2025 Pittsburgh elections

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2025 Pittsburgh elections
 2023November 4, 20252027 

A general election will be held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2025, to elect various city-level positions. The primary election will be held on May 20, 2025. [1]

Contents

Mayoral

Council

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Kim Salinetro, Chief of Staff for former councilor Theresa Kail Smith [2]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Salinetro
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Erin Koper, activist [3]
Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erin Koper
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Anthony Coghill, incumbent councilor [4]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Coghill (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Tracy L. Larger [5]
Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tracy L. Larger
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 6

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Robert Daniel Lavelle, incumbent councilor [4]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Daniel Lavelle (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Jacob J. Dumont [5]
Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jacob J. Dumont
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 8

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Erika Strassburger, incumbent councilor [4]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erika Strassburger (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in
Total votes100.00

School Board Directors

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Tawana Cook Purnell, retired educator [6]
  • Carlos Thomas, community organizer [7]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawana Cook Purnell
Democratic Carlos Thomas
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 3

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Tonya Fores, transportation supervisor [8]
  • Erikka Grayson, business director [9]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tonya Fores
Democratic Erikka Grayson
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Tracey Reed, incumbent director [10]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tracey Reed (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 7

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mahdi Bey
Democratic Eva Diodati
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Allie Petonic, researcher [12]
  • Gene Walker, incumbent director [13]
Results
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Allie Petonic
Democratic Gene Walker (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

Republican primary

Results
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in
Total votes100.00

References

  1. "2025 Municipal Election Calendar" (PDF). PA.gov. Pennsylvania Department of State Bureau of Elections. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  2. "3 Democrats, 1 Republican vie to replace Pittsburgh Councilwoman Theresa Kail-Smith". Trib Live. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  3. "Candidates jump in race for open Pittsburgh City Council seat in West End". Pittsburgh NPR. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Potter, Chris. "Petition challenges mean Pittsburgh could have no contested Council races this spring". NPR Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 Wolfson, Charlie. "Who's running in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County elections in 2025?". PublicSource. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  6. Forstadt, Jillian. "Voter guide to Pittsburgh Public Schools Board 1st District election: Purnell v. Thomas". NPR Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  7. Williams, Colin. "Pittsburgh Public Schools District 1". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  8. Forstadt, Jillian. "Voter guide to Pittsburgh Public Schools Board 3rd District election: Fores v. Grayson". NPR Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. Williams, Colin. "Pittsburgh Public Schools District 3". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  10. "Board candidates for Pittsburgh Public Schools talk school closures, federal orders during forum". Pittsburgh Post-Gazetta. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  11. 1 2 Forstadt, Jillian. "Voter guide to Pittsburgh Public Schools Board 7th District election: Bey v. Diodati". NPR Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  12. Forstadt, Jillian. "Voter guide to Pittsburgh Public Schools Board 9th District election: Petonic v. Walker". NPR Pittsburgh. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  13. Williams, Colin. "Pittsburgh Public Schools District 9". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 6 May 2025.