Primary 2023: Voting Begins In Allegheny Co. Executive, D.A. Races

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA — Primary voting has begun in Allegheny County, with ballots being cast for county executive, district attorney and local municipal office nominees. Polls will be open until 8 p.m.

Six candidates are vying for the Democratic county executive nomination: state Rep. Sara Innamorato, county treasurer John Weinstein, Pittsburgh city controller Michael Lamb, attorney and former county councilman Dave Fawcett, former Pittsburgh Public Schools board member Theresa Colaizzi and mobile app developer Will Parker.

Joe Rockey, a former PNC Financial Services executive, is unopposed for the Republican executive nomination.

In the district attorney's race, incumbent Stephen Zappala is being challenged by county public defender Matt Dugan.

Mail-in ballots have been brought out of a locked cage at a county warehouse and distributed to county elections division staffers. The first phase of canvassing is a review of the declaration envelope to ensure it is signed and dated (this is the second review as a first one occurred when the ballot was received by elections).

If either is missing, or a date is incorrect, it will be put aside for resolution by the elections staff.

As of 4 p.m. Monday, 77,085 ballots had been returned out of 106,576. Voters have until 8 p.m. this evening to return their ballots.

See Patch's 2023 Allegheny County Primary Guide here.