Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity will face off this fall in a ticket-topping race for governor in the nation’s largest swing state.
The matchup being set is no surprise, as both cleared the fields in their primary contests. But the general election is notable — and the impact could reverberate beyond Pennsylvania in future elections.
Shapiro, a Democrat who enjoys high approval ratings in the battleground state, enters the contest as a heavy favorite looking to cement his reputation as Pennsylvania’s dominant political figure.
But those dynamics could shift in the months leading up to the November election, and Garrity and Republicans are eager to stop Shapiro — or at least dent his reputation — before he tries to go national.
