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Elections and appointments
Last election
November 4, 2025
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Brian Weismantle (Republican Party) ran for election for Allegheny County Sheriff in Pennsylvania. Weismantle lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2025)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Sheriff

Incumbent Kevin Kraus defeated Brian Weismantle in the general election for Allegheny County Sheriff on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kevin Kraus (D)
 
72.1
 
280,025
Brian Weismantle (R)
 
27.9
 
108,138

Total votes: 388,163
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Sheriff

Incumbent Kevin Kraus advanced from the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Sheriff on May 20, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kevin Kraus
 
99.0
 
138,632
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
1,452

Total votes: 140,084
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Sheriff

Brian Weismantle advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Sheriff on May 20, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Brian Weismantle
 
96.9
 
40,224
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.1
 
1,279

Total votes: 41,503
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Weismantle in this election.

2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Adam Ravenstahl ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 20 Democratic primary.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Adam Ravenstahl Incumbent (unopposed)


2015

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015

Pennsylvania's judicial elections included a primary on May 19, 2015, and a general election on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.

Leah Williams Duncan faced Valerie Townsend, Brian Weismantle and incumbent Robert P. Ravenstahl, Jr. in the Democratic primary.

Allegheny County Magisterial District, 05-02-42, Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert P. Ravenstahl, Jr. Incumbent 53.7% 1,641
Leah Williams Duncan 22.1% 676
Brian Weismantle 16.5% 503
Valerie Townsend 7.5% 230
Write-in votes 0.2% 6
Total Votes 3,056
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Democratic Primary Official Results," June 8, 2015

Brian Weismantle faced incumbent Robert P. Ravenstahl, Jr. in the Republican primary.

Allegheny County Magisterial District, 05-02-42, Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert P. Ravenstahl, Jr. Incumbent 55.9% 132
Brian Weismantle 40.3% 95
Write-in votes 3.81% 9
Total Votes 236
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Republican Primary Official Results," June 8, 2015

Campaign themes

2025

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