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The 2016 presidential election nominating process moves into Pennsylvania on Tuesday, offering Democrats and Republicans the opportunity to have their say in the national process.

Meanwhile, voters in Carbon County municipalities will participate in two statewide Democratic races, one statewide Republican contest, and a head-to-head GOP matchup for the 17th Congressional District nomination.A total of 18,212 Democrats and 16,254 Republicans are eligible to take part in the Carbon balloting, which will be held in 51 precincts from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.People registered to other parties, or having different affiliations other than the two major parties, can also vote on two referendum questions that are on the ballots.Here's what the ballots will look like:U.S. PresidentDemocrats - Party members will have a choice of one of three candidates, including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and California real estate developer Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente.Republicans - Six candidates appear on the ballot, including the three who have dropped out of the race. Sen. Ted Cruz, former Gov. John R. Kasich and the front-runner, billionaire Donald J. Trump, continue to fight for delegates. Also on the ballot are Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush and Ben Carson, who withdrew after the ballots were printed.U.S. SenateDemocrats - Four people are aspiring the Democratic nomination for the six-year term, including Joseph J. Vodvarka, a spring manufacturer, and John Fetterman, mayor of Braddock, both of Allegheny County, former Congressman Joe Sestak of Delaware County and Katie McGinty, former Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Secretary, of Chester County.Republicans - Incumbent Pat Toomey of Lehigh County is unopposed and will go head-to-head with the top Democrat in November.Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralDemocrats - A three-person race exists for the nomination. Running are John Morganelli, Northampton County district attorney; Josh Shapiro, a county commissioner from Montgomery County; and Stephen A. Zappala Jr., Allegheny County district attorney.Republicans - Two GOP members running against each other include Joe Peters, a Wyoming County attorney, and Sen. John Rafferty of Montgomery County.Incumbent Democrat Kathleen Kane is not seeking re-election.Pennsylvania Auditor GeneralDemocrats - Incumbent Eugene A. DePasquale of York County is seeking re-election to another four-year term and is unopposed within his party.Republicans - Northampton County's John Brown, former Mayor of Bangor, is the lone GOP candidate and will face DePasaquale in November.Pennsylvania State TreasurerDemocrats - Joe Torsella of Montgomery County, a former U.S. Ambassador and former deputy mayor of Philadelphia, is the lone candidate.Republicans - Otto Voit of Berks County, a businessman and Muhlenberg School District board member, is unopposed and will meet Torsella in November for the four-year seat that is available.Current treasurer Timothy Reese, who was nominated by Gov. Tom Wolf and confirmed by the Senate to replace Democrat Rob McCord, who resigned before pleading guilty to federal charges of using the office to improperly gain campaign donations, is not running.U.S. Congress 17th DistrictDemocrats - Rep. Matt Cartwright of Lackawanna County is running for re-election to a two-year term.Republicans - Party members will see a head-to-head matchup between Matt Connolly and Glenn Geissinger, both of Northampton County.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 Chestnuthill, Polk and Ross.U.S. Congress 11th DistrictDemocrats - Former Hazleton Mayor Mike Marsicano is unopposed for the nomination.Republicans - The incumbent, Rep. Lou Barletta, also a former Hazleton mayor, is unchallenged and will meet Marsicano in November for the two-year term.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.PA House of Representatives122nd DistrictDemocrats - Neil Makhija of Jim Thorpe is the lone Democratic candidate.Republicans - Incumbent Rep. Doyle Heffley is running unopposed in his party and will face Makhija in November.The 122nd District includes all of Carbon County except Summit Hill.PA House 124th DistrictDemocrats - There are no Democratic candidates for the position.Republicans - Incumbent Rep. Jerry Knowles, Schuylkill County, is running for re-election to a two-year term and is unopposed on the GOP ballot.The 124th District includes 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 parts of Berks County.