2028 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

For related races, see 2028 United States Senate elections.

Not to be confused with 2028 Pennsylvania Senate election .

2028 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator John Fetterman Democratic

The 2028 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania will be held on November 7, 2028, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent Pennsylvania, concurrently with the 2028 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic senator John Fetterman, who was first elected in 2022, has not yet announced a bid for re-election, though he has filed paperwork to do so.

Democratic primary

Background

Former Democratic Representative Conor Lamb has been seen as a potential primary challenger given his criticism of Fetterman amid liberal discontent with the senator for not opposing President Donald Trump and the Republican Party enough, not holding town halls and public events since the November 2024 elections, voting to confirm some of Trump's nominees, and advocating for the United States to bomb Iran while continuously and repeatedly criticizing Democrats such as condemning the party's rhetoric towards Trump. He has been a longtime rival of Fetterman and was one of his two primary opponents in 2022. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Candidates

Filed paperwork

• John Fetterman, incumbent U.S. senator (2023–present) ^[6]

Publicly expressed interest

• Conor Lamb, former U.S. representative from PA-17 (2018-2023) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022 ^{[7] [8]}
• Chris Deluzio, U.S. representative from PA-17 (2023–present) ^{[9] [8]}
• Brendan Boyle, U.S. representative from PA-2 (2015–present) ^[8]

Potential

• Maria Collett, state senator from the 12th district (2019–present) ^[9]
• Austin Davis, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (2023–present) ^[9]
• Malcolm Kenyatta, state representative from the 181st district (2019–present), vice chair of the Democratic National Committee (2025–present), candidate for U.S. senate in 2022, and nominee for auditor general in 2024 ^[9]
• Summer Lee, U.S. representative from PA-12 (2023–present) ^[9]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
John Fetterman (D)	$8,674,508	$7,299,918	$2,001,940
Source: Federal Election Commission [10]

References

1. Terruso, Julia (2025-03-25). "Conor Lamb says John Fetterman 'should be listening to people,' criticizing the senator's upcoming appearance with Dave McCormick". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
2. "Democrats in Pennsylvania are angry. John Fetterman's old rival is listening". The Independent. 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
3. "Collaboration or combat? How Fetterman & Lamb take different Democratic approaches to Trump". 90.5 WESA. 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
4. "John Fetterman finds himself increasingly alone". POLITICO. 2025-05-08. Retrieved 2025-05-25.
5. "Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up". AP News. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
6. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1161811". Federal Election Commission. November 17, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
7. Jacobs, Ben (August 7, 2025). "Democrats Chose John Fetterman Over Conor Lamb. Now There Are Regrets". Politico . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
8. Otterbein, Holly (October 16, 2025). "Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster". Axios . Archived from the original on October 16, 2025.
9. Kail, Benjamin (June 29, 2025). "Fetterman continues to frustrate Democrats as potential rivals focus on party's fight against Trump". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved September 26, 2025.
10. "2028 Election United States Senate – Pennsylvania". Federal Election Commission . Retrieved October 27, 2025.