2021 Pittsburgh mayoral election

2021 Pittsburgh mayoral election

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Turnout30.7%[1]
 
Nominee Ed Gainey Tony Moreno
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 50,165 20,162
Percentage 70.8% 28.4%

Gainey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Moreno:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      50%

Mayor before election

Bill Peduto
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Ed Gainey
Democratic

The 2021 Pittsburgh mayoral election took place on November 2, 2021. The primary election was held on May 18, 2021. The Democratic nominee, State Representative Ed Gainey, defeated the Republican nominee, retired police officer Tony Moreno.[2]

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill Peduto ran for re-election to a third term in office, but lost renomination to state representative Ed Gainey.[3] Four Democrats and no Republicans filed to appear on their respective primary ballots.[4][5] Tony Moreno, though having unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination, was the Republican nominee after having earned sufficient votes in the Republican primary as a write-in candidate to win the nomination.[6] Two independent candidates had originally indicated an intention to file to appear on the general election ballot, though one withdrew and the other was removed from the ballot by judicial order.[7] With 70,885 ballots cast, this was the highest turnout for a Pittsburgh mayoral race since 1997.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "2021 Mayor elections results – Pittsburgh". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Davidson, Tom (January 14, 2021). "Peduto makes it official, seeks 3rd term as Pittsburgh's mayor". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Davidson, Tom (March 10, 2021). "Peduto to face 3 challengers in Pittsburgh mayoral race, Will Parker out". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Davidson, Tom (May 18, 2021). "Ed Gainey defeats Bill Peduto as incumbent concedes in Pittsburgh mayoral primary". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference MorenoRep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference ParkerWoods was invoked but never defined (see the help page).