2003 Allegheny County Executive election

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2003 Allegheny County Executive election
  1999 November 4, 2003 2007  
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Nominee Dan Onorato Jim Roddey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote200,201146,914
Percentage57.48%42.18%

Allegheny County Executive before election

Jim Roddey
Republican

Elected Allegheny County Executive

Dan Onorato
Democratic

The 2003 Allegheny County Executive election was held on November 4, 2003. Incumbent Jim Roddey, the first elected County Executive, ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by County Controller Dan Onorato, the Democratic nominee. Onorato defeated Roddey by a wide margin, winning his first term as County Executive with 57 percent of the vote.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Onorato 100,780 100.00%
Total votes100,780 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Primary results

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Roddey (inc.) 43,135 100.00%
Total votes43,135 100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [a]
Margin
of error
Dan
Onorato (D)
Jim
Roddey (R)
Other /
Undecided
SurveyUSA [6] October 30 – November 1, 2003566 (CV)± 4.2%54%42%4%

Results

2003 Allegheny County Executive election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Onorato 200,201 57.48%
Republican Jim Roddey (inc.)146,91442.18%
Write-in 1,1970.34%
Total votes348,312 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    CV – certain voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. O'Toole, James; Cohan, Jeffrey (February 8, 2003). "Onorato in executive's race". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. D1. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  2. O'Toole, James (January 26, 2003). "Wagner passes on run for exec". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. A13. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. Cohan, Jeffrey (December 6, 2002). "Wecht won't run for county exec". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. B15. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Allegheny County Official Election Results". Allegheny County Elections Division. Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  5. O'Toole, James (January 28, 2003). "Roddey starts re-election bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. B1. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  6. "Allegheny Voters Dump Roddey, Elect Dem Onorato County Exec" (PDF). November 4, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2006. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  7. "Allegheny County Official Election Results". Allegheny County Elections Division. Archived from the original on November 25, 2009. Retrieved July 7, 2025.