Candidates have filed for the May 20 primary.
The big race is in the Democratic primary between District Attorney Larry Krasner and former Municipal Court President Judge Pat Dugan.
Republicans did not file a candidate, but the party could organize a write-in campaign for Dugan or someone else. The write-in campaign needs 1,000 valid names of a candidate to be successful. If an effort to write in Dugan is successful and he loses the Democratic primary, he would have the option of accepting the Republican nomination and facing Krasner in the general election. If Dugan declines, the party could choose another candidate.
City Controller Christy Brady is unopposed in the Democratic primary. The Republican candidate is Ari Patrinos.
In the race for Superior Court, the Democratic candidate is Brandon Neuman, a Common Pleas Court Judge in Washington County. The Republican candidates are Chester County Common Pleas Court President Judge Ann Marie Wheatcraft and Clarion County attorney Maria Battista. Wheatcraft has the GOP endorsement.
In the race for Commonwealth Court, the Democratic candidate is Stella Tsai, a Common Pleas Court judge in Philadelphia. The Republican candidates are attorneys Josh Prince of Berks County and Matt Wolford of Erie County. Wolford is the GOP-endorsed candidate.
There are nine openings for Philadelphia Common Pleas Court. No Republicans are running. The 17 Democratic candidates are Anthony Stefanski, Brian Kisielewski, Deborah Watson-Stokes, Elliott G. Williams, Gregory Weyer, Irina Ehrlich, Jennifer A. Santiago, Kia Ghee, Larry Farnese, Leon A. King II, Michael Parkinson, Mike Huff, Qawi Abdul-Rahman, Sarah Jones, Sherrie Cohen, Taniesha Henry and Will Braveman.
There are three openings on Municipal Court. No Republicans are running. The seven Democratic candidates are Amanda Davidson, Cortez Patton, Gregory Weyer, Mike Huff, Qawi Abdul-Rahman, Shawn Page and Sherrie Cohen. ••
