Who is Stacy Garrity and what is Garrity running on in the 2026 Pennsylvania Governor race?

Stacy Garrity is the Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor. Pennsylvania State Treasurer (elected 2020, re-elected 2024); retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel after 30 years. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

The race

• The seat: Josh Shapiro (D) seeking a second term.
• Polling: Shapiro 58, Garrity 38 (NYT/Siena/Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept 15 to 22, 2026).

Why Garrity is behind

• Shapiro leads by about 20 points in the latest NYT/Siena/Inquirer poll and has ~60% job approval.
• Garrity has low name recognition: a third of voters had not heard of her.
• Trump approval in PA has fallen (29% in F&M June poll) and Garrity has embraced Trump and his tariffs.
• Voters trust Shapiro more on the economy (55%) and cost of living (56%).

What Garrity is running on

• Housing / taxes. ‘Turnaround PA’ plan: help for first-time homebuyers and a constitutional amendment exempting seniors from school property taxes.
• Energy. Expand natural gas drilling, lift the moratorium on drilling in state parks and forests, fast-track pipeline and power plant permits, and cut the 5.9% electricity sales tax.
• RGGI. Calls RGGI ‘an unconstitutional tax’.
• Abortion. Pro-life with exceptions.
• Immigration. Would cooperate with federal ICE operations.
• Education. Focus on third-grade reading and math/reading proficiency.
• Trump. Says she is not out of line with the president; supports his tariffs.

In Garrity’s own words

“Josh Shapiro’s Pennsylvania is simply unaffordable for the commonwealth’s hardworking families.”

“Pennsylvania is not reaching our potential, and the buck stops at Josh Shapiro’s desk.”

“I am pro-life, but I am for exceptions”

The other candidates

• Josh Shapiro (D)

Every race

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