Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.
Pittsburgh Public Schools, Pennsylvania, elections (2025)
 |
Special state legislative • Supreme court • Appellate courts • Local ballot measures • School boards • Municipal • How to run for office |
 |
← 2023 |
|---|
 |
|
|
|
|
| Enrollment ('22-'23) |
|
|
Five seats on the Pittsburgh Public Schools school board in Pennsylvania are up for general election on November 4, 2025. A primary was scheduled for May 20, 2025. The primary filing deadline for this election was March 11, 2025 and the general filing deadline was August 1, 2025
Elections
Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.
Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1
Tawana Cook Purnell is running in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Tawana Cook Purnell (D)  | |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1
Tawana Cook Purnell defeated Carlos Thomas in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 1 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tawana Cook Purnell | 61.3 | 3,981 |
 | Carlos Thomas | 38.3 | 2,490 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 27 | ||
| Total votes: 6,498 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District 3
General election
General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3
Erikka Grayson is running in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Erikka Grayson (D) | ||
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3
Erikka Grayson defeated Tonya Fores in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 3 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erikka Grayson | 73.1 | 3,726 | |
 | Tonya Fores | 26.4 | 1,347 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 5,096 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District 5
General election
General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5
Incumbent Tracey Reed is running in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Tracey Reed (D) | |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5
Incumbent Tracey Reed advanced from the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 5 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracey Reed | 98.8 | 5,385 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 5,451 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District 7
General election
General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7
Eva Diodati is running in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Eva Diodati (D) | ||
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7
Eva Diodati defeated Mahdi Bey in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 7 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eva Diodati | 51.5 | 2,151 | |
 | Mahdi Bey | 48.0 | 2,004 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 4,174 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
District 9
General election
General election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9
Incumbent Gene Walker is running in the general election for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Gene Walker (D) | |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9
Incumbent Gene Walker defeated Allison Petonic in the Democratic primary for Pittsburgh School District Board of Directors District 9 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gene Walker | 49.8 | 2,663 |
| Allison Petonic | 49.7 | 2,658 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 25 | ||
| Total votes: 5,346 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lauren Stuparitz (D)
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)
- Mayoral election in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (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
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Pittsburgh Public Schools, click here.
Help inform our readers
Take our candidate survey
- See also: Survey
At Ballotpedia, we believe that everyone deserves meaningful, reliable, trustworthy information about their candidates. We also know that good information—especially at the local level—is hard to find. That's why Ballotpedia created Candidate Connection.
We ask all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Our survey helps voters better understand how their candidates think about the world and how they intend to govern—information they need to feel confident they're picking the best person for the role.
If you are a candidate, take our survey here. Or you can ask a candidate to take the survey by sharing the link with them.
Submit endorsements
Endorsements can be particularly helpful for voters trying to decide between candidates in local races, which often feature nonpartisan candidates. Endorsements from individuals and organizations can help voters better understand policy differences between candidates in these cases where little or no other news coverage of policy stances exists.
Candidates, share endorsements here. Readers, share endorsements you know about here.
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.[1]
See also
| Pittsburgh Public Schools | Pennsylvania | School Boards |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
|
|
External links
Footnotes
 |
State of Pennsylvania Harrisburg (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
