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Craig Stephens (Pennsylvania)
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2028
Craig Stephens is a judge for District Court 05-2-22 of the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court in Pennsylvania. His current term ends on January 3, 2028.
Stephens (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 20, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2025)
General election
General election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (8 seats)
The following candidates are running in the general election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Heather Schmidt Bresnahan (D) | |
 | Quita Bridges (D) | |
 | Amanda Green-Hawkins (D) | |
 | Jaime Hickton (D)  | |
 | Matthew Rudzki (D) | |
| Julie Capone (D / R) | ||
| Anthony DeLuca (D / R) | ||
 | Dan Miller (D / R) | |
 | Alyssa Cowan (R) | |
 | Bryan Neft (R) | |
| Jackie Obara (R) | ||
 | Michele Santicola (R) | |
| Sarra Terry (R) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amanda Green-Hawkins | 9.0 | 93,877 |
| ✔ | | Dan Miller | 7.7 | 80,797 |
| ✔ | | Quita Bridges | 7.7 | 80,713 |
| ✔ | Julie Capone | 7.5 | 78,093 | |
| ✔ | Anthony DeLuca | 7.3 | 76,295 | |
| ✔ | | Heather Schmidt Bresnahan | 7.0 | 72,780 |
| ✔ | | Jaime Hickton | 6.1 | 64,112 |
| ✔ | | Matthew Rudzki | 5.5 | 57,354 |
| Alyssa Cowan | 5.3 | 55,302 | |
 | Lauren Leiggi | 4.1 | 42,586 | |
| Amy Mathieu | 3.7 | 38,708 | ||
| Michele Santicola | 3.2 | 33,416 | |
| Carmen Robinson | 3.0 | 31,480 | ||
| Sarra Terry | 2.9 | 30,439 | ||
| Bryan Neft | 2.7 | 28,661 | |
 | Ilan Zur | 2.7 | 28,566 | |
| Craig Stephens | 2.7 | 27,713 | ||
| Hilary Wheatley | 2.6 | 27,488 | ||
 | Mike Sullivan | 2.6 | 27,277 | |
| Elizabeth Hughes | 2.5 | 26,114 | ||
| Jackie Obara | 2.4 | 25,210 | ||
| Dennis Very | 1.4 | 15,081 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,437 | ||
| Total votes: 1,043,499 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (8 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Julie Capone | 16.7 | 32,612 | |
| ✔ | | Michele Santicola | 16.0 | 31,361 |
| ✔ | Jackie Obara | 15.2 | 29,854 | |
| ✔ | Sarra Terry | 14.1 | 27,547 | |
| ✔ | | Dan Miller | 12.4 | 24,289 |
| ✔ | | Alyssa Cowan | 11.1 | 21,655 |
| ✔ | Anthony DeLuca (Write-in) | 3.3 | 6,397 | |
| ✔ | | Bryan Neft (Write-in) | 3.1 | 6,138 |
| Dennis Very (Write-in) | 3.1 | 6,001 | ||
| Ilan Zur (Write-in) | 3.0 | 5,792 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 4,148 | ||
| Total votes: 195,794 | |||
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Endorsements
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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.
Craig Stephens (Pennsylvania) was unopposed in the general election.
Marc Daffner faced Thomas M. Castello, Craig Stephens (Pennsylvania) and Joe Riley in the Democratic primary.
| Allegheny County Magisterial District, 05-02-22, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Craig Stephens (Pennsylvania) |
33.4% | 758 |
| Thomas M. Castello | 26.8% | 607 |
| Joe Riley | 22.9% | 519 |
| Marc Daffner | 16.8% | 381 |
| Write-in votes | 0.09% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 2,267 | |
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Democratic Primary Official Results," June 8, 2015 | ||
Craig Stephens (Pennsylvania) faced Marc Daffner and Joe Riley in the Republican primary.
| Allegheny County Magisterial District, 05-02-22, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Craig Stephens (Pennsylvania) |
50.5% | 465 |
| Joe Riley | 29.6% | 272 |
| Marc Daffner | 19.9% | 183 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 920 | |
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2015 Republican Primary Official Results," June 8, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Craig Stephens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
