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November 4, 2025 - Municipal Elections

Allegheny County Government

Several positions in the Allegheny County government are up for election in 2025. Allegheny County has an annual budget of about 3 billion dollars, employs 6000 people, and provides services ranging from road maintenance to public health to law enforcement for the county's 1,200,000+ residents.

Learn more on our Allegheny County Government page.

2025 Election Information

Which County officials are up for election?

Learn more about these positions, and find candidate guides for:

7 County Council members (districts 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 12, and one "at large" position.)

County Sheriff

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Job Descriptions- 2025 Municipal Elections
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www.lwvpgh.org/docs.ashx?id=1496543

Find more candidate information on our 2025 Elections Menu

Allegheny County Government Candidates

Who's on the Ballot?

Candidate Mini-guides

Executive Branch - County Executive and Row Offices

Sheriff

Candidates

Democratic: Kevin M. Kraus
Republican: Brian Weismantle

Sheriff: The County Sheriff is responsible for Courtroom security and maintaining custody of incarcerated defendants who are required to appear before the Courts in such matters as arraignments, motions, pleas, trials, sentences and appeals. The Sheriff's Office also serves warrants and writs out of the county courts, investigates and apprehends fugitives, and participates on task forces and criminal investigations with other law enforcement agencies as requested.

In addition to these responsibilities traditionally assigned to a County Sheriff, the Allegheny County Sheriff Department also has complete police authority.

County Sheriff Candidate Guide
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Legislative Branch - County Council

County Council

Allegheny County Council is made up of 15 members, and functions as the legislative branch of Allegheny County government. 13 county council members are elected by district, and 2 are elected "at-large" (county-wide.)

County Council is a part-time position. Regular meetings are held twice a month in the evenings. Members do not receive a salary, or funding for an office or staff. Instead they receive a stipend of about $11,000. Members typically hold a different full-time job.

How is County Council Elected?

At-large vs. district members

2 of the 15 County Council Members are Elected At-Large. "At-large" means that these council members represent the whole county and not one district. Every voter in the county can vote in this race.

Normally both at-large seats are up for election at the same time. Any political party may nominate a candidate for an at large seat. Voters may vote for one, and the top two vote-getters are elected. This guarantees that the at-large members will be from two different political parties.

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The At-Large Race in 2025 is a Special Election for Just 1 Seat. Click here for details.

In 2025, only one at-large seat is on the ballot. This is because Sam DeMarco (R), one of the two at-large council members, resigned before the end of his term to take another position. Mike Embrescia (R) was appointed to serve in his place, and is required to run in the next municipal election cycle to remain in the position until the end of Mr. DeMarco's term.

Because the Democratic Party already has one of the at-large seats on the county council, they may not nominate anyone for this race. However, third parties are permitted to run candidates against the incumbent Republican candidate.

In 2027, the at-large races will be back to normal, with both at-large seats on the ballot at the same time.

13 Members are Elected by District

What County District do You Live in? See the map here: County Council District Map

Allegheny County is divided into 13 districts, each represented by one County Council member. In 2025, the seats in districts 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, and 12 are up for election. The remaining district seats will be up for election in 2027.

County Council members are elected for 4-year terms.

County Council Candidates
and Voter Guides

District	Candidates	Candidate Mini-guides Read bio and survey answers directly from candidates who responded to *vote411.org.*
At-large	Republican: Mike Embrescia Labor: Alex Rose	No mini-guide. These candidates did not respond.
1	Democratic: Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling Republican: Mary-Jo Wise	District 1 County Council www.lwvpgh.org/docs.ashx?id=1621982
3	Democratic: Lissa Geiger Shulman Republican: W. Christopher Lochner	District 3 County Council www.lwvpgh.org/docs.ashx?id=1621983
4	Democratic: Patrick J. Catena, Jr. Republican: Bob Doddato	District 4 County Council www.lwvpgh.org/docs.ashx?id=1621984
8	Democratic: Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis Republican: Michael Dell	District 8 County Council www.lwvpgh.org/docs.ashx?id=1621985
9	Democratic: Aaron Adams Republican: Patrick D. Provins	District 9 County Council www.lwvpgh.org/docs.ashx?id=1621986
12	Democratic: Robert J. Palmosina Republican: Leonard S. Iorio	No mini-guide. These candidates did not respond.

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