2015 Allegheny County Executive election

2015 Allegheny County Executive election

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Nominee Rich Fitzgerald Todd Elliott Koger Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 143,334 46,298 Percentage 74.95% 24.21%

Allegheny County Executive before election Rich Fitzgerald Democratic Elected Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Democratic

The 2015 Allegheny County Executive election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, first elected in 2011, ran for re-election to a second term. He faced no opposition in the Democratic primary and won the nomination unopposed. In the general election, his only opponent was independent Todd Elliott Koger, a perennial candidate who was also simultaneously running for several other positions in the county. Fitzgerald defeated Koger in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County Executive ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rich Fitzgerald (inc.)	69,157	97.44%
	Democratic	Write-ins	1,814	2.56%
Total votes			70,971	100.00%

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican nomination.

Results

Republican primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-ins	1,195	100.00%
Total votes			1,195	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Rich Fitzgerald, incumbent County Executive (Democratic)
• Todd Elliott Koger, perennial candidate (Independent) ^[3]

Campaign

In the general election, Fitzgerald's only opponent, Todd Elliott Koger, was running in two other races simultaneously: an at-large County Council seat and the District 10 County Council seat. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed Fitzgerald over Koger, criticizing Koger's perennial office-seeking. "It's hard to believe a candidate is serious when he keeps running for so many different offices, particularly after having been rejected convincingly by the voters so many times before," the editorial board wrote. ^[4] Fitzgerald ultimately defeated Koger in a landslide, winning 75 percent of the vote to Koger's 24 percent.

Results

2015 Allegheny County Executive election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rich Fitzgerald (inc.)	143,334	74.95%
	Independent	Todd Elliott Koger	46,298	24.21%
	Write-in		1,609	0.84%
Total votes			191,241	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. O'Toole, James P. (December 5, 2014). "Fitzgerald seeking re-election as Allegheny County executive". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
2. "2015 Primary STATISTICS - Democratic" (PDF). Allegheny County Elections Division. June 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
3. Cloonan, Patrick (November 2, 2015). "Mon-Yough area voters have plenty of candidates to consider before heading to polls". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . Retrieved July 7, 2025.
4. "County offices: A sleepy ballot still requires careful choices". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 27, 2015. p. A6. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
5. "Official Results" (PDF). Allegheny County Elections Division. June 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2025.