2025 Allegheny County elections

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]

Sheriff

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kevin M. Kraus, incumbent sheriff^[2]

Results

Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin M. Kraus (incumbent)	138,632	98.96
	Write-in		1,452	1.04
Total votes			140,084	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brian Weismantle, retired detective^[4]

Results

Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Weismantle	40,224	96.92
	Write-in		1,279	3.08
Total votes			41,503	100.00

General election

Results

2025 Allegheny County Sheriff election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin M. Kraus (incumbent)	283,247	72.15
	Republican	Brian Weismantle	108,756	27.70
	Write-in		602	0.15
Total votes			392,605	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 Cowan	54,993	5.30
	Democratic	Lauren Leiggi	42,289	4.07
	Democratic	Amy Mathieu	38,454	3.70
	Democratic	Michele Santicola	33,281	3.21
	Democratic	Carmen L. Robinson	31,237	3.01
	Democratic	Sarra Terry	30,312	2.92
	Democratic	Bryan Neft	28,502	2.75
	Democratic	Ilan Zur	28,397	2.74
	Democratic	Craig Stephens	27,562	2.65
	Democratic	Hilary K. Wheatley	27,333	2.63
	Democratic	Mike Sullivan	27,143	2.61
	Democratic	Elizabeth Hughes	25,939	2.50
	Democratic	Jackie Obara	25,070	2.41
	Democratic	Dennis Very	15,017	1.45
	Write-in		1,425	0.14
Total votes			1,038,195	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominees

Julie Capone, (cross-filing)^[7]
Alyssa Cowan, incumbent judge (cross-filing)^[6]
Dan Miller, Democratic state representative from the 42nd district (cross-filing)^[6]
Bryan Neft, (write-in, cross-filing)^[12]
Jackie Obara, (cross-filing)^[7]
Michele Santicola, (cross-filing)^[8]
Sarra Terry, (cross-filing)^[8]

Results

Republican primary (vote for up to 8)^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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		28,390	14.54
Total votes			195,290	100.00

General election

Results

2025 Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas election (vote for up to 8)^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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 DeLuca	221,835	9.22
	Democratic/Republican	Julie Capone	218,825	9.10
	Democratic/Republican	Dan Miller	217,391	9.04
	Republican	Michele Santicola	120,552	5.01
	Republican	Alyssa Cowan	107,535	4.47
	Republican	Bryan Neft	101,996	4.24
	Republican	Jackie Obara	101,091	4.20
	Republican	Sarra Terry	95,993	3.99
	Write-in		3,584	0.15
Total votes			2,405,726	100.00

Court of Common Pleas retention elections

Results

Judge Edward J. Borkowski retention, 2025
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	256,505	71.97
No	99,879	28.03
Total votes	356,384	100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections^[5]

Judge Alan Hertzberg retention, 2025
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	251,832	70.84
No	103,658	29.16
Total votes	355,490	100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections^[5]

Judge Beth A. Lazzara retention, 2025
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	256,864	71.98
No	99,990	28.02
Total votes	356,854	100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections^[5]

Judge Jennifer Staley McCrady retention, 2025
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	254,143	71.60
No	100,797	28.40
Total votes	354,940	100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections^[5]

Judge Hugh Fitzpatrick McGough retention, 2025
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	250,991	70.77
No	103,673	29.23
Total votes	354,664	100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections^[5]

Judge Dan Regan retention, 2025
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	253,294	71.63
No	100,319	28.37
Total votes	353,613	100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections^[5]

Judge Dwayne D. Woodruff retention, 2025
Choice	Votes	%
Yes	272,083	74.81
No	91,600	25.19
Total votes	363,683	100.00
Source: Allegheny County Board of Elections^[5]

References

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

[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.

[UnofficialRes-3] "2025 MUNICIPAL PRIMARY May 20, 2025". Allegheny County, PA. Retrieved 31 May 2025.

[Republicans-4] "Pittsburgh-area Republicans look to compete up and downballot as 2025 ballots take shape". NPR Pittsburgh. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[Results-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION November 4, 2025". Allegheny County, PA. Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[Slate_of_8-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Zenkevich, Julia (April 2025). "Progressive groups endorse new 'slate of eight' for Allegheny County Common Pleas Court". Pittsburgh NPR. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[CandidateList2-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Who's Running For County Courts of Common Pleas?". Politics PA. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2025.

[CandidateDepth-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "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.

[Jewish-10] 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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