2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election

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2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election
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  2001 November 8, 2005 2007 (special)  
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Nominee Bob O'Connor Joe Weinroth
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote40,22616,321
Percentage67.09%27.22%

2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election results by ward.svg
Results by ward
O'Connor:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%

Mayor before election

Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Bob O'Connor
Democratic

The mayoral election of 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2005. The incumbent mayor, Tom Murphy of the Democratic Party chose not to run for what would have been a record fourth straight term.

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Democratic primary

Longtime City Councilman Bob O'Connor, who was defeated in the Democratic primary for mayor in the previous two elections, won nearly half the vote in a four-way contest. With outgoing executive Murphy deeply unpopular due to a 2003 budgetary crisis, O'Connor, a heated Murphy rival, emerged as the top candidate. His victory came against his legislative partner Bill Peduto (who would later become Mayor himself), City Controller Michael Lamb, and former Allegheny County Councilman Louis "Hop" Kendrick.

2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob O'Connor 28,812 48.96
Democratic Bill Peduto 14,34424.38
Democratic Michael Lamb 13,11422.29
Democratic Louis "Hop" Kendrick1,7262.93
Democratic Lester Ludwig4020.68
Democratic Gary W. Henderson2880.49
Democratic Daniel F. Repovz1570.27
Total votes58,843 100.0

General election

The general election was uncompetitive, as is the standard in heavily Democratic Pittsburgh, as O'Connor won by 40 points against Republican attorney Joe Weinroth. A total of 59,961 votes were cast.

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2005 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bob O'Connor 40,226 67.09
Republican Joe Weinroth16,32127.22
Green Titus North 2,3923.99
Independent David Tessitor6251.04
Socialist Jay M. Ressler3970.66
Turnout 59,961
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. "Allegheny County Official Election Results". Allegheny County Board of Elections. August 30, 2005. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. "Allegheny County Official Election Results". Allegheny County Board of Elections. December 12, 2005. Archived from the original on October 3, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2009.

Official campaign websites

Preceded by
2001
Pittsburgh mayoral election
2005
Succeeded by
2007