Rich Fitzgerald

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Rich Fitzgerald

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Democratic Party

Prior offices

Allegheny County Executive

Successor: Sara Innamorato

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Rich Fitzgerald (Democratic Party) was the Allegheny County Executive in Pennsylvania. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on January 2, 2024.

Fitzgerald (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Allegheny County Executive in Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Elections

2023

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2023)

Rich Fitzgerald was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2019

See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2019)

General election

General election for Allegheny County Executive

Incumbent Rich Fitzgerald defeated Matt Drozd in the general election for Allegheny County Executive on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rich Fitzgerald (D)	68.0	181,448
		Matt Drozd (R)	31.5	84,087
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	1,197

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Allegheny County Executive

Incumbent Rich Fitzgerald advanced from the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Executive on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rich Fitzgerald	100.0	97,484

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Allegheny County Executive

Matt Drozd advanced from the Republican primary for Allegheny County Executive on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Matt Drozd	100.0	30,184

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,184
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Campaign themes

2019

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See also

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