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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Pennsylvania
An overview of local elections in Pennsylvania
An overview of the initiative process in Pennsylvania
Contents
1Cities
1.1City government
2Elections
2.12025
2.22024
2.32023
2.42022
2.52021
2.62020
2.72019
2.82018
2.92017
2.102016
2.112015
3Initiative process availability
3.1Counties
3.2Cities
4See also
5External links
6Footnotes
Cities[edit]
City government[edit]
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
City
County
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Philadelphia
Philadelphia County
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 66 counties, 2,559 cities, towns, and villages, and 1,712 special districts.[1]
Note: Philadelphia County operates under a consolidated government with the city of Philadelphia.
Elections[edit]
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2025 and School board elections, 2025
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Mayor and city council
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - District attorney, city controller, court of common pleas judges, and municipal court judges
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Mayor, city council, and magisterial district judge
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - Sheriff, county council, county council (special), and court of common pleas judges
Pennsylvania school board elections
2024[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Pennsylvania that year.
2023[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - City council
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Mayor, register of wills, sheriff, city council, city commissioners, city controller (special), court of common pleas, and municipal court
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Controller, city council, and magisterial district judges
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - County chief executive, controller, district attorney, treasurer, county council, and court of common pleas judges
Pennsylvania school board elections
2022[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - City council (special)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - City council (special)
2021[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Mayor and city council
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - District attorney, city controller, and local judicial seats
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Mayor and city council
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - County council and sheriff
Pennsylvania school board elections
2020[edit]
See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Pennsylvania that year.
Past elections
2019
See also: United States municipal elections, 2019 and School board elections, 2019
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Mayor, city council, city commission, county sheriff, register of wills, trial court judges, and municipal judges
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - City council, city controller, and magisterial district court judges
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania - County council, county controller, county executive, county district attorney, county treasurer, and court of common pleas judges
Pennsylvania school board elections
2018
See also: United States municipal elections, 2018 and School board elections, 2018
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - City council
2017
See also: United States municipal elections, 2017 and School board elections, 2017
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania school board elections
2016
See also: United States municipal elections, 2016 and School board elections, 2016
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Pennsylvania that year.
2015
See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 and School board elections, 2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania school board elections
Initiative process availability[edit]
See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Pennsylvania
Counties[edit]
All of Pennsylvania's seven charter counties have charter amendment by initiative.[2]
Cities[edit]
Charter amendment by initiative is available in each of Pennsylvania's 65 charter cities. In addition, the state's 37 third class cities enjoy a limited initiative process.[2]
See also[edit]
Pennsylvania
Municipal government
Other local coverage
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania elections, 2025
Public policy in Pennsylvania
Endorsers in Pennsylvania
Top counties
100 largest cities
Current mayors
Current council officials
2025 municipal elections
School board elections, 2025
Local ballot measure elections in 2025
2025 local judicial elections
External links[edit]
Search Google News for this topic
Pennsylvania municipal code library
Pennsylvania state government website
Footnotes[edit]
↑U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
↑ 2.02.1Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
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