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City elections in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 11, 2025 (primary) & August 1, 2025 (general) |
| Primary election: May 20, 2025 General election: November 4, 2025 |
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| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections) |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2025 |
The city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for May 20, 2025. The filing deadline for primary candidates was March 11, 2025, and the withdrawal deadline for primary candidates was March 26, 2025. The filing deadline for general election candidates was August 1, 2025. The withdrawal deadline for independent candidates in the general election was August 8, 2025, and the withdrawal deadline for partisan candidates in the general election was August 11, 2025.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
City council
General election
General election for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
Incumbent Jocelyn Rawls, Robert Lawson, incumbent Ralph Rodriguez, and incumbent Ausha Green won election in the general election for Harrisburg City Council on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls (D) | 26.9 | 6,761 | |
| ✔ | Robert Lawson (D) | 25.1 | 6,318 | |
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez (D) | 23.6 | 5,927 | |
| ✔ | Ausha Green (D) | 23.2 | 5,849 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 305 | ||
| Total votes: 25,160 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Harrisburg City Council on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jocelyn Rawls | 14.4 | 2,214 | |
| ✔ | Robert Lawson | 13.1 | 2,013 | |
| ✔ | Ausha Green | 12.3 | 1,886 | |
| ✔ | Ralph Rodriguez | 12.1 | 1,862 | |
| Elyse Irvis | 9.1 | 1,401 | ||
 | Basir Vincent | 8.3 | 1,276 | |
| Willie Ross | 6.1 | 937 | ||
| Sharon Horne | 5.9 | 902 | ||
| Karl Singleton | 5.7 | 882 | ||
 | Lisa Glenn | 5.1 | 785 | |
 | Lori Saulisbury | 4.4 | 675 | |
| Rich Sanders | 3.1 | 478 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 15,378 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Leslie Franklin (D)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2025
May 20, 2025
- Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
- Mayoral election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2025)
November 4, 2025
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About the city
- See also: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is a city in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. As of 2020, its population was 50,099.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Harrisburg utilizes a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1][2][3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | ||
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| Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | |
| Population | 50,099 | 13,002,700 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 8 | 44,741 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 34.3% | 79.4% |
| Black/African American | 51.7% | 11.1% |
| Asian | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 5.4% | 2.4% |
| Multiple | 4.8% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 23.6% | 7.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 81.5% | 91% |
| College graduation rate | 22.6% | 32.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $41,831 | $63,627 |
| Persons below poverty level | 26.5% | 12% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
| Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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