2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election

2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election
	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.

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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob O'Connor	28,812	48.96
	Democratic	Bill Peduto	14,344	24.38
	Democratic	Michael Lamb	13,114	22.29
	Democratic	Louis "Hop" Kendrick	1,726	2.93
	Democratic	Lester Ludwig	402	0.68
	Democratic	Gary W. Henderson	288	0.49
	Democratic	Daniel F. Repovz	157	0.27
Total votes			58,843	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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob O'Connor	40,226	67.09
	Republican	Joe Weinroth	16,321	27.22
	Green	Titus North	2,392	3.99
	Independent	David Tessitor	625	1.04
	Socialist	Jay M. Ressler	397	0.66
Turnout			59,961
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "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.
^ "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.

"Republican mayoral candidates through the years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2009.

External links

Official campaign websites

Bob O'Connor (D) for Mayor Archived September 3, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
Joe Weinroth (R) for Mayor Archived December 26, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by 2001	Pittsburgh mayoral election 2005	Succeeded by 2007

[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.

[PGHGenelection2005-2] "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.

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