The 2026 Pennsylvania governor race: Josh Shapiro vs. Stacy Garrity

Active · last development Sep 22, 2026: “Pennsylvania Governor's Race: Josh Shapiro leads Stacy Garrity by 20 points in new poll”

What this arc covers

Gov. Josh Shapiro's campaign for a second term against Republican Stacy Garrity: her entry, the May 2026 primaries that set up the race, their shared call to ban Flock cameras, their agreement to debate, and the polls.

Photo from PA Home Page, with Pennsylvania Governor's Race: Josh Shapiro leads Stacy Garrity by 20 points in new poll (Sep 22, 2026), the story with the most independent sources this week.

Earliest story we hold Aug 18, 2025 · 6 stories · 22 independent sources (counted once each) · 400 days

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  2. The 2026 South Carolina governor race and Alan Wilson's Republican primary winAug 4, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026
  3. The 2026 Pennsylvania governor race: Josh Shapiro vs. Stacy GarrityThis arcAug 18, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026
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Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 22– 242026Pennsylvania Governor's Race: Josh Shapiro leads Stacy Garrity by 20 points in new poll5 articles · 4 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 1 right
Sep 22026Josh Shaprio, Stacy Garrity agree to Nexstar-hosted Governor's debate in Harrisburg6 articles · 4 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 1 right
Sep 1– 22026Shapiro, Garrity call for ban on Flock cameras in Pennsylvania5 articles · 5 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 1 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

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Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Aug 18, 202524313
Jan 5, 202643010
May 18, 20261427
Aug 31, 202613211
Sep 21, 20261115

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

23% left · 54% center · 23% right of 22 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 6 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. August 2025

    Aug 18Republican Stacy Garrity seeks to challenge Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid13 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 3 right

  2. January 2026

    Jan 8Josh Shapiro to run for 2nd term as Pennsylvania governor, trailed by talk of a 2028 White House bid11 articles · 11 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 0 right

  3. May 2026

    May 20Pa. Primary: Shapiro, Garrity set for Pennsylvania governor showdown7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right

  4. September 2026

    Sep 1– 2Shapiro, Garrity call for ban on Flock cameras in Pennsylvania5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 2Josh Shaprio, Stacy Garrity agree to Nexstar-hosted Governor's debate in Harrisburg6 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 22– 24Pennsylvania Governor's Race: Josh Shapiro leads Stacy Garrity by 20 points in new poll5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right