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Seven days to the midterms. What’s at stake in Pennsylvania. | Local News | phillytrib.com  phillytrib.com

More than candidates will be on the ballot one week from today when voters head to the polls for the Nov. 3 midterms. Depending on who’s elected, thousands of residents Transit Forward Philadelphia rally outside City Hall in August 2025, to demand the Pennsylvania Senate vote to pass a budget that funds SEPTA and prevents cuts in service. —WHYY PHOTO/KIMBERLY PAYNTER More than candidates will be on the ballot one week from today when voters head to the polls for the Nov. 3 midterms. Depending on who’s elected, thousands of residents could wake up soon after the midterms to find their health insurance gone; tighter food-assistance rules, and SEPTA, the system that carries the city to its jobs, classrooms and front doors, edging toward another fiscal drop-off.

All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House and half the state Senate are up for election. Democrats hold a thin House majority, while Republicans command the Senate, 27-23. That balance will steer state budgets, school funding, housing policy and SEPTA’s finances. Philadelphia voters will also cast ballots on two Home Rule Charter amendments. One would widen the door to city contracts for small and local businesses. The other would make Creative Philadelphia, the city’s arts and culture office, a permanent fixture. Here are a few issues Pennsylvanians need to keep an eye on.