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Two candidates with vastly different visions for elections are competing for Pennsylvania’s governorship this year.
On one side, incumbent Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has staked many of his policy stances on elections in opposition to President Donald Trump, while struggling to pass new election laws through the divided state legislature. On the other hand, state treasurer Stacy Garrity, Shapiro’s Republican challenger, has indicated she would defer to Trump’s election priorities, but her state-level legislative priorities are less clear.
And in the background, questions about Garrity’s views on the legitimacy of the 2020 election still loom.