2025 Erie mayoral election

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2025 Erie mayoral election
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NomineeDaria DevlinMatthew Thomas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote15,5064,948
Percentage74.94%23.91%
Mayor before election

Joe Schember
Democratic

Elected mayor

Daria Devlin
Democratic

The 2025 Erie mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Erie, Pennsylvania. The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on May 20, 2025. [1] Incumbent mayor Joe Schember was defeated in the democratic primary by Daria Devlin, who later won the election. [2]

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Background

Joe Schember was first elected in 2017, winning 53% of the vote against Republican John Persinger. [3] Schember lost to Daria Devlin in a upset. No Republican has been elected mayor since 1961. [4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Daria Devlin, member of the Erie School Board [5]

Defeated in primary

Endorsements

Daria Devlin
Political parties

Results

2025 Erie mayoral election Democratic primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daria Devlin 5,148 50.20%
Democratic Joe Schember (incumbent)4,73046.12%
Democratic Sheila Ellyn Woeger3633.54%
Total votes10,256 100.00%

Republican nomination

Lawyer Matthew Thomas was unchallenged for the Republican Party nomination. [9]

Candidates

Nominee

  • Matthew Thomas, lawyer [9]

General election

Results

2025 Erie mayoral election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Daria Devlin 15,506 74.94%
Republican Matthew Thomas4,94823.91%
Write-in 1180.57%
Total votes20,690 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Ulrich, Steve (May 15, 2025). "Primary 2025: Erie Mayoral Race". PoliticsPA. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Kolek, Drew (May 20, 2025). "2025 Primary Election Results: City of Erie Mayor". Your Erie.
  3. ↑ Flowers, Kevin. "Schember wins race for Erie mayor". Go Erie. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The Political Graveyard: Erie, Pennsylvania". Political Graveyard. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ Flowers, Kevin. "Erie School Board's Devlin to challenge incumbent Dem Schember in May 2025 mayoral primary". Erie Times-News. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ Woeger, Sheila Ellyn. "Sheila Ellyn Woeger: Erie needs a paradigm shift - a government for the people | Opinion". Erie Times-News. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Erie Co. Democratic Party endorses Daria Devlin for mayor". Your Erie. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2025 Primary Election Results: City of Erie Mayor" . Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Schember out, Devlin advances to mayoral General Election". TalkErie. May 21, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

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