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Mayoral election in Pittsburgh, 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 |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is holding a general election for mayor 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.
As of 2025, Pittsburgh does not have term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors serve a four-year term.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Pittsburgh
Corey O'Connor and Tony Moreno are running in the general election for Mayor of Pittsburgh on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Corey O'Connor (D) | |
 | Tony Moreno (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh
Corey O'Connor defeated incumbent Edward Gainey in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Corey O'Connor | 52.6 | 31,666 |
 | Edward Gainey | 47.1 | 28,355 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 189 | ||
| Total votes: 60,210 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh
Tony Moreno defeated Thomas West in the Republican primary for Mayor of Pittsburgh on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Moreno | 62.0 | 2,911 |
 | Thomas West | 26.6 | 1,247 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 11.4 | 537 | ||
| Total votes: 4,695 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2025
March 25, 2025
May 20, 2025
- Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
- City elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2025)
- Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2025)
- Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania, elections (2025)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Divert Funds from Governments Engaged in Genocide and Apartheid Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Question 1, Non-Discrimination in City Business and Foreign State Affiliations Amendment (May 2025)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Question 2, Public Ownership of Water and Sewer Systems Charter Amendment (May 2025)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Question 3, Prohibit Use of Home Rule Charter Process to Add Duties Beyond Lawful Scope of City Amendment (May 2025)
November 4, 2025
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Allegheny County Controller (Assumed office: 2022)
- Pittsburgh City Council District 5 (2012-2022)
Biography: O'Connor received his bachelor's degree in elementary education from Duquesne University. He previously worked as a Community Development Representative for Congressman Mike Doyle (D).
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Sources: PoliticsPA, "O’Connor Announces Candidacy For Pittsburgh Mayor," December 10, 2024; WESA, "O’Connor talks public safety plan, criticizes Gainey’s police chief struggles," April 3, 2025; Corey O'Connor 2025 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed April 15, 2025; Allegheny Controller, "About Controller Corey O'Connor," accessed April 15, 2025
Mayoral partisanship
Pittsburgh has a Democratic mayor. As of September 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
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About the city
- See also: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. As of 2020, its population was 302,971.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Pittsburgh uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
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| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | |
| Population | 302,971 | 13,002,700 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55 | 44,741 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| Black/African American | 23% | 11.1% |
| Asian | 5.8% | 3.5% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1% | 2.4% |
| Multiple | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.4% | 7.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% | 91% |
| College graduation rate | 45.4% | 32.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,536 | $63,627 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.7% | 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
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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