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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania municipal elections, 2015
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The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on May 19, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2015. Five of the nine city council seats were up for election.[1]
A total of 12 candidates filed for the five seats up for election. Incumbents ran for re-election in each district, and all of them won their primary races. In District 1, Darlene Harris defeated Dave Schuilenburg in the general election. Schuilenburg filed to run against Harris in the Democratic primary but withdrew in March due to a family matter. He then filed to run in the general election with no party affiliation.[2] In all of the other districts, the incumbents were unopposed in the general election.[3]
Every candidate in Pittsburgh's 2015 municipal elections was a Democrat. As of 2015, the city had not elected a Republican — neither as mayor nor as a member of the council — since the 1930s.[4] Since the city government was dominated by Democrats, the contested races occured mostly during the primary. Though all but one incumbent faced at least one challenger in the Democratic primary, each won with a fairly comfortable lead.[5]
City council
Candidate list
District 1
May 19 Primary election candidates:
Randy Zotter
Bobby Wilson
Darlene Harris 
- Incumbent Harris was elected in 2006.
November 3 General election candidates:
Darlene Harris
Dave Schuilenburg
District 3
May 19 Primary election candidates:
Bruce Kraus - Incumbent Kraus was elected in 2008.
November 3 General election candidates:
Bruce Kraus
District 5
May 19 Primary election candidates:
Corey O'Connor - Incumbent O'Connor was elected in 2011.
Kimberly Kaplan
November 3 General election candidates:
Corey O'Connor
District 7
May 19 Primary election candidates:
Latasha D. Mayes
Deborah Gross - Incumbent Gross was elected in 2013.
November 3 General election candidates:
Deborah Gross
District 9
May 19 Primary election candidates:
Ricky Burgess - Incumbent Burgess was elected in 2007.
Twanda D. Carlisle
Judith K. Ginyard
Andre Young
November 3 General election candidates:
Ricky Burgess
Election results
General election
| Pittsburgh City Council District 1, General election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
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 | ||||
Districts map
Below is a map of Pittsburgh's council districts in 2015. There were nine districts. Each district elected its own representative on the council. Click the map to return to the candidate list.
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic data for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2015) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | |
| Total population: | 305,928 | 12,791,904 |
| Land area (square miles): | 55 | 44,743 |
| Race and ethnicity[6] | ||
| White: | 66.3% | 81.6% |
| Black/African American: | 24.6% | 11% |
| Asian: | 5.3% | 3.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0% |
| Two or more: | 3.1% | 2.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 2.7% | 6.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91.4% | 89.2% |
| College graduation rate: | 38.3% | 28.6% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $40,715 | $53,599 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 22.9% | 15.9% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) | ||
Recent news
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See also
External links
- City of Pittsburgh
- Allegheny County, "Official general election candidate list"
- Allegheny County, "2015 Official Primary Election Results"
Footnotes
- ↑ Allegheny County, "Election Calendar," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ Facebook.com, "Dave Schuilenburg For Pittsburgh City Council," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Allegheny County, "Official general election candidate list," September 24, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "The Political Makeover a Rust Belt City, "February 4, 2014
- ↑ Allegheny County, "2015 Official Primary Election Results," June 8, 2015
- ↑ 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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