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Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2021)
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| 2021 Allegheny County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: January 4, 2021 (retention); March 9, 2021 (primary candidates); August 2, 2021 (independents) |
| Primary election: May 18, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County council, sheriff, and court of common pleas judges |
| Total seats up: 19 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, held general elections for county council, sheriff, and court of common pleas judges on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for May 18, 2021. The filing deadline for retention candidates in this election was January 4, 2021. The filing deadline for primary candidates in this election was March 9, 2021, and the filing deadline for independent candidates in this election was August 2, 2021.
Elections
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County council
Allegheny County Council general election candidates (November 2, 2021) |
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Joe Wise (unofficially withdrew) |
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| District 12 |
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Allegheny County Council primary candidates (May 18, 2021) |
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| District 9 |
No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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| District 12 |
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No candidates filed for the Republican primary |
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Sheriff
General election
General election for Allegheny County Sheriff
Kevin Kraus won election in the general election for Allegheny County Sheriff on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Kraus (D / R) | 96.6 | 222,947 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 7,933 | ||
| Total votes: 230,880 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Sheriff
Kevin Kraus defeated Dominic Costa in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Sheriff on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Kraus | 50.8 | 79,515 | |
 | Dominic Costa | 48.6 | 75,998 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 912 | ||
| Total votes: 156,425 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Sheriff
Kevin Kraus advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Sheriff on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin Kraus (Write-in) | 100.0 | 4,042 | |
| Total votes: 4,042 | |||
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Judicial
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Retention
Allegheny Court of Common Pleas retention elections (November 2, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Bicket's seat |
 Alexander P. Bicket (i) |
| Todd's seat |
Randal B. Todd (i) |
Note: Judge Michael F. Marmo did not file for retention.[1]
Note: Judge Guido A. De Angelis filed for retention but withdrew from the race in August 2021.[2]
Partisan election (10 seats)
Note: At the time of the May 18 primary election, nine seats on the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas were up for partisan election. After Judge Guido A. De Angelis decided in August 2021 to not run for retention, another seat was added to the November ballot. The Democratic Party nominated Thomas Caulfield and the Republican Party nominated Rick Hosking to appear on the ballot.[3]
Allegheny Court of Common Pleas general election candidates (November 2, 2021) |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2021
May 18, 2021
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections, 2021
- Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
- Pennsylvania Question 1, Legislative Resolution to Extend or Terminate Emergency Declaration Amendment (May 2021)
- Pennsylvania Question 2, Emergency Declarations Amendment (May 2021)
- Pennsylvania Question 3, Equal Rights Regardless of Race or Ethnicity Amendment (May 2021)
- Pennsylvania Question 4, Municipal Fire and EMS Services Loans Measure (May 2021)
- City elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2021)
- Mayoral election in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2021)
- Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania, elections (2021)
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Prohibit Solitary Confinement Initiative (May 2021)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ban No-Knock Warrants Initiative (May 2021)
November 2, 2021
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | ||
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| Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | |
| Population | 1,250,578 | 13,002,700 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 729 | 44,741 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 79% | 79.4% |
| Black/African American | 13% | 11.1% |
| Asian | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 0.8% | 2.4% |
| Multiple | 3.1% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 2.2% | 7.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 94.8% | 91% |
| College graduation rate | 42.5% | 32.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $62,320 | $63,627 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.3% | 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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Declarations of Candidacy Filed by Incumbent Judges for Retention in 2021," accessed February 22, 2021
- ↑ WESA, "Yet Another Allegheny County Judgeship On The Line This November," August 30, 2021
- ↑ WESA, "Dems, GOP Pick 10th Nominee For County Common Pleas Seat," September 13, 2021
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