Shapiro and Trump-Backed Garrity Set For High-Stakes Pennsylvania Governor Race

Gov. Josh Shapiro and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity won unopposed primaries on Tuesday and will face each other this fall in Pennsylvania's governor's race.

The contest matters because Pennsylvania is the country's largest swing state and could influence four swing U.S. House races and control of the state Legislature, according to reporting.

Stacy Garrity has tied her campaign to President Donald Trump and won his endorsement, while a Pennsylvania Democratic Party spokesperson called her an "extreme, MAGA candidate," according to statements.

In the first three months of the year, Shapiro's campaign outraised Garrity's roughly 10 to 1, and both campaigns had spent less than a million dollars each on ads so far, according to reporting and AdImpact.

The general election will likely draw increased spending, with Pennsylvania regularly attracting tens of millions of dollars in campaign advertising, and Shapiro is working to help Democrats flip key House seats and achieve unified state government control.