Important Deadlines
Primary Election Day is May 16, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is a primary election, and the general election will take place on Nov. 7 later this year.
May 9 is the last day to apply for a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot. May 16, at 8 p.m., is the latest time for the County Board of Elections to receive voted mailin and civilian absentee ballots. May 23 is the last day for the County Board of Elections to receive voted military and overseas absentee ballots, though they must be submitted for delivery no later than 11:59 p.m. on May 15.
In-Person Polling Places
Pennsylvania’s polling place locator can be found online, at pavoterservices. pa.gov/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx.
A list of polling places for Allegheny County can be found at alleghenycounty.us/ elections/on-election-day.aspx and clicking the option “countywide polling place list.”
Anyone still in line to vote at their polling place by 8 p.m. will still be allowed to vote.
At time of printing, the 2023 Primary races and candidates relevant to the Northside are as follows:
City Races
Pittsburgh Controller
- Mark V. DePasquale, Democratic
- Tracy Royston, Democratic
- Rachel Heisler, Democratic
Pittsburgh City Council — District 1
- Steven Oberst, Democratic
- Bobby Wilson, Democratic
School Board — District 2
- Devon Taliaferro, cross-filed
- Ron Sofo, cross-filed
School Board — District 8
- Dwayne Barker, Democratic
Countywide Races
County Chief Executive
- Joseph E. Rockey, Republican
- John K. Weinstein, Democratic
- Sara Innamorato, Democratic
- William Parker, Democratic
- Michael E. Lamb, Democratic
- Dave Fawcett, Democratic
- Theresa Sciulli Colaizzi, Democratic
County Controller
- Corey O’Connor, Democratic
- Darwin Leuba, Democratic
District Attorney
- Matt Dugan, Democratic
- Steve Zappala, Democratic
County Treasurer
- Erica Rocchi Brusselars, Democratic
- Anthony Coghill, Democratic
County Council At-Large
- Sam DeMarco, Republican l Joanna Doven, Democratic
- Bethany Hallam, Democratic
County Council — District 13
- David Bonaroti, Democratic
Statewide Races
Justice of the Supreme Court
- Patricia A. McCullough, Republican
- Carolyn Carluccio, Republican
- Daniel McCaffery, Democratic
- Debbie Kunselman, Democratic
Judge of the Superior Court
- Maria Battista, Republican
- Harry F. Smail Jr., Republican
- Pat Dugan, Democratic
- Timika Lane, Democratic
- Jill Beck, Democratic
Judge of the Commonwealth Court
- Josh Prince, Republican
- Megan Martin, Republican
- Matt Wolf, Democratic
- Bryan Neft, Democratic
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
- Patrick A. Sweeney, cross-filed
- Andy Szefi, cross-filed
- Anthony DeLuca, cross-filed
