2025 Scranton mayoral election

2025 Scranton mayoral election
November 4, 2025
 
Candidate Paige Cognetti Patricia Beynon Eugene Barrett
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 9,701 3,589 3,553
Percentage 57.07% 21.12% 20.90%
Mayor before election

Paige Cognetti
Democratic

Elected mayor

Paige Cognetti
Democratic

The 2025 Scranton mayoral election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Both major parties primary elections took place on May 20, 2025. Incumbent mayor Paige Cognetti won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Robert Sheridan, former Scranton School Board member[2]

Withdrawn

  • Eugene Barrett (running as an independent)

Endorsements

Paige Cognetti
U.S. senators
Labor unions

Results

2025 Scranton Democratic Party mayoral primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paige Cognetti (incumbent) 6,264 77.06%
Democratic Robert Sheridan 1,864 22.94%
Total votes 8,128 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Patricia Beynon, accounting executive[6]

Eliminated in primary

  • Lynn Labrosky, business owner[7]

Disqualified

  • Bob Boblus, trucking business owner[8]

Results

2025 Scranton Republican Party mayoral primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Beynon 926 53.4%
Republican Lynn Labrosky 808 46.6%
Total votes 1,734 100.00%

Independents

Declared

  • Eugene Barrett, former Scranton Sewer Authority Executive Director[9]
  • Rik Little[10]

General election

Results

2025 Scranton mayoral election results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paige Cognetti (incumbent) 9,701 57.07%
Republican Patricia Beynon 3,589 21.12%
Independent Eugene Barrett 3,553 20.90%
Independent Rik Little 154 0.91%
Total votes 16,997 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Scranton mayor will seek reelection, headlining ballot alongside races for county judge, DA and other row offices". Scranton Times-Tribune. February 9, 2025. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "Former Scranton School Board President Sheridan to run in Democratic primary for city mayor – Slot". February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "Bob Casey endorses city Mayor Paige Cognetti in her re-election bid".
  4. ^ a b c Ulrich, Steve (May 12, 2025). "Primary 2025: Scranton Mayoral Race". www.politicspa.com/.
  5. ^ a b Krawczeniuk, Borys; Hofius Hall, Sarah; Bolus, Kat; Weiss, Isabela (May 21, 2025). "Cognetti wins Democratic nomination for Scranton mayor, Beynon carries Republican race". WVIA.
  6. ^ "Cognetti faces crowded field in bid for reelection as Scranton mayor". WVIA Public Media. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Scranton candidates for mayor to debate". Scranton Times-Tribune. April 16, 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bob Bolus booted off ballot in Scranton mayoral election". Scranton Times-Tribune. March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "Cognetti faces crowded field in bid for reelection as Scranton mayor". WVIA Public Media. March 11, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Ulrich, Steve (October 23, 2025). "2025 Election Preview: Scranton Mayoral Race". www.politicspa.com/. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  11. ^ https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/2025/11/04/scranton-mayor-paige-gebhardt-cognetti-easily-wins-reelection/

Official campaign websites

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