Over 50 million voters have already cast their ballots across the country, more than one million of them in Pennsylvania alone, but next Tuesday is the big day for most.

            In-person Pennsylvania voters will be showing up to cast their ballots between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.

            The marquee matchup for President and Vice President of the United States pits Democrats Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz against Republicans Donald J. Trump and JD Vance in what pollsters are projecting to be a very close race.  Also on the ballot for President and Vice President are Libertarian candidates Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat and Green Party Candidates Jill Stein and Rudolph Ware.

            In the race for United States Senator, incumbent Democrat Robert P. Casey, Jr. is facing Republican David McCormick, Libertarian John C. Thomas, Green Party Leila Hazou, and Constitution Party Marty Selker.

            The race for Pennsylvania's Attorney General will pit Democrat Eugene DePasquale, Republican Dave Sunday, Libertarian Robert Cowburn, Green Party Richard L. Weiss, Constitution Party Justin Magill, and Forward Party Eric L. Settle.

            Area races for a seat in the United States House of Representatives will have, in the 1st District, incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick facing Democrat Ashley Ehasz; in the 4th District, incumbent Democrat Madeleine Dean facing Republican David W. Winkler; and in the 7th District incumbent Democrat Susan Wild will face Republican Ryan Mackenzie.

            For Pennsylvania State Auditor General, Democrat Malcolm Kenyatta, Republican Tim DeFoor, Libertarian Reece Smith, American Solidarity Party Eric K. Anton, and Constitution Party Bob Goodrich will face off for the seat. 

            For Pennsylvania State Treasurer, incumbent Republican Stacy Garrity, Democrat Erin McClelland, Libertarian Nickolas Ciesielski, Libertarian Troy Bowman, and Forward Party Chris Foster are running for the position.

            In the race for the Pennsylvania General Assembly: in the 70th District, incumbent Democrat Matt Bradford is facing a challenge from Republican Ed Moye; the 130th District incumbent Republican David M. Maloney is running against Democrat Rayne Reitnauer; in the 131st District incumbent Republican Milou Mackenzie is facing Democrat Meriam Sabih; in the 145th District incumbent Republican Craig Staats is being challenged by Democrat Vera Cole; the race for the seat in the 147th District pits incumbent Republican Donna M. Scheuren against Democrat Albert Leach.

            It is important to note that the final election results may not be known for days or even weeks after the election.  Determining a winner in a highly competitive race could take several days.

            According to some estimates, the first vote results reported after polls close are expected to come from mail ballots. Results from later in the night are expected to be a mix of mail votes and votes cast in person on Election Day. Once the vote counting stretches into the day after Election Day and beyond, the vote results are once again expected to come mostly from mail ballots.