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City elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 19, 2022 |
| General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council (special) |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held a special general election for city council on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was September 19, 2022.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
District 5
General election
Special general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 5
Barbara Warwick defeated Eugene Boker, Matthew Mahoney, and Robert McCune in the special general election for Pittsburgh City Council District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Barbara Warwick (D) | 74.4 | 11,930 | |
| Eugene Boker (R) | 19.1 | 3,066 | ||
 | Matthew Mahoney (Independent)  | 5.2 | 828 | |
| Robert McCune (Rob for Council) | 0.8 | 134 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 67 | ||
| Total votes: 16,025 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Pennsylvania elections, 2022
April 5, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022
- Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allow County Council Members to Seek Other Offices Amendment (November 2022)
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About the city
- See also: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. As of 2020, its population was 302,971.
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.[2]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
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| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | |
| Population | 302,971 | 13,002,700 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55 | 44,741 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 66.4% | 79.4% |
| Black/African American | 23% | 11.1% |
| Asian | 5.8% | 3.5% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| Other (single race) | 1% | 2.4% |
| Multiple | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.4% | 7.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 93.2% | 91% |
| College graduation rate | 45.4% | 32.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $50,536 | $63,627 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.7% | 12% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
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