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  Pittsburgh Mayor - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Pennsylvania > PA Counties > Allegheny > Pittsburgh > Mayor of Pittsburgh
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 16, 2021 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 18, 2021 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 18, 2021 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2022 - 12:00pm
Term End January 05, 2026 - 12:00pm
ContributorPennsylvanian
Last ModifiedRBH December 27, 2021 07:48pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2017
NameWilliam Peduto Votes40,540 (95.96%)
Term01/08/2018 - 01/03/2022 Margin38,834 (+91.92%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2021
NameEdward C. Gainey Votes50,165 (70.77%)
Term01/03/2022 - 01/05/2026 Margin30,003 (+42.33%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RacePittsburgh Mayor 11/02/2021
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/08/2021 05/18/2021
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
William Peduto ----1 1
Leaning Call: William Peduto (100.00%)
Weighted Call: William Peduto (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. Edward C. Gainey (I) Mayor William Peduto Tony Moreno Michael Thompson (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 26,479 (46.35%) 22,406 (39.22%) 7,442 (13.03%) 680 (1.19%) 117 (0.21%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,073 (-7.13%) -19,037 (-33.33%) -25,799 (-45.16%) -26,362 (-46.15%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Campaign Site] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/19/2021 01/14/2021 09/19/2019 03/10/2021 03/16/2021  
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ENDORSEMENTS
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DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Will Parker (D)
Dec 01, 2020 - Mar 10, 2021

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Mar 10, 2021 11:00am News Peduto to face 3 challengers in Pittsburgh mayoral race, Will Parker out  Article Pennsylvanian 
Mar 07, 2021 04:00pm News Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorses Gainey for Pittsburgh mayor  Article Pennsylvanian 

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I:6738IndyGeorgia ( 4113.6006 points)
Thu, May 20, 2021 03:10:43 AM UTC0:00
Hope an election guru online can crunch the numbers for this race by city council district. Would be interesting to see the geographic breakdown.

 
D:1989RBH ( 5260.3276 points)
Fri, May 21, 2021 12:26:39 AM UTC0:00
Moreno won some precincts. Whenever it's final, I could go find the pdf that has the precincts by city council district.


 
I:6738IndyGeorgia ( 4113.6006 points)
Fri, May 21, 2021 12:32:44 AM UTC0:00
Thanks for sharing that. I find political geography to be really interesting, and I'm not as familiar with Pittsburgh.

 
R:11094Chilp3 ( 0.0000 points)
Fri, May 21, 2021 01:40:44 PM UTC0:00
this is history made how do you support the candidate

 
D:1RP ( 5508.0200 points)
Fri, May 21, 2021 10:44:56 PM UTC0:00
Pennsylvanian: has an interactive precinct results map.

So do we, if someone enters the data.

Interesting the the colors are almost the same, except Gainey's and Pedulo's are reversed.

And idea what the wards are for here? There are 32 wards, but only 9 city council districts...

 
I:8766Pennsylvanian ( 404.5480 points)
Sat, May 22, 2021 12:33:05 AM UTC0:00
RP: So do we, if someone enters the data.

Yep. Beat me to it.

RP: And idea what the wards are for here? There are 32 wards, but only 9 city council districts...

The wards are largely a vestige of how the various neighborhoods were split early in the city's planning, and the districts within them are obviously individual precincts. They became a collective political apparatus, probably more than anything else, as the various machines ran the city for the intervening decades from the Civil War to the early 20th century (or, some might say, now). They retain some practical effect in elections and how results are counted and reported, obviously, but also other administrative functions (such as magisterial district judges -- justices of the peace, as they used to be -- who are assigned a subset of wards within Pennsylvania's unified judicial framework, independent of any city or county council districts). The wards, for lack of a better way to think about it, are "neighborhood" boundaries.

 
I:6738IndyGeorgia ( 4113.6006 points)
Sat, May 22, 2021 01:25:31 AM UTC0:00
Pennsylvanian, a quick question about Mount Oliver. Anything significant/unique about this area? Do you know why they are an enclave and not part of the city?

Thanks for the information.

 
I:8766Pennsylvanian ( 404.5480 points)
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Sat, May 22, 2021 01:50:37 AM UTC0:00
IndyGeorgia: Pennsylvanian, a quick question about Mount Oliver. Anything significant/unique about this area? Do you know why they are an enclave and not part of the city?

Thanks for the information.

Just a borough that never permitted itself to be annexed by the city, as many of the surrounding former boroughs -- now neighborhoods, or the markedly less romantic-sounding "wards" -- once did. An interesting and light-hearted, brief read on it on page 2 of [Link] might be of interest.

 
I:6738IndyGeorgia ( 4113.6006 points)
Sat, May 22, 2021 01:59:51 AM UTC0:00
Fascinating. Thanks again!

 
VMan:10380Politicoomer ( -207.6716 points)
Mon, May 24, 2021 02:32:54 AM UTC0:00
the fact that a conservative got 13 percent of the vote

 
D:1989RBH ( 5260.3276 points)
Tue, May 25, 2021 07:36:21 PM UTC0:00
RP: And idea what the wards are for here? There are 32 wards, but only 9 city council districts...

I'm also guessing the Pittsburgh Wards are now pretty much similar to Philadelphia Wards.

 
LBR:1802Old LW ( 599.6209 points)
Sun, July 25, 2021 08:48:07 PM UTC0:00
Pennsylvanian: <q 6738="">Pennsylvanian, a quick question about Mount Oliver. Anything significant/unique about this area? Do you know why they are an enclave and not part of the city?

Thanks for the information.

Just a borough that never permitted itself to be annexed by the city, as many of the surrounding former boroughs -- now neighborhoods, or the markedly less romantic-sounding "wards" -- once did. An interesting and light-hearted, brief read on it on page 2 of [Link] might be of interest.

There's also the Mt. Oliver neighborhood which is right next door to the Mount Oliver borough.