2025 Allegheny County elections

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2025 Allegheny County elections
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A general election will be held in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025, to elect various county-level positions. The primary election was held on May 20, 2025. [1]

Contents

Sheriff

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kevin M. Kraus, incumbent sheriff [2]

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin M. Kraus (incumbent) 138,632 98.96
Write-in 1,4521.04
Total votes140,084 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Brian Weismantle, retired detective [4]

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brian Weismantle 40,224 96.92
Write-in 1,2793.08
Total votes41,503 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Allegheny County Sheriff election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kevin M. Kraus (incumbent) 283,247 72.15
Republican Brian Weismantle108,75627.70
Write-in 6020.15
Total votes392,605 100.00

County Council

Court of Common Pleas partisan elections

Eight seats on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas are up for partisan election, to either fill vacant seats or elect previously appointed judges. If a candidate wins the nomination of both primaries, they are listed on the ballot under both labels, and the vote totals are combined in final reporting.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees
  • Quita Bridges, incumbent judge [6]
  • Julie Capone, trial attorney (cross-filing) [7]
  • Anthony DeLuca, Magisterial District Judge [7]
  • Amanda Green-Hawkins, lawyer [6]
  • Jaime Marie Hickton, attorney [7]
  • Dan Miller, state representative from the 42nd district (cross-filing) [6]
  • Matthew V. Rudzki, Magisterial District Judge [6]
  • Heather Schmidt Bresnahan, attorney [8]
Eliminated in primary
  • Alyssa Cowan, incumbent judge (cross-filing) [6]
  • Elizabeth Hughes, law practitioner [9]
  • Lauren Leiggi, public defender [6]
  • Amy Mathieu, lawyer [6]
  • Bryan Neft, law practitioner [10]
  • Jackie Obara, divorce hearing officer (cross-filing) [7]
  • Carmen L. Robinson [7]
  • Michele Santicola, Magisterial District Judge (cross-filing) [11]
  • Craig Stephens, Magisterial District Judge [6]
  • Mike Sullivan, attorney [8]
  • Sarra Terry, special counsel (cross-filing) [8]
  • Dennis Very, practicing attorney [8]
  • Hilary K. Wheatley, Magisterial District Judge [8]
  • Ilan Zur, attorney [10]

Results

Democratic primary (vote for up to 8) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Amanda Green-Hawkins 93,346 8.99
Democratic Dan Miller 80,431 7.75
Democratic Quita Bridges 80,283 7.73
Democratic Julie Capone 77,742 7.49
Democratic Anthony DeLuca 75,992 7.32
Democratic Heather Schmidt Bresnahan 72,497 6.98
Democratic Jaime Marie Hickton 63,866 6.15
Democratic Matthew V. Rudzki 57,084 5.50
Democratic Alyssa Cowan54,9935.30
Democratic Lauren Leiggi42,2894.07
Democratic Amy Mathieu38,4543.70
Democratic Michele Santicola33,2813.21
Democratic Carmen L. Robinson31,2373.01
Democratic Sarra Terry30,3122.92
Democratic Bryan Neft28,5022.75
Democratic Ilan Zur28,3972.74
Democratic Craig Stephens27,5622.65
Democratic Hilary K. Wheatley27,3332.63
Democratic Mike Sullivan27,1432.61
Democratic Elizabeth Hughes25,9392.50
Democratic Jackie Obara25,0702.41
Democratic Dennis Very15,0171.45
Write-in 1,4250.14
Total votes1,038,195 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominees

Results

Republican primary (vote for up to 8) [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julie Capone 32,524 16.65
Republican Michele Santicola 31,282 16.02
Republican Jackie Obara 29,788 15.25
Republican Sarra Terry 27,481 14.07
Republican Dan Miller 24,226 12.41
Republican Alyssa Cowan 21,599 11.06
Write-in 28,39014.54
Total votes195,290 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 8) [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Amanda Green-Hawkins 253,184 10.52
Democratic Heather Schmidt Bresnahan 243,460 10.12
Democratic Quita Bridges 242,701 10.09
Democratic Jaime Marie Hickton 240,057 9.98
Democratic Matthew V. Rudzki 237,522 9.87
Democratic/Republican Anthony DeLuca221,8359.22
Democratic/Republican Julie Capone218,8259.10
Democratic/Republican Dan Miller 217,3919.04
Republican Michele Santicola120,5525.01
Republican Alyssa Cowan107,5354.47
Republican Bryan Neft101,9964.24
Republican Jackie Obara101,0914.20
Republican Sarra Terry95,9933.99
Write-in 3,5840.15
Total votes2,405,726 100.00

Court of Common Pleas retention elections

Results

Judge Edward J. Borkowski retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes256,50571.97
No99,87928.03
Total votes356,384100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections [5]
Judge Alan Hertzberg retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes251,83270.84
No103,65829.16
Total votes355,490100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections [5]
Judge Beth A. Lazzara retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes256,86471.98
No99,99028.02
Total votes356,854100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections [5]
Judge Jennifer Staley McCrady retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes254,14371.60
No100,79728.40
Total votes354,940100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections [5]
Judge Hugh Fitzpatrick McGough retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes250,99170.77
No103,67329.23
Total votes354,664100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections [5]
Judge Dan Regan retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes253,29471.63
No100,31928.37
Total votes353,613100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections [5]
Judge Dwayne D. Woodruff retention, 2025
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes272,08374.81
No91,60025.19
Total votes363,683100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections [5]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 Municipal Election Calendar" (PDF). PA.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Earle, Rick (7 February 2025). "Allegheny County Sheriff Kevin Kraus seeking second term". WPXI News. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2025 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY May 20, 2025". Allegheny County, PA. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pittsburgh-area Republicans look to compete up and downballot as 2025 ballots take shape". NPR Pittsburgh. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION November 4, 2025". Allegheny County, PA. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Zenkevich, Julia (April 2025). "Progressive groups endorse new 'slate of eight' for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court". Pittsburgh NPR. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Who's Running For County Courts of Common Pleas?". Politics PA. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Voter guide to Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judicial candidates". NPR Pittsburgh. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Elizabeth Hughes Runs for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 Rullo, David. "Meet two Jewish candidates running for judge". Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Michele Santicola Runs for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas". Law.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Voter guide to Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas general election". WESA. October 6, 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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