Top of the Ticket:

In 2024, the Democratic presidential ticket (Harris/Walz) earned 18.37% of the Potter County vote (1,675 votes), while Republican Stacy Garrity captured 81.18% here in her 2024 race for State Treasurer.

This year, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis earned 25.57% of the Potter County vote (1,594 votes) against Garrity’s 72.36% (4,510 votes)—Cutting the Republican margin in the county by more than 16 percentage points.

15th Congressional District:

District-wide, Democrat Ray Bilger earned 36.5% of the vote (91,374 votes) against incumbent Republican Glenn “GT” Thompson’s 63.5% (159,036 votes) in a district rated R+19.

Locally in Potter County, Bilger captured 21.83% (1,357 votes) to Thompson’s 78.06% (4,853 votes), a notable gain from the 16.30% (1,468 votes) Democrat Zach Womer received in 2024.

67th Legislative District:

In the state House race against incumbent Republican Martin Causer, Democrat Zachary Ware increased the Democratic share in Potter County to 18.58% (1,155 votes), up nearly 5 points from Rajeev Pradhan’s 13.78% (1,242 votes) in 2024.

Nearly Matching 2024 Support in a Midterm Year:

Overall county turnout dropped from 2024’s presidential high, but the Shapiro/Davis ticket won 1,594 votes in Potter County—retaining 95% of the raw vote total that Harris/Walz received in 2024 (1,675 votes), while the top-of-the-ticket Republican vote dropped by more than 2,800 votes.

Borough & Community:

The Shapiro/Davis ticket earned 39.51% in Coudersport Ward 2 (where Ray Bilger also took 36.40%), 38.01% in Galeton Ward 1, 37.72% in Austin Borough, 37.39% in Coudersport Ward 1, and 36.49% in Summit Township.

Statewide:

Across Pennsylvania, Democrats flipped four Republican-held congressional seats—the 1st (Bob Harvie), 7th (Bob Brooks), 8th (Paige Cognetti), and 10th (Janelle Stelson)—to lead in 11 of the state’s 17 districts.

In neighboring western PA’s 16th District, the Republican margin shrank by 19.5 points.

Midterm Turnout Drop & Registration Shrinkage:

Potter County’s total voter turnout fell from 81.28% (9,163 ballots cast) in 2024 to 56.70% (6,260 ballots cast) in 2026, with Shinglehouse Borough seeing the lowest turnout in the county at 47.21%.

Total registered voters in the county also dipped slightly from 11,273 to 11,041.

Steep Drop-Off in Mail-In Voting:

Total mail-in and absentee ballots in Potter County dropped by more than half, falling from 1,835 in 2024 to 862 in 2026.