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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 12, 2019
Primary election: May 21, 2019
General election: November 5, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Controller, city council, and magisterial district court judge
Total seats up: 7
Election type: Partisan
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The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held general elections for city controller, city council, and magisterial district court judge on November 5, 2019. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was March 12, 2019.[1]

Elections

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Candidates and results

Controller

General election candidates

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

City Council

Pittsburgh City Council general election
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngBobby Wilson

Malcolm Jarrett (Independent)
Chris Rosselot (Independent)  Candidate Connection

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Kraus (i)

Jacob Nixon (Independent)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCorey O'Connor (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Gross (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngRicky Burgess (i)

Barbara Daniels (Independent)
Randall Taylor (Independent)  Candidate Connection
DeNeice Welch (Independent)

Pittsburgh City Council primary
  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Darlene Harris (i)
Mark Brentley, Sr.
Green check mark transparent.pngBobby Wilson

Did not make the ballot:
Chris Rosselot  Candidate Connection
Quincy Swatson 
District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Kraus (i)
Chris Kumanchik
Kenneth Wolfe

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngCorey O'Connor (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Gross (i)
Deirdre Kane

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngRicky Burgess (i)
Stephen Braxton
Cherylie Fuller
Judith Ginyard
Kierran Young

Did not make the ballot:
Randall Taylor  Candidate Connection


Magisterial district court

General election candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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Past elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2018)

General election

Special general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 8

Erika Strassburger defeated Sonja Finn, Rennick Remley, and Marty Healey in the special general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 8 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Erika Strassburger (Independent)
 
63.9
 
3,163
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Sonja Finn (D)
 
28.1
 
1,388
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Rennick Remley (R)
 
6.8
 
337
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Marty Healey (Independent)
 
1.2
 
57
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
2

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,947
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2017)

District 2

Incumbent Theresa Kail-Smith (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 2 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 2 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Theresa Kail-Smith Incumbent (unopposed) 98.30% 3,978
Write-in votes 1.7% 69
Total Votes 4,047
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

Incumbent Theresa Kail-Smith ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 2 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 2 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Theresa Kail-Smith Incumbent (unopposed) 97.63% 3,083
Write-in votes 2.37% 75
Total Votes 3,158
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

District 4

Anthony Coghill (D) defeated Cletus Cibrone-Abate (R) in the general election for the District 4 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 4 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Coghill 79.54% 4,012
     Republican Cletus Cibrone-Abate 17.74% 895
Write-in votes 2.72% 137
Total Votes 5,044
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

Anthony Coghill defeated Ashleigh Deemer in the Democratic primary election for the District 4 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 4 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Anthony Coghill 57.41% 2,755
Ashleigh Deemer 42.45% 2,037
Write-in votes 0.15% 7
Total Votes 4,799
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

Cletus Cibrone-Abate ran unopposed in the Republican primary election for the District 4 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 4 Republican Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cletus Cibrone-Abate  (unopposed) 87.99% 293
Write-in votes 12.01% 40
Total Votes 333
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

District 6

Incumbent R. Daniel Lavelle (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 6 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 6 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png R. Daniel Lavelle Incumbent (unopposed) 98.36% 3,241
Write-in votes 1.64% 54
Total Votes 3,295
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

Incumbent R. Daniel Lavelle ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 6 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 6 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png R. Daniel Lavelle Incumbent (unopposed) 97.74% 2,551
Write-in votes 2.26% 59
Total Votes 2,610
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

District 8

Incumbent Dan Gilman (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 8 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dan Gilman Incumbent (unopposed) 99.27% 5,560
Write-in votes 0.73% 41
Total Votes 5,601
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

Incumbent Dan Gilman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 8 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[2]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 8 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dan Gilman Incumbent (unopposed) 99.52% 4,400
Write-in votes 0.48% 21
Total Votes 4,421
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

2015

See also: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania municipal elections, 2015

Ballot measures

See also: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania ballot measures

• Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter Amendment for Parks Trust Fund Approveda

A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter to establish a Parks Trust Fund to be funded by a property tax at a rate of $50 per $100,000 of assessed real estate value.
A no vote was a vote against amending the Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter to establish a Parks Trust Fund.

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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.[3]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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%
Other (single race) 0.6% 2.2%
Multiple 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.


State profile

See also: Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held six of Pennsylvania's 16 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Pennsylvania's governor was Democrat Tom Wolf.

State legislature

Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
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Governor D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate R D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R D D _

Pennsylvania quick stats
  • Became a state in 1787
  • 2nd state admitted to the United States
  • The United States Declaration of Independence and United States Constitution were both drafted in Pennsylvania.
  • Members of the Pennsylvania State Senate: 50
  • Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: 203
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 18
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Demographic data for Pennsylvania
 PennsylvaniaU.S.
Total population:12,791,904316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):44,7433,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:81.6%73.6%
Black/African American:11%12.6%
Asian:3.1%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:6.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:28.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,599$53,889
Persons below poverty level:15.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Pennsylvania.
**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.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Three of 67 Pennsylvania counties—4.5 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Erie County, Pennsylvania 1.56% 16.03% 19.88%
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 19.31% 4.81% 8.41%
Northampton County, Pennsylvania 3.78% 4.71% 12.30%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Pennsylvania cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Pennsylvania supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2012, but voted Republican in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Pennsylvania. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 89 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 84 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. Clinton won 19 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 114 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 20 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 119 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Kristin L. Perkoski, Manager, Balloting & Returns, Allegheny County Elections Division," April 22, 2019
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Running for Office," accessed April 3, 2017
  3. ↑ Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter, "What is home rule?" accessed October 27, 2014
  4. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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