Pennsylvania’s 2025 General Election is on Tuesday, November 4.

Here’s everything Pittsburghers need to know to vote on time, find their polling place, return a mail-in ballot, and research the races and ballot questions.

Key Races For Pittsburgh Area Voters

• Pittsburgh City Council

  • District 2

  • District 4

  • District 6

• Pittsburgh School Board

• Allegheny County Council

• State-wide: PA Supreme Court Judges

• State-wide: PA Court of Common Pleas

Election Day Information

• 🗓️ Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

• ⏰ The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in the line at 8 p.m., you will be allowed to stay and vote. Do not get out of line.

• 📍 Find your polling place: Use the PA Department of State “Find Your Polling Place” Tool.

  • NOTE: It’s a good idea to double-check the location of your polling place. A few polling places may have moved.

• 📫 Mail-in ballots must be returned by 8pm on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. A postmark does not count. Your ballot MUST be at the Allegheny County Department of Elections by 8 pm on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

• 📞 Allegheny County Department of Elections Phone Number: 412-350-4500.

VOTER GUIDES

PA Supreme Court Retention

• Voter guide to Pa. Supreme Court retention: Donohue, Dougherty & Wecht | WESA

In Pennsylvania, judges at every level must stand before voters for an up-or-down retention vote every 10 years. Such ballot choices are usually an afterthought, with judges almost always breezing through. (At the Supreme Court level, only one state justice has ever lost a retention vote: Russell Nigro, in 2005.)

State-Wide Voter Guides

• Pa. election 2025: A complete guide to who is on the ballot, when to vote, how to vote, where to vote, casting mail ballots and more | SpotlightPA

Pittsburgh-Specific Voter Guides

• Pittsburgh City Paper | Election Guide 2025

• Axios | A quick Allegheny County election primer

• WESA | WESA Voter Guide

  • Voter guide to Pittsburgh Mayor election: Moreno v. O’Connor

  • Voter guide to Pittsburgh City Council District 2 election: Koper v. Salinetro v. Tessitor

  • Voter guide to Pittsburgh City Council District 4 election: Coghill v. Larger v. Naughton

  • Voter guide to Pittsburgh City Council District 6 election: Dumont v. Lavelle

• City Cast Pittsburgh | A Pittsburgh Voting Guide for the 2025 Election

• TribLive | Election HQ: Voter guide for 2025 Election Day in Western Pennsylvania

• League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh | League of Women Voters’ Guide to Municipal General Election Election Day: November 4, 2025

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If you live in Pittsburgh (or anywhere in Pennsylvania), you can register to vote online through the Pennsylvania Department of State here.

How to check your voter registration status online

• Check your voter registration status on the the PA Department of State’s “Check Your Voter Registration Status” page.

• Register to vote or updated your voter registration status at vote.pa.gov.

Follow the PA Department of State on social media. The PA Department of State oversees elections in the state of Pennsylvania and they have been posting helpful information on voting. 

• Facebook - PA Department of State

• Instagram - @padeptstate

• X.com/Twitter - @PAStateDept

Pennsylvania’s 2025 Primary Election is on Tuesday, May 20. Here’s everything Pittsburghers need to know to vote on time, find their polling place, return a mail-in ballot, and research the races and ballot questions.

• 🗓️ The 2025 Pennsylvania Primary ElectionElection Day is Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

• ⏰ The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in the line at 8 p.m., you will be allowed to stay and vote. Do not get out of line.

• 📍 Find your polling place: Use the PA Department of State “Find Your Polling Place” Tool.

  • NOTE: It’s a good idea to double-check the location of your polling place. A few polling places may have moved.

• 📫 Mail-in ballots must be returned by 8pm on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. A postmark does not count. Your ballot MUST be at the Allegheny County Department of Elections by 8 pm on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

• 📞 Allegheny County Department of Elections Phone Number: 412-350-4500.

Pennsylvania’s 2025 Primary Election is on Tuesday, May 20. Here’s everything Pittsburghers need to know to vote on time, find their polling place, return a mail-in ballot, and research the races and ballot questions.

State-Wide Voter Guides

• Pa. primary election 2025: A complete guide to candidates for Commonwealth and Superior Courts | SpotlightPA

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Pittsburgh-Specific Voter Guides

• Pittsburgh City Paper | 2025 Primary Elections

• Axios | What to know for Pittsburgh's primary election

  • A short guide to Pittsburgh's 3 ballot questions

• WESA | WESA Voter Guide

  • Mayoral Candidates

  • Pittsburgh ballot question #1: local governance and prohibition of discrimination

  • Pittsburgh ballot question #2: privatizing the city's water and system

  • Pittsburgh ballot question #3: 'lawful scope of the city's authority'

  • Voter guide to Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas judicial candidates

• City Cast Pittsburgh | Your 2025 Allegheny County Primary Election Guide |

• TribLive | Election HQ: Voter Guide for 2025 Primary Day in Western Pennsylvania

• League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh | Voter’s Guide to the Primary Election

• Bike Pittsburgh | 2025 Pittsburgh Mayoral Candidates Respond to BikePGH Survey

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Reminder! Tuesday, May 13, 2025, is the last day to apply for a mail ballot!

Request your ballot today at vote.pa.gov/MailBallot

Allegheny County is looking to hire more poll workers for Primary Election Day on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.

Who can be a poll worker?

To be a poll worker in Allegheny County, you

• Must live in Allegheny County

• Be a registered voter in Allegheny County

• Work from 6 am to 9 pm on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Apply to be a poll worker here.

Read more about being a poll worker in Allegheny County

PennFuture Blog: What You Need to Know About Being a Poll Worker

WESA: Pa. election 2024: How to serve as a poll worker on Nov. 5

Allegheny County Student Poll Worker Program

Know a high school student who would like to work the polls? Allegheny County has launched a student poll worker program for students 17 and older. Learn more about the Student Poll Worker Program here.

🗳️ On May 20, 2025, Pittsburgh voters will choose the Democratic nominee for mayor.

The two leading candidates are:

🔲 Edward C. Gainey
🔲 Corey O’Connor

To vote for one of these candidates, you must be a registered Democrat.

Open vs. Closed Primaries

🛑 This is because Pennsylvania has a closed primary system, which means you can only vote in the primary of the party you're registered with.

📌 For example, if you’re registered as an Independent or Republican, you won’t be able to vote in the Democratic primary—even though both mayoral candidates are Democrats.

✅ In contrast, an open primary allows voters of any party to choose which party’s primary to vote in. But Pennsylvania does not use that system.

🗓️ You can change your party registration, but it must be done before the voter registration deadline - May 5, 2025.

From the VotesPA.org website:

In Pennsylvania, you can only vote for the candidates in the same political party you have named in your voter registration. For example, if you registered to vote as a member of the Republican Party then you can vote in the Republican primary, but not the Democratic primary.

All voters can vote on constitutional amendments, ballot questions, and any special election contests held at the same time as a primary election.

How to register to vote or update your voter registration in Pennsylvania

• Register to vote or updated your voter registration status at vote.pa.gov.

Here is the specific information about updating your voter registration in the state of Pennsylvania:

How to change your political party

On the voter registration form, select the box that says 'Change of Party.'

You can change your political party at any time.

• Changes made more than 15 days before an election will take effect for that election.

• Changes made 15 days or less before an election will take effect for the next election.

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Are you voting today?

• ⏰ Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. If you are in line at 8 pm you will be allowed to vote. Do not get out of line.

• 📍 Confirm your polling place using the PA Department of State “Find Your Polling Place” Tool.

• 🤓 Read up on the candidates who are on the ballot. Here is a list of voter guides for Pittsburghers.

• 📞 Save the number for 866-Our-Vote 866-687-8683 into your phone. If you run into any issues at the polls, you can call or text this number and be connected to a local volunteer who can help.

• Bring a snack for you and a friend. You probably will not have to stand in-line,

Where can I see Pittsburgh election results?

• Allegheny County Election Results

• Pennsylvania Election Results

Here is a list of helpful links and social accounts to follow for voting and election day information.

Allegheny County is providing updates on ballot counting and polling location issues on their Twitter account @allegheny_co.

For information about voting…

• Pennsylvania Department of State

  • Instagram @PAStateDept

  • Twitter @PAStateDept

• Allegheny County

  • Twitter @allegheny_co

  • Instagram @ace_innamorato

Pittsburgh News & Reporters Covering Election Day

• PublicSource - Election Day Coverage page is being updated throughout the day.

  • Twitter: @PublicSourcePA

• SpotlightPA - Live election updates page is being updated throughout the day

  • Twitter: @SpotlightPA

• Votebeat Pennsylvania - Election day guide

  • Twitter: Carter Walker @bycarterwalker

• WESA - Election Day dispatches: live updates on what's happening across the region

  • Twitter: Chris Potter @cpotterpgh

• Trib - The Home Stretch: Here's the election news for Nov. 5, Election Day

  • Twitter: Jack Troy @jacktroywrites

  • Twitter: Joyce Hanz @hanz_joyce

  • Twitter: Tom Davidson @TribDavidson

  • Twitter: Ryan Deto @ryandeto

Reddit

• r/Pittsburgh has an election day thread here.

  • Sort by new to see the latest posts at the top.

  • Sort by top to see the most populat posts.

• r/Pennsylvania has lots of election day posts.

• 🗓️ Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024. 

• ⏰ The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you are in the line at 8 p.m., you will be allowed to stay and vote. Do not get out of line. 

• 📍 Find your polling place: Use the PA Department of State “Find Your Polling Place” Tool. 

  • NOTE: It’s a good idea to double-check the location of your polling place. A few polling places may have moved. 

• 📫 Mail-in ballots must be returned by 8pm on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. A postmark does not count. Your ballot MUST be at the Allegheny County Department of Elections by 8 pm on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. 

• ❓ Need help? Call or text 866-Our-Vote at 866-687-8683. 

• 📞 Allegheny County Department of Elections Phone Number: 412-350-4500.

If you requested a mail-in ballot to vote in the 2024 election, you must return your ballot to the Allegheny County Department of Elections by 8pm on Tuesday, November 5, 2024.

The Allegheny County Department of Elections has set up additional ballot return sites around Pittsburgh where you can drop off your ballot.

Pittsburgh Area Mail-In Ballot Returns Sites

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• In Pittsburgh

  • DOWNTOWN - Allegheny County Office Building Lobby

    • Special parking is available on Ross Street

  • Homewood - CCAC Homewood

  • Squirrel Hill - Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill

• North of Pittsburgh

  • AVALON - Avalon Public Library

  • MOON - Allegheny County Emergency Services Building

    • This location is by the Pittsburgh International Airport

  • WEXFORD - North Park Ice Rink

• East of Pittsburgh

  • PLUM - Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge

  • DUQUESNE - Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank

• South of Pittsburgh

  • DORMONT - Dormont Pool

  • BETHEL PARK - South Park Ice Rink

Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County. Elections are managed at the county level, so the best place to start for election information is Allegheny County.

Do not let a little question get in the way of voting!

Non-partisan volunteers and attorneys are available now through election day to help answer any voting questions.

Election FAQ

Allegheny County and the Pennsylvania Department of State have web pages with Election FAQs. 

• Allegheny County Department of Election FAQ

• Pennsylvania Department of State: Frequently Asked Questions About Pennsylvania Elections

If you have questions or need more help, just ask!

• 866-Our-Vote is a coalition of over 300 organizations who are providing nonpartisan voter support. 

  • CALL: 866-687-8683

  • TEXT: 866-687-8683

  • WHATSAPP: Click here to access 866-Our-Vote on WhatsApp

  • FACEBOOK: You can send a message to 866-Our-Vote via Facebook messenger

• Allegheny County Department of Elections Phone Number: 412-350-4500.

I live in or near Pittsburgh. Where do I go to vote on election day? 

Find your polling place: 

• The Allegheny County Department of Elections website links to the PA Department of State “Find Your Polling Place” Tool.

I have a mail-in ballot. What should I do to make sure it gets counted.

Mail-in ballots MUST be received by the Allegheny County Department of Elections by 8pm on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. A post-mark does not county.

It is recommended that you deliver your ballot to one of the mail-in ballot return sites or drop off your ballot at the Allegheny County Department of elections.

If you are planning to vote by mail in the 2024 election, you MUST request your mail-in ballot before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, October 29, 2024.

How to request a mail—in ballot in Pennsylvania

➡️ You can request a mail-in ballot online here.

To request a mail-in ballot online, you need a PA drivers license or your social security number.

If you don’t have a PA drivers license or social security number:

• you will need to print an application and mail it to drop it off the Allegheny County Board of elections by 5 pm on 10/29.

Mail-in Ballot Request Deadline

From the Votes.PA.gov website:

• 5 p.m. Oct. 29: Your APPLICATION for a mail-in or absentee ballot must be received by your county election office.

Where is the Allegheny County Department of Elections located?

Allegheny County Department of Elections
Allegheny County Office Building
542 Forbes Ave # 312
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Who can I call for help? 

If you need help voting or returning a ballot, contact the Allegheny County Elections Division at 412-350-4500.

Looking for information on how to vote early in Pittsburgh? This page summarizes all of the information you need. There is a lot of voting information available from national organizations. The information on this page is directly from the Allegheny County Department of Elections and is specific for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County voters. 

Does Pennsylvania have early voting? 

No, and yes, sort of. Pennsylvania doesn’t have traditional early voting, but Allegheny County provides options for voters to cast ballots before Election Day. 

The city of Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County. The Allegheny Country Department of Elections has set up Satellite Voting Sites and Ballot Return Sites around the county. 

Please double-check the Allegheny County Department of Elections website before you go to one of these locations. 

Satellite Voting Sites Near Pittsburgh

What is a Satellite Voting Site in Allegheny County? 

At a Satellite Voting Site, voters can: 

• Can register to vote. Voter Registration ended on Oct. 21, 2024 

• Request a mail-in ballot.

• Complete their mail-in ballot

• Return their completed mail-in ballot

Dates, Times & Locations for Satellite Voting in Allegheny County

Dates & Times:

• Saturday, 10/26/24: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Sunday, 10/27/24: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Allegheny County Satellite Voting Locations:

• CCAC Homewood

• North Park Ice Rink

• South Park Ice Rink

• County Office Building Lobby (Ross Street entrance)

  • Reminder - Street parking is free on Sundays in the city of Pittsburgh. You should be able to find a spot on Ross Street. 

Allegheny County Ballot Return Locations

If you have already requested a mail-ib ballot, you can return it in person at one of the following locations. 

Ballot Return Dates, Times & Locations

• Allegheny County Emergency Services Building

• Avalon Public Library

• Boyce Park Four Seasons Lodge

• Carnegie Library Squirrel Hill

• CCAC Homewood

• Dormont Pool

• Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank

• North Park Ice Rink

• South Park Ice Rink

The locations above will be open for ballot returns on:

• Tuesday, 10/29/24: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm 

• Wednesday, 10/30/24: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm 

• Thursday, 10/31/24: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm 

• Friday, 11/01/24: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm 

• Saturday, 11/02/24: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Sunday, 11/03/24: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

• Monday, 11/04/24: 11:00 am - 7:00 pm  

Returning your mail-in ballot to the Allegheny County Department of Elections in Downtown Pittsburgh

• County Office Building

Voters will be able to turn in their ballot at the County Office Building on the following days:

• Tuesday, 10/29/24:8:30 am - 4:30 pm 

• Wednesday, 10/30/24: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Thursday, 10/31/24: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Friday, 11/01/24: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Saturday, 11/02/24: Not Open

• Sunday, 11/03/24: Not Open

• Monday, 11/04/24: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 

• Tuesday, 11/5/24: 7:00 am - 8:00 pm

Can I drop off someone else's ballot for them? 

You can only drop off a ballot for another voter if that voter has filled out the Designated Agent Form. 

From the Pennsylvania Department of Elections website: 

Under Pennsylvania law, voters may return only their own ballots. The only exception to this is for voters with a disability who designate someone in writing to deliver their ballot for them.

Who can I call for help? 

If you need help voting or returning a ballot, contact the Allegheny County Elections Division at 412-350-4500.

State Wide Voter Guides

• SpotlightPA - Pennsylvania General Election 2024

Pittsburgh Specific Voter Guides

• PublicSource - Election guide 2024: Who’s on the ballot in the Pittsburgh region?

• Pittsburgh City Paper - Election Guide

• WESA - WESA’s Voter Guide

• League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburgh - Voter’s Guide to the 2024 Election

  • Published in the New Pittsburgh Courier

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