Municipal elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2017)
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| 2017 Pittsburgh elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: March 7, 2017 (partisan) August 1, 2017 (nonpartisan) |
| Primary election: May 16, 2017 General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 5 (click here for the mayoral election) |
| Election type: Partisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
The filing deadline for the primary election was March 7, 2017, while the general election filing deadline was August 1, 2017. The deadline to file protests for primary candidate petitions was March 14, 2017, and the deadline for candidates to withdraw from the primary was March 22, 2017. The deadline to protest independent candidate petitions was August 8, 2017.[1][2][3]
Learn more about Pittsburgh's mayoral race by clicking here. Click here to read more about races for county council and sheriff in Allegheny County.
Elections
City Council, District 2
General election
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Theresa Kail-Smith (i)
Primary election
- ☑ Theresa Kail-Smith (i)
City Council, District 4
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Incumbent Natalia Rudiak did not file for re-election.
General election
Democratic primary
Republican primary
City Council, District 6
General election
- ☑ R. Daniel Lavelle (i)
Primary election
- ☑ R. Daniel Lavelle (i)
City Council, District 8
General election
- ☑ Dan Gilman (i)
Primary election
- ☑ Dan Gilman (i)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2017
Pittsburgh's municipal elections shared the ballot with races for mayor and the city's school board. Pittsburgh's ballot also featured races for county offices, local courts, and state courts.
One statewide measure and one city ballot measure appeared on the general election ballot:
• City of Pittsburgh HRC: Proposed Home Rule Charter Amendment 
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the Pittsburgh city charter to allow a city employee to hold a part-time compensated position as an athletics coach or teacher at a public school. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the Pittsburgh city charter to allow a city employee to hold a part-time compensated position as an athletics coach or teacher at a public school. |
Past elections
2015
General election
Corey O'Connor, Deborah Gross, and Ricky Burgess were unopposed in the general election.
| Pittsburgh City Council District 1, General election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Darlene Harris Incumbent |
74.2% | 3,269 | |
| Independent | Dave Schuilenburg | 25.0% | 1,104 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.79% | 35 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,408 | |||
| Source: Alleghany County, "2015 General Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2015 | ||||
Primary election
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Darlene Harris Incumbent |
47% | 2,022 | ||
| Bobby Wilson | 33% | 1,419 | ||
| Randy Zotter | 20% | 859 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,300 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, "Official primary election results," accessed June 11, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Corey O'Connor Incumbent |
85% | 3,907 | ||
| Kimberly Kaplan | 15% | 689 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,596 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, "Official primary election results," accessed June 11, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Deborah Gross Incumbent |
64.7% | 2,597 | ||
| Latasha D. Mayes | 35.3% | 1,417 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,014 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, "Official primary election results," accessed June 11, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Ricky Burgess Incumbent |
45.1% | 2,074 | ||
| Andre Young | 27% | 1,242 | ||
| Judith K. Ginyard | 18.4% | 844 | ||
| Twanda D. Carlisle | 9.5% | 439 | ||
| Total Votes | 4,599 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, "Official primary election results," accessed June 11, 2015 | ||||
2013
General election
Theresa Kail-Smith and R. Daniel Lavelle were unopposed in the general election.
| City Council of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (District 4), 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Natalia Rudiak Incumbent |
74.4% | 4,049 | |
| Republican | Samuel J. Hurst | 24.9% | 1,355 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.7% | 40 | |
| Total Votes | 5,444 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division | ||||
| City Council of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (District 8), 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dan Gilman |
89.4% | 4,211 | |
| Republican | Mordecai D. Treblow | 10.4% | 488 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in | 0.2% | 11 | |
| Total Votes | 4,710 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division | ||||
Primary election
Democratic primaries
Theresa Kail-Smith and was unopposed in the primary election.
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Natalia Rudiak |
52.3% | 3,238 | ||
| Johnny Lee | 47.6% | 2,950 | ||
| Write-in | 0.1% | 4 | ||
| Total Votes | 6,192 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division | ||||
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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R. Daniel Lavelle |
53.3% | 2,036 | ||
| Franco Dok Harris | 17.5% | 668 | ||
| Tonya D. Payne | 28.9% | 1,105 | ||
| Write-in | 0.2% | 8 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,817 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division | ||||
| Pittsburgh City Council, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Dan Gilman |
59% | 2,954 | ||
| Sam Hens-Greco | 25% | 1,249 | ||
| Jeanne K. Clark | 15.9% | 795 | ||
| Write-in | 0.1% | 7 | ||
| Total Votes | 5,005 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division | ||||
Republican primaries
Samuel J. Hurst, Mordecai D. Treblow ran unopposed in the Republican primaries for District 4 and District 8.
Issues
Democratic dominance over city council
Democrats have dominated Pittsburgh's elected city offices since the 1930s. The last Republican city council member was John Herron, who served on the council until he became mayor on March 31, 1933. Republicans held the mayor's office from 1905 until Herron's defeat in 1933 to William McNair.[4]
The following table details members of the Pittsburgh City Council entering the 2017 general election:
| Pittsburgh City Council | ||
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| District | Member | Party |
| District 1 | Darlene Harris |  Democratic
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| District 2 | Theresa Kail-Smith | Democratic
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| District 3 | Bruce Kraus | Democratic
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| District 4 | Natalia Rudiak | Democratic
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| District 5 | Corey O'Connor | Democratic
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| District 6 | R. Daniel Lavelle | Democratic
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| District 7 | Deborah Gross | Democratic
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| District 8 | Dan Gilman | Democratic
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| District 9 | Ricky Burgess | Democratic
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About the city
- See also: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. As of 2010, its population was 305,704.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Pittsburgh uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[5]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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| Demographic Data for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
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| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | |
| Population | 305,704 | 12,702,379 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55 | 44,742 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 66.8% | 80.5% |
| Black/African American | 23% | 11.2% |
| Asian | 5.8% | 3.4% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more | 3.5% | 2.5% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.2% | 7.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.9% | 90.5% |
| College graduation rate | 44.6% | 31.4% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $48,711 | $61,744 |
| Persons below poverty level | 20.5% | 12.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Edward Hauser," March 10, 2017
- ↑ Allegheny County, "Candidates," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Two independents file to challenge Bill Peduto for Mayor," August 3, 2017
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The last Republican mayor of Pittsburgh," November 6, 2013
- ↑ Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, "What is home rule?" accessed October 27, 2014
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