2025 Allegheny County Council election

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8 of 15 seats on the Allegheny County Council 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Democratic Republican Independent Seats before 13 2 0 Seats after 13 1 1 Seat change 1 1
Results:      Democratic hold     Labor/Independent gain      No election
Council president before election Patrick J. Catena Democratic Elected Council president Patrick J. Catena Democratic

The2025 Allegheny County Council election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect eight members to theAllegheny County Council. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2025.

The special election for the at-large seat was scheduled following the appointment of Mike Embrescia to the council.^[1] As one party cannot hold both at-large seats, it was originally expected that Embrescia would be unopposed in the general election. Following the candidacy ofAlex Rose, the Republican Party challenged the requirement to hold the special election.^[2]

An Allegheny County Common Pleas judge ruled on June 4 that the election would go on as planned.^[3] The decision was appealed to theCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, where the ruling was again upheld.^[4] Embrescia then appealed to ruling to theSupreme Court of Pennsylvania in August, where the Supreme Court again upheld the ruling.^[5]

If elected, Rose would essentially be a Democratic voice on the council, as he has previously worked on campaigns for Democratic Party candidates.^[6]

• Mike Embrescia, incumbent councilor^[2]

• Theron Gilliland Jr., researcher and co-chair of theGreen Party of Pennsylvania^[8]

• Alex Rose, Democratic campaign worker^[2]

• Kathleen Madonna-Emerling, senior development associate^[11]
• Carl Villella, business owner^[11]

• Mary Jo Wise^[12]

• Lissa Geiger Shulman, advocate^[13][14]

• W. Christopher Lochner, municipal manager^[13]

• Patrick J. Catena Jr., incumbent councilor^[15]

• Bob Doddato^[15]

• Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, incumbent councilor^[15]

• Michael Dell^[15]

• Aaron Adams,Duquesne city councilor^[16]

• Dylan Altemara, student coach^[16]
• Kellianne Frketic, inventory control coordinator^[16]

• Patrick Provins(write-in)^[17]

• Robert J. Palmosina, incumbent councilor^[15]

• Leonard Iorio(write-in)^[17]

• Jordan Botta, interim councilor^[18]

• Daylon Davis, formerNAACP Pittsburgh chair^[18]
• Jon Hanrahan, resident^[18]

• Todd McCollum, Pittsburgh Republican city committee chair^[19]

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