Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2019)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 12, 2019
Primary election: May 21, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: County council, county controller, county executive, county district attorney, county treasurer, and magisterial district judges
Total seats up: 20
Election type: Partisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2019

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, held general elections for county council, county controller, county executive, county district attorney, county treasurer, court of common pleas judges, and magisterial district judges on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was March 12, 2019.[1][2][3][4][5]

Elections

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Controller

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: Brooke Nadonley was a write-in candidate in the Republican primary. She received 1,887 write-in votes in the primary, making her eligible to appear on the general election ballot.[6]

Treasurer

General election candidates

  • John Weinstein  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Republican Party) ✔

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Executive

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District attorney

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

County council

Allegheny County Council general election candidates
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
At-large (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngBethany Hallam  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel DeMarco III (i)

District 2

Christine Allen

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Kirk (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Duerr  Candidate Connection

Sue Means (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Palmiere (i)

Michael Friedman

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngNicholas Futules (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Zavarella (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngDeWitt Walton (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Klein (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngOlivia Bennett

Note: The District 8 special election was called after the primary, so it did not appear on the primary ballot.[7]

Allegheny County Council primary candidates
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
At-large (2 seats)

John DeFazio (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBethany Hallam  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel DeMarco III (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngChristine Allen

Did not make the ballot:
Michael Faddoul 

Green check mark transparent.pngCindy Kirk (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Duerr  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Means (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Palmiere (i)
Joseph Rudolph

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Friedman

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngNicholas Futules (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngDeWitt Walton (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Klein (i)

District 13

Denise Ranalli Russell (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngOlivia Bennett

Note: Michael Friedman was a write-in candidate in the Republican primary. He received 367 write-in votes in the primary, making him eligible to appear on the general election ballot.[6]

Judicial

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

Retention election

The following judges ran for retention in 2019.

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Retention election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Berkeley Clark's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKim Berkeley Clark (i)
Colville's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert J. Colville (i)
Eaton's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKim D. Eaton (i)
Evashavik DiLucente's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Evashavik DiLucente (i)
Ignelzi's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip A. Ignelzi (i)
Klein's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngArnold I. Klein (i)
Manning's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey A. Manning (i)
Sasinoski's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin G. Sasinoski (i)
Walko's seat

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald R. Walko Jr. (i)
Williams' seat

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph K. Williams III (i)

Partisan election

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Note: Mary McGinley cross-filed for and received both the Democratic and Republican nominations upon winning the primary as she received the most votes in the Democratic primary and there were no Republican primary candidates. She is listed on the ballot as the nominee for both parties in the general election.[8]

Magisterial district judges

Magisterial District 05-02-13

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Magisterial District 05-02-14

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Magisterial District 05-02-25

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Magisterial District 05-02-26

General election candidates

  • Beth S. Mills  (Incumbent) (Republican Party, Democratic Party) ✔

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Magisterial District 05-02-28

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Magisterial District 05-03-17

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Endorsements

Allegheny County Council District 5 candidate Thomas Duerr was endorsed by the following organizations:[9]

  • Steel City Stonewall Democrats,
  • Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania PAC,
  • Run For Something,
  • Sierra Club of Pennsylvania, and
  • ASCEND PAC.

Duerr was also endorsed by the following individuals:[9]

  • County Executive Rich Fitzgerald,
  • Pennsylvania State Senator Pam Iovino,
  • County Councilman DeWitt Walton, and
  • Pennsylvania State Representative Austin Davis.

Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at elections@ballotpedia.org.

Past elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2017)

County council

District 1

Incumbent Tom Baker (R) defeated Jack Betkowski (D) in the general election for the District 1 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 1 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Baker Incumbent 50.35% 8,415
     Democratic Jack Betkowski 49.44% 8,263
Write-in votes 0.2% 34
Total Votes 16,712
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

Incumbent Tom Baker ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for the District 1 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 1 Republican Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Tom Baker Incumbent (unopposed) 97.98% 2,960
Write-in votes 2.02% 61
Total Votes 3,021
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

District 3

Anita Prizio (D) defeated incumbent Edward Kress (R) in the general election for the District 3 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 3 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anita Prizio 50.83% 9,007
     Republican Edward Kress Incumbent 49.09% 8,698
Write-in votes 0.08% 15
Total Votes 17,720
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

Incumbent Edward Kress ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for the District 3 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 3 Republican Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Edward Kress Incumbent (unopposed) 99.03% 2,862
Write-in votes 0.97% 28
Total Votes 2,890
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

Anita Prizio ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 3 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 3 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Anita Prizio  (unopposed) 98.24% 4,982
Write-in votes 1.76% 89
Total Votes 5,071
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

District 4

Incumbent Patrick Catena Jr. ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 4 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Catena Jr. Incumbent (unopposed) 97.78% 6,705
Write-in votes 2.22% 152
Total Votes 6,857
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

Incumbent Patrick Catena Jr. (D) defeated Dimitrios Pantzoulas (R) in the general election for the District 4 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 4 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Patrick Catena Jr. Incumbent 65.71% 9,975
     Republican Dimitrios Pantzoulas 34.10% 5,177
Write-in votes 0.19% 29
Total Votes 15,181
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

District 8

Michael Dell ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for the District 8 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 8 Republican Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Dell  (unopposed) 97.96% 2,304
Write-in votes 2.04% 48
Total Votes 2,352
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

Incumbent Charles Martoni ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 8 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 8 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Charles Martoni Incumbent (unopposed) 99.14% 7,289
Write-in votes 0.86% 63
Total Votes 7,352
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

Incumbent Charles Martoni (D) defeated Michael Dell (R) in the general election for the District 8 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 8 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Charles Martoni Incumbent 62.23% 9,951
     Republican Michael Dell 37.66% 6,022
Write-in votes 0.11% 17
Total Votes 15,990
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

District 9

Incumbent Bob Macey ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 9 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 9 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bob Macey Incumbent (unopposed) 98.97% 7,335
Write-in votes 1.03% 76
Total Votes 7,411
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

Incumbent Bob Macey (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 9 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 9 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Macey Incumbent (unopposed) 98.65% 11,419
Write-in votes 1.35% 156
Total Votes 11,575
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

District 12

Robert Palmosina defeated incumbent Jim Ellenbogen in the Democratic primary election for the District 12 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 12 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Palmosina 70.18% 6,638
Jim Ellenbogen Incumbent 29.29% 2,770
Write-in votes 0.53% 50
Total Votes 9,458
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

Robert Palmosina (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 12 seat on the Allegheny County Council.[10]

Allegheny County Council, District 12 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert Palmosina  (unopposed) 98.53% 11,228
Write-in votes 1.47% 167
Total Votes 11,395
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

County sheriff

Incumbent Bill Mullen defeated George Satler in the Democratic primary election for Allegheny County Sheriff.[10]

Allegheny County Sheriff, Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Bill Mullen Incumbent 67.47% 69,515
George Satler 32.31% 33,289
Write-in votes 0.22% 230
Total Votes 103,034
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 16, 2017

Incumbent Bill Mullen (D) ran unopposed in the general election for Allegheny County Sheriff.[10]

Allegheny County Sheriff, General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bill Mullen Incumbent (unopposed) 99.21% 187,465
Write-in votes 0.79% 1,491
Total Votes 188,956
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

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About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Pennsylvania
Population 1,223,348 12,702,379
Land area (sq mi) 729 44,742
Race and ethnicity**
White 79.9% 80.5%
Black/African American 12.9% 11.2%
Asian 3.7% 3.4%
Native American 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Two or more 2.9% 2.5%
Hispanic/Latino 2.1% 7.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 94.6% 90.5%
College graduation rate 41.6% 31.4%
Income
Median household income $61,043 $61,744
Persons below poverty level 11.6% 12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State profile

See also: Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held six of Pennsylvania's 16 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Pennsylvania's governor was Democrat Tom Wolf.

State legislature

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
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Pennsylvania quick stats
  • Became a state in 1787
  • 2nd state admitted to the United States
  • The United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were both drafted in Pennsylvania.
  • Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate: 50
  • Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: 203
  • U.S. senators: 2
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Demographic data for Pennsylvania
 PennsylvaniaU.S.
Total population:12,791,904316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):44,7433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:81.6%73.6%
Black/African American:11%12.6%
Asian:3.1%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:28.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,599$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Pennsylvania.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 67 Pennsylvania counties—4.5 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Erie County, Pennsylvania 1.56% 16.03% 19.88%
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 19.31% 4.81% 8.41%
Northampton County, Pennsylvania 3.78% 4.71% 12.30%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Pennsylvania cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Pennsylvania supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2012, but voted Republican in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Pennsylvania. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[11][12]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 89 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 84 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. Clinton won 19 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 114 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 20 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 119 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh's NPR News Station, "Petition Filings Suggest Few Surprises On Primary Ballot," March 12, 2019
  2. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "City, county candidates line up for May, November races," March 12, 2019
  3. ↑ Allegheny County Elections, "Information ABOUT Candidates: List of Candidates," accessed April 8, 2019
  4. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Kristin L. Perkoski, Manager, Balloting & Returns, Allegheny County Elections Division," April 22, 2019
  5. ↑ Pittsburgh City Paper, "Progressive independent Lisa Middleman kicks off campaign for Allegheny County DA," August 2, 2019
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Trib Live, "Republicans win write-ins, will run for two Allegheny County offices in November," June 5, 2019
  7. ↑ Trib Live, "12 contenders vie to represent District 8 on Allegheny County Council," June 17, 2019
  8. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Mary McGinley sweeps Democratic, GOP nominations for Allegheny County judge," May 21, 2019
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Tom Duerr 2019 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2019
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Running for Office," accessed April 3, 2017
  11. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  12. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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