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Pittsburgh held a mayoral election on November 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl, a Democrat, defeated his two independent challengers by a wide margin. The 2009 election was the first regular-cycle election in which Ravenstahl participated; he was originally appointed as an interim mayor to succeed Bob O'Connor and subsequently won a special election in 2007.
The primary election was held on May 19, 2009. In the Democratic primary, incumbent Mayor Ravenstahl defeated challengers Patrick Dowd, a Pittsburgh city councilman, and Carmen Robinson, an attorney and former police officer. [1]
The Republican primary had no names on the ballot for the office of mayor. Ravenstahl, a Democrat, won the Republican mayoral nomination with 607 write-in votes; no other candidate had the 250 write-in votes required to become the Republican nominee. [2]
Ravenstahl, having been nominated by both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, appeared on the general-election ballot with both affiliations. [2] He was joined by two other candidates: businessman Franco 'Dok' Harris (the son of Pittsburgh Steelers legend Franco Harris), who ran under the Franco Dok Harris Party, and attorney Kevin Acklin, who ran as an independent. [3] Ravenstahl's relationship with lobbyist John Verbanac became a campaign issue. [4]
Ravenstahl defeated both Harris and Acklin by a wide margin, winning over 55 percent of the vote. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Luke Ravenstahl (incumbent) | 26,880 | 59.19 | |
| Democratic | Patrick Dowd | 12,610 | 27.76 | |
| Democratic | Carmen Robinson | 5,926 | 13.04 | |
| Total votes | 45,416 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic/Republican | Luke Ravenstahl (incumbent) | 28,528 | 55.22% | |
| Franco Dok Harris | Franco Dok Harris | 13,060 | 25.28 | |
| Independent | Kevin Acklin | 9,903 | 19.17 | |
| Write-in candidates | 168 | 0.33 | ||
| Total votes | 51,659 | 100 | ||
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| Preceded by 2007 | Pittsburgh mayoral election 2009 | Succeeded by 2013 |
