1965 Pittsburgh mayoral election

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1965 Pittsburgh mayoral election
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  1961 November 2, 1965 1969  
  Joseph M. Barr of Pittsburgh greet Mayo at the U.S. Conference of Mayor's Congressional Reception January 21 in the Mayflower Hotel, Washington (12775125494) (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Joseph M. Barr Vince Rovitto
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote109,94765,969
Percentage62.5%37.5%

Mayor before election

Joseph M. Barr
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Joseph M. Barr
Democratic

The Mayoral election of 1965 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1965. The incumbent mayor, Joe Barr of the Democratic Party was victorious for his second term.

A total of 184,604 votes were cast. The 1965 race marks the last time that a Republican candidate was marginally competitive, as Barr defeated attorney Vince Rovitto by only about a 25% margin of victory. Subsequent Republicans have generally failed to achieve 30% of the total vote.

Results

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1965
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Barr (incumbent) 109,947 62.5
Republican Vince Rovitto65,96937.5
Turnout 175,915
Democratic hold Swing

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References

    Preceded by
    1961
    Pittsburgh mayoral election
    1965
    Succeeded by
    1969