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6 in school board race for 4 Ligonier Valley 4-year seats; 2 face off for 2-year term
Six candidates are vying in the Nov. 4 election for a quartet of four-year seats on the Ligonier Valley School Board. Two other hopefuls — John Fitchwell, selected by Republican Party leaders, and Maureen Ittig, chosen by the Democratic Party — are facing off for a two-year seat. The winner...
With full slate of candidates, GOP leaders hope to chip away at Allegheny County Council’s Democratic majority
If every registered voter in Allegheny County turned out, and Republicans joined forces with independents and third-party voters, Democrats would still win by nearly 90,000 votes. But the county’s GOP committee chairman told TribLive the party is feeling momentum heading into Tuesday’s election and hopes to pick up at least...
Sharpsburg has 5 candidates vying for 4 council seats
Editor’s note: The Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Sharpsburg has five people seeing four four-year council seats in November, according to Allegheny County Elections Division records. Council president Adrianne Laing, vice president Karen Pilarski-Pastor, councilmen Roman Mason and Corey Ochai, all Democrats,...
Election HQ: Voter guide for 2025 Election Day in Western Pa.
Election Day in Pennsylvania is Tuesday, Nov. 4. The most prominent local contest is the race for Pittsburgh mayor, while the retention bids of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are also getting considerable public attention and financial support. The state has an online tool to let voters find their polling...
Who are the 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices running for retention?
When the three state Supreme Court justices on November’s ballot initially ran for a spot on the bench 10 years ago, it was highly partisan and the most expensive judicial race in American history. Running for retention 10 years later, they hoped, would be different. It is not. Justices Christine...
Virginia Democrats weigh plan to counter Trump’s redistricting campaign
Virginia is shaping up as the latest battleground in a rare and widening mid-decade redistricting war instigated by President Donald Trump, as Democrats in Richmond weigh joining California with efforts to redraw congressional maps to their advantage. Democratic leaders have summoned Virginia legislators into a special session starting on Monday...
Trump dismisses 2028 VP run as ‘too cute,’ leaves door open to 3rd term
AIR FORCE ONE/TOKYO — President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out running for vice president in the 2028 election but declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office. Trump has repeatedly flirted with...
Fox Chapel mayoral candidates are a current councilman and a political newcomer
Editor’s note: The Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. Fox Chapel councilman Jonathan Colton and political newcomer Robert Marsh are running to become the borough’s next mayor in November. Colton, a Democrat, and Marsh, a Republican, each were the lone candidates seeking their...
Jefferson Hills voters to choose from 7 candidates seeking 4 council seats
Jefferson Hills voters have a contested council race with seven candidates vying for four seats in November, according to Allegheny County Election Division records. Candidates are Democrats Edward Manfredi and former councilwomen Karen Bucy and Nicole Stoicovy-Ruscitto, and Republicans Nicholas Horgan, council president Melissa Girman-Steffey and vice president Hilary Kingsley-Budd...
‘This might be your time’: Corey O’Connor’s wife championed his run for Pittsburgh mayor
Months before Corey O’Connor entered the race for Pittsburgh mayor, rumors started circulating that he would try to unseat incumbent Ed Gainey. The idea wasn’t far-fetched. O’Connor had built a career in public service, first as a Pittsburgh councilman like his father, Bob O’Connor, then as Allegheny County controller. He...
Inside Tony Moreno’s quest to become Pittsburgh’s 1st GOP mayor in nearly a century
Maverick Republican Tony Moreno knows he probably won’t be Pittsburgh’s next mayor. But the unconventional candidate, who faces Democrat Corey O’Connor on Nov. 4 at the ballot box, says he stresses what needs to be said. The retired Pittsburgh police officer first sought the city’s top elected post — unsuccessfully...
Write-ins help fill slate of candidates for Delmont council
Delmont had to rely on write-in votes to garner enough candidates for council in the Nov. 4 election, and five candidates will compete for four open seats in the borough. Write-in votes propelled Delmont couple and former council members Julie and Bob Walczer both onto the ballot. Incumbent Republican Pamela...
Council member challenges incumbent Jeannette mayor
There are two candidates on the Nov. 4 election ballot for Jeannette mayor — the incumbent and a council member. Incumbent Curtis Antoniak is being challenged by Michelle Langdon, who has spent the last four years on council. The two candidates have diverse perspectives on what they hope to accomplish...
3 vie for 2 spots on Jeannette City Council
Two newcomers and an incumbent are seeking two open spots on Jeannette City Council in the Nov. 4 election. Michelle Langdon, who has spent the last four years on council, and newcomers Donald Johnston Jr. and Denise Ward will be on the ballot for the two four-year terms. Council members...
5 candidates compete for 4 open seats on Franklin Regional School Board
Five candidates will compete for four open seats on the Franklin Regional School Board in the Nov. 4 election, and their goals and concerns cover a wide range of topics. All candidates are running for a four-year term. Shannon Venditti received the highest number of votes on the Republican ballot,...
Incumbents face same Democratic challenger in race for 2 East Huntingdon supervisor seats
East Huntingdon incumbent supervisors Jeff Keefer and Justin Morrow have the same job. They also have the same opponent in separate races for two seats on the township’s governing board. Keefer, 55, a Republican, is seeking a four-year term. A former member of the township’s road crew, Keefer was appointed...
Republican incumbent, Democratic newcomer vie for votes in Latrobe mayoral race
Christine Marquis wasn’t expecting to run for mayor of Latrobe, but she accepted the Democratic nomination for the post after supporters waged a successful primary write-in campaign on her behalf. On Nov. 4, Marquis will face off against Republican incumbent Eric Bartels. Bartels is seeking his second term as mayor,...
O’Hara council has a mix of contested, uncontested races depending on ward
Editor’s note: The Herald is featuring candidate interviews in contested municipal and school board races only. O’Hara has some contested and uncontested races for council seats, depending on the ward, in November, according to Allegheny County Elections Division records. Democrat councilman Richard Hughes and Republican Anthony Santucci are competing for...
Sewickley Hills council candidates decline to answer election questions
Sewickley Hills has four candidates seeking three four-year terms on borough council in the upcoming November election. Candidates are current Council President Joseph Hajnas, Councilman Thomas Klixbull, Councilwoman Teresa Hartle and Planning Commission member Cynthia Phillips. Hajnas and Hartle earned enough votes in the primary to be on both the...
Pleasant Hills voters to chose from 5 candidates seeking 4 council seats
Pleasant Hills voters will choose from five candidates seeking four council seats in the November general election. They are Republican incumbents Eileen Solinas and Jarrett Niecgorski, fellow Republicans Darcy Lynn Vergallito and Stephen Harroun and Democrat Joseph Esper, according to Allegheny County Election Division records. Solinas, Niecgorski and Vergallito will...
6 candidates vie for 5 West Jefferson Hills school director spots
On Nov. 4, six candidates will compete for four, four-year terms and one two-year term on the West Jefferson Hills school board, according to the Allegheny County official candidate list. Democrat Katie Noel is on the ballot for both four- and two-year terms, while incumbents Kristin Shoemaker, Ashley Malley, Kimberley...
Murrysville council candidates zero in on comprehensive plan update
Candidates competing for four open seats on Murrysville Council have unanimously identified one central issue facing the municipality: the long-overdue update to its comprehensive plan. All five candidates running for the four seats cited the planning document — which serves as the town’s vision for growth and development — as...
Republican Springdale mayor faces Democratic challenger
Two men are vying to be mayor of Springdale on Nov. 4. Democrat John Murray is challenging incumbent Republican Joel Anderson, who has served as mayor since 2023. Anderson declined TribLive requests to comment for this story. A resident of the borough since 1996, Murray, 66, ended up on the...
7 candidates vie for 4 Bethel Park School Board seats
Seven candidates are vying for four seats on the Bethel Park School Board in the general election. One of them, incumbent Christina Headley, won both the Democratic and Republication nominations in the primary. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Karleen Bileck Republican Age: 43 Education: BA Hons in elementary education...
7 candidates look to fill 4 Penn Hills School Board seats
Residents of the Penn Hills School District will see a busy race this November as seven candidates are vying to fill four open seats on the school board. According to the Allegheny County Office of Elections’ official candidate list, incumbents Joseph Capozoli, Marisa Jamison and Evelyn Herbert, all originally cross-filed...
