John Palmiere

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John Palmiere

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Democratic Party

Allegheny County Council District 6

Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

13

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Appointed

2011

John Palmiere (Democratic Party) is a member of the Allegheny County Council in Pennsylvania, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2028.

Palmiere (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Allegheny County Council to represent District 6 in Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Council District 6

Incumbent John Palmiere defeated Sean C. McGrath in the general election for Allegheny County Council District 6 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Palmiere (D)	54.5	14,646
		Sean C. McGrath (R)	45.4	12,192
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	24

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,862
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 6

Incumbent John Palmiere advanced from the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 6 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Palmiere	98.9	10,104
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1	109

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,213
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 6

Sean C. McGrath advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 6 on May 16, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sean C. McGrath (Write-in)	100.0	802

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 802
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Endorsements

Palmiere received the following endorsements.

• United Mine Workers of America, Pennsylvania

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2019)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Council District 6

Incumbent John Palmiere defeated Michael Friedman in the general election for Allegheny County Council District 6 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Palmiere (D)	59.3	11,145
		Michael Friedman (R)	40.6	7,627
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	23

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,795
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 6

Incumbent John Palmiere defeated Joseph Rudolph in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Council District 6 on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Palmiere	65.8	4,402
		Joseph Rudolph	34.2	2,287

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 6

Michael Friedman advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Council District 6 on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Friedman	100.0	526

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 526
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2019

John Palmiere did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.

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