Michael Dell

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Michael Dell

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November 4, 2025

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Michael Dell (Republican Party) ran for election to the Allegheny County Council to represent District 8 in Pennsylvania. Dell lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Biography

Dell was first elected to the Plum Borough Council in 2007. He is a certified public accountant.

Elections

2025

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

General election

General election for Allegheny County Council District 8

Incumbent Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis defeated Michael Dell in the general election for Allegheny County Council District 8 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis (D)	67.0	17,915
		Michael Dell (R)	33.0	8,804

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 26,719
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 8

Incumbent Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis advanced from the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 8 on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis	99.2	8,960
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	72

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,032
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 8

Michael Dell advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 8 on May 20, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Dell	98.8	3,024
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	37

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,061
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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Dell in this election.

2017

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

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

Allegheny County Council, District 8 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	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

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

Allegheny County Council, District 8 Republican Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
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

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2025

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