Highlighting the General Election in Pennsylvania is the hotly contested race for the governor's office, where incumbent Tom Corbett, a Republican, is seeking another four-year term and is challenged by Democrat Tom Wolf.

Locally, there is a race for the 122nd Legislative District seat. Republican Doyle Heffley has represented Carbon County in Harrisburg for the past two terms and is running for re-election. His opponent is Democrat Patti Borger.The 122nd District includes all of Carbon County, with the exception of Summit Hill borough.CongressTwo contested Congressional races are on the ballot. In the 17th District, Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat, is running for re-election to his second term and faces Republican David Moylan. In the 11th District, Rep. Lou Barletta, a Republican, faces opposition from Democrat Andy Ostroski.The 17th District includes the townships of East Penn, Franklin, Lower Towamensing, Mahoning and Towamensing and the boroughs of Bowmanstown, Jim Thorpe, Lansford, Lehighton, Nesquehoning, Palmerton, Parryville, Summit Hill and Weissport in Carbon County; all of Schuylkill County; and parts of Northampton, Luzerne, Lackawanna and Monroe counties, including the townships of Chestnuthill, Polk and Ross.The 11th District includes the townships of Banks, Kidder, Lausanne, Lehigh, Packer and Penn Forest and the boroughs of Beaver Meadows, East Side and Weatherly in Carbon County; all of Columbia, Wyoming and Northumberland counties; and parts of Cumberland, Dauphin, Luzerne, Montour and Perry counties.SenateTwo Pennsylvania senators, John Yudichak, a Democrat representing the 14th District, and David Argall, a Republican from the 29th District, are running unopposed, as is Rep. Jerry Knowles, a Republican in the 124th District.Under the new redistricting, all of Carbon County will now be in Yudichak's district, as will parts of Luzerne County.Argall will no longer represent Carbon County after this year, as the 29th District will now include all of Schuylkill County and parts of Berks County.Rep. Knowles' new district will include Summit Hill Borough; the townships of East Brunswick, East Union, Kline, North Union, Rush, Schuylkill, Union, Walker, West Brunswick and West Penn and the boroughs of Coaldale, Deer Lake, McAdoo, New Ringgold, Orwigsburg, Port Clinton, Ringtown and Tamaqua in Schuylkill County; and several townships in Berks County.