Q&A revealed three very different top Democratic candidates for Dwight Evans’ seat in the U.S. House of Representatives
By Malcolm Burnley and Lauren McCutcheon