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Pennsylvania’s 2026 U.S. Senate contest includes seven candidates: four Democrats, two Republicans and one candidate running under the PAF label. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The race is contested because multiple candidates are seeking the same office. The field gives voters several choices across three listed political affiliations, but it does not yet offer documented candidate positions that can be compared on specific issues.
The Democratic candidates
Four candidates are running with the Democratic label:
- Gary David MR JR Brenner is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Michael Anthony Murphy is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Michael D Robinson is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Dennis Gene Stevens is a Democratic candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Each of the four is identified by name and party affiliation. There are no documented positions showing where Brenner, Murphy, Robinson or Stevens stands on questions that may come before the U.S. Senate. There also are no listed totals for money raised, money spent or cash on hand for any of the four candidates.
The Republican candidates
Two candidates are running with the Republican label:
- Tariq Parvez is a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
- Gavin Solomon is a Republican candidate. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Parvez and Solomon are both seeking the same U.S. Senate office under the same party label. Neither has a documented position on file, so there is not yet an issue-by-issue record to distinguish their views. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures also are not listed for either candidate.
The PAF candidate
Owen Nicholas Carlson is running under the PAF label. No biography, documented policy positions or campaign finance figures are on file.
Carlson is the only candidate in this field carrying that affiliation. As with each Democratic and Republican candidate, there is no documented platform to describe and no listed fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand total.
The PAF designation is Carlson’s listed political affiliation. It should not be treated as evidence of a particular policy view because no candidate stance is documented in the race information.
What makes the race contested
The central point of competition is straightforward: seven named candidates are seeking Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate office in the 2026 election. Their listed affiliations separate the field by party label, with four Democrats, two Republicans and one PAF candidate.
Party affiliation alone does not establish what a candidate would do in office. With no documented policy positions for any candidate, voters cannot yet compare the field on subjects such as federal spending, legislation or other Senate business without later statements from the candidates.
The campaign finance picture is similarly undeveloped. No amounts are on file for funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand for Brenner, Carlson, Murphy, Parvez, Robinson, Solomon or Stevens. Those figures, if reported later, would provide another way to track how each campaign is organizing and operating.
The fixed date is Nov. 3, 2026. Before then, the key developments will be whether the candidate lineup changes, whether the campaigns release policy positions and whether campaign finance totals become available.
