Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania, elections (2023)

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2025 → ← 2021
Pittsburgh Public Schools elections
Primary date
May 16, 2023
General election date
November 7, 2023
Enrollment ('22-'23)
20,034 students

Four seats on the Pittsburgh Public Schools school board in Pennsylvania were up for general election on November 7, 2023. A primary was scheduled for May 16, 2023. The filing deadline for the primary election was March 7, 2023, and the filing deadline for the general election was August 1, 2023.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

Incumbent Devon Taliaferro defeated Ron Sofo in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devon Taliaferro (D)	79.6	9,452
		Ron Sofo (R)	20.2	2,402
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	24

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,878
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

Incumbent Devon Taliaferro defeated Ron Sofo in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Devon Taliaferro	59.0	4,358
		Ron Sofo	40.7	3,006
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	24

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,388
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2

Ron Sofo defeated incumbent Devon Taliaferro in the Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 2 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ron Sofo	60.2	225
		Devon Taliaferro	37.7	141
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 374
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District 4

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

Yael Silk won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Yael Silk (R / D)	98.3	8,780
		Other/Write-in votes	1.7	150

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,930
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

Yael Silk advanced from the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Yael Silk	98.5	5,380
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	82

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,462
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4

Yael Silk advanced from the Republican primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 4 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Yael Silk	95.1	214
		Other/Write-in votes	4.9	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 225
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District 6

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

Emma Yourd won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Emma Yourd (D)	96.1	7,442
		Other/Write-in votes	3.9	305

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,747
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6

Emma Yourd advanced from the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 6 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Emma Yourd	97.9	4,252
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	92

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,344
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District 8

General election

General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8

Dwayne Barker won election in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dwayne Barker (D)	97.9	5,621
		Other/Write-in votes	2.1	122

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,743
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8

Dwayne Barker advanced from the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 8 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dwayne Barker	98.4	3,195
		Other/Write-in votes	1.6	51

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,246
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September 19, 2023

• Pennsylvania state legislative special elections, 2023

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• Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections, 2023
• Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2023
• Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2023)
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• Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, County Council Salary Amendment (November 2023)

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About the district

See also: Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Public Schools is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The district served 20,034 students during the 2022-2023 school year.

See also

Pittsburgh Public Schools	Pennsylvania	School Boards
Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania, elections (2021) List of school districts in Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania school board elections, 2023 Public education in Pennsylvania Local ballot measures, Pennsylvania	School board elections, 2023 School board elections, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2023 School board election data analysis, 2022

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