Pennsylvania Third-Party Candidates File To Run

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania third-party candidates for governor and U.S. Senate have filed paperwork ahead of a Monday deadline to get on the Nov. 8 general election ballot, potentially making a crucial difference in the high-stakes races.  Three parties — the Keystone Party, the Libertarian Party and the Green Party — all have candidates who filed voter signatures for governor and U.S. Senate, according to the state’s online candidate list. Pennsylvania’s threshold for third-party candidates to qualify for the ballot is 5,000 signatures of registered voters. A third-party candidate’s draw in a general election, while usually very small, could help tilt a close race between the major party candidates.