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LOCK HAVEN -- With the General Election slated for Tuesday, Nov. 3, local voters can expect to see several state and federal offices on their ballot. As a General Election, independent-registered voters may cast their votes alongside Democrats and Republicans.
The General Election will take place today, Tuesday, Nov. 3, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
All voters will select a governor, with current governor Josh Shapiro seeking a second term. State Treasurer Stacy Garrity poses his most likely challenger.
Here is some baseline information regarding who voters can expect to see on their ballots:
Voters throughout much of northern Centre County, including Howard and Snow Shoe, will be selecting between two-term incumbent Democrat Paul Takac or his Republican challenger, Kirsten McTernan.
DEMOCRATIC
Incumbent State Representative Paul Takac will be the Democratic candidate on the ballot. Takac has served two terms in the Pennsylvania House representing State College and part of Centre County and was appointed to the State Board of Higher Education, per his campaign site. Takac's policies include ensuring full and fair funding for education, environmental justice and the transition to a clean energy economy, protecting individual rights and investing in local communities.
REPUBLICAN
Kirsten McTernan is the Republican candidate on the ballot for the 82nd Legislative District for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The district includes Penn State's University Park Campus, about half of the Borough of State College and nearby College, Harris and Benner Townships. It also encompasses the communities of Unionville, Snow Shoe, Pine Glen, Milesburg, Howard and Blanchard. McTernan's campaign site sets out her platform on health freedom, privacy, education and natural resources.