2020 Commonwealth of Susquehanna National Elections (1983: Doomsday)

The 2020 elections in the Commonwealth of Susquehanna will be held June 9th, 2020. There will be elections for the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Senators, and Representatives, as well as local elections in Montour, Sullivan, Luzerne, and Wyoming County.

Primaries
The primaries will occur September 11th, 2019. All three major parties are expected to run multiple candidates to decide the candidates for various federal offices, including the gubernatorial seat.

Republican Party
The Republican Party will be holding primaries to decide the Gubernatorial candidate. With Lou Barletta ineligible to run, they will be seeking out a new member to represent the party. So far, three candidates have announced their intention to run for the office. Tim Holden, the current Lieutenant Governor, as well as former Schuylkill County Commissioner and borough councilman for Shenandoah declared his candidacy in early 2017, getting a head start on the campaign season. Additionally, Kurt Masser, Secretary of Transportation and former Northumberland County Commissioner; and Lynda Schlegel Culver, current Secretary of Veterans Affairs as well as former Northumberland County Commissioner and school board member for Northumberland County School Board; have all declared their intent to run in the primaries.

Democratic Party
The Democratic Party will be holding primaries to decide the gubernatorial candidate. They are seeking to capture the governorship for the first time since the mid 1990's. As of early 2018, two candidates have announced an intention to run for the position. John Yudichak, current Secretary of Infrastructure and Public Development as well as having previously served as a Senator and Representative of Luzerne County and county commissioner; and Bob Casey Jr., current Chairman of the Public Defenders Office and previous Representative from Wyoming County, were declared candidates in January and April of 2018, respectively.

Libertarian Party
The Libertarian Party will be holding series of primaries to decide the gubernatorial candidate. The previous candidate, David Argall has declined to run again, decided two runs for governor have been enough. Three candidates have declared an intention to run. Nathan Gerance, current county commissioner of Schyulkill County and former mayor of Ringtown; Ryan McGlynn, a member of the borough council for Shickshinny; and Ronald Powlus, a former quarterback for Bloomsburg University (1996-2000) and the Danville Steelers (2011-2012), have announced their intention to run for the office.

Conservative Party
The Conservative Party will be holding primary elections in counties where it receives ballot access, and caucuses in counties where it does not receive ballot access to decide the gubernatorial candidate. With the new formation of the party, it is expected that there may be a tight race between former Unionists and members of the Republican Party. Two candidates have filed paperwork to run in the primary. Matthew Karchner, current Secretary of the Department of Defense and former county commissioner of Columbia County, will be running. Additionally, Brian Hoffman, current Sullivan County Commissioner and former borough councilman of Sonestown will be running in the primary.

Progressive Party
The Progressive Party will be holding primaries in the counties where the party is on the ballot, and caucuses in all other counties. Only one candidate has announced official candidacy, and it is unknown if they will see a challenger. Maryanne Petrilla, head of the Department of Education and former Berwick School District school board member, will be running on the Progressive primary ticket.