Overview
- Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the citywide mayoral election.
- Corey O'Connor became the Democratic nominee after defeating incumbent Ed Gainey in the May primary.
- Tony Moreno, a retired 24-year Pittsburgh police officer, won the Republican primary over Thomas West and previously ran in 2021.
- The city controller has called the current budget "unrealistic," highlighting the loss of federal COVID-19 funds, declining Downtown tax assessments, an aging vehicle fleet, and severe understaffing.
- Moreno faces long odds in a city that has not elected a Republican mayor since 1993.