2025 Pittsburgh municipal election

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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 was held on May 20, 2025. [1]

Contents

Mayoral

City Council

District 2

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Kim Salinetro, Chief of Staff for councilor Theresa Kail Smith [2]
Eliminated before primary
  • Amanda Neatrour, small business owner and advocate (disqualified, then ran write-in campaign for primary) [3] [4] [5]
  • David Binkoski, community organizer (disqualified) [6] [7]
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Salinetro 4,016 86.81
Write-in 61013.19
Total votes4,626 100.00

Republican Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Erin Koper, conservative activist [9]
Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Erin Koper 639 94.11
Write-in 415.89
Total votes680 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh City Council election, district 2
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kim Salinetro
Republican Erin Koper
Independent David Tessitor
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 4

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Anthony Coghill, incumbent councilor [10]
Withdrawn
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Coghill (incumbent) 4,985 97.25
Write-in 1412.75
Total votes5,126 100.00

Republican Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Tracy L. Larger [13]
Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tracy L. Larger 714 95.20
Write-in 364.80
Total votes750 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh City Council election, district 4
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Coghill (incumbent)
Republican Tracy L. Larger
Independent Brian Naughton
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 6

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Robert Daniel Lavelle, incumbent councilor [14]
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Daniel Lavelle (incumbent) 3,627 97.29
Write-in 1012.71
Total votes3,728 100.00

Republican Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Jacob J. Dumont [13]
Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jacob J. Dumont 155 95.68
Write-in 74.32
Total votes162 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh City Council election, district 6
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert Daniel Lavelle (incumbent)
Republican Jacob J. Dumont
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 8

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Erika Strassburger, incumbent councilor [14]
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erika Strassburger (incumbent) 5,340 98.18
Write-in 991.82
Total votes5,439 100.00

Republican Primary

Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in 28100.00
Total votes27 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh City Council election, district 8
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erika Strassburger (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

School board of directors

District 1

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Tawana Cook Purnell, retired educator [15]
Eliminated in primary
  • Carlos Thomas, community organizer [16]
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawana Cook Purnell 3,981 61.27
Democratic Carlos Thomas2,49038.32
Write-in 270.42
Total votes6,498 100.00

Republican Primary

Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in 15100.00
Total votes15 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh School Board of Directors election, district 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tawana Cook Purnell
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 3

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Erikka Grayson, business director [17]
Eliminated in primary
  • Tonya Fores, transportation supervisor [18]
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erikka Grayson 3,726 73.12
Democratic Tonya Fores1,34726.43
Write-in 230.45
Total votes5,096 100.00

Republican Primary

Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in 20100.00
Total votes20 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh School Board of Directors election, district 3
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Erikka Grayson
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 5

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Tracey Reed, incumbent school director [19]
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tracey Reed (incumbent) 5,385 98.79
Write-in 661.21
Total votes5,451 100.00

Republican Primary

Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in 47100.00
Total votes47 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh School Board of Directors election, district 7
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tracey Reed (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 7

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Eva Diodati, librarian [20]
Eliminated in primary
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eva Diodati 2,151 51.53
Democratic Mahdi Bey2,00448.01
Write-in 190.46
Total votes4,174 100.00

Republican Primary

Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in 59100.00
Total votes59 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh School Board of Directors election, district 7
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eva Diodati
Write-in
Total votes100.00

District 9

Democratic Primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Gene Walker, incumbent school director [21]
Eliminated in primary
  • Allie Petonic, researcher and public schools advocate [22]
Results
Democratic primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Walker (incumbent) 2,663 49.81
Democratic Allie Petonic2,65849.72
Write-in 250.47
Total votes5,346 100.00

Republican Primary

Results
Republican primary [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Write-in 82100.00
Total votes82 100.00

General election

Results

2025 Pittsburgh School Board of Directors election, district 9
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gene Walker (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes100.00

References

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