Pennsylvania Primary Offers Window Into General Election

Interest in local and congressional races may bring out voters.

"I Voted" stickers on a table during the Pennsylvania primary at St. Thomas United Church of Christ in Harrisburg, Pa., on May 17, 2022. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Every presidential election cycle, someone in the Pennsylvania Legislature introduces a bill to make the commonwealth’s primary earlier on the calendar. That way, voters would have a say in their party’s top ballot pick.

But the measure always fails. So, here Pennsylvania is with primary day on April 23, and the primary work is essentially over. The presidential race is down to Democrat President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump.