Rosemary Moriarty
Rosemary Moriarty was a candidate for the District 8 seat on the Pittsburgh Board of Directors in Pennsylvania. The seat was up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015. She filed to run in both the Republican and Democratic primaries. Moriarty won the Republican nomination and advanced to the general election.[1][2] Rosemary Moriarty lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Moriarty is a retired teacher and administrator in the Pittsburgh School District.[3]
Elections
2015
Four of the nine seats on the Pittsburgh Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. There was a primary election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbent Regina B. Holley won the District 2 seat without opposition. Lynda Wrenn and Moira B. Kaleida also won without opposition for the seats in Districts 4 and 6, respectively. Kevin L. Carter (D) defeated Rosemary Moriarty (R) for the District 8 seat.
Wrenn defeated Kirk B. Burkley in the primary election. Samuel J. Hurst and Tracy Link were defeated in the primary election for District 6. Patricia Rogers lost the primary election in District 8. No independent candidates filed to run in the general election.[1][2]
Results
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 8, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kevin L. Carter |
84.3% | 2,955 | |
| Republican | Rosemary Moriarty | 15.6% | 546 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.17% | 6 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,507 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Summary Report, Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 8 Democratic Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Kevin L. Carter |
40% | 1,088 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Rogers | 30% | 816 | |
| Democratic | Rosemary Moriarty | 29.8% | 809 | |
| Democratic | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 2,719 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
| Pittsburgh School District, Region 8 Republican Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rosemary Moriarty |
94.6% | 106 | |
| Republican | Write-in votes | 5.4% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 112 | |||
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "Summary Report Offiicial Results," accessed June 16, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Moriarty reported $4,235.56 in contributions and $2,354.26 in expenditures to the Allegheny County Elections Division, which left her campaign with $1,881.30 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Moriarty received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Pittsburgh School District, Pennsylvania
- Pittsburgh School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pittsburgh School District, "Board of Directors," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Allegeny County, Pennsylvania, "Unofficial Candidate List 4-8-2015," accessed April 10, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Kidsburgh, "2015 Pittsburgh School Board Elections 101," May 4, 2015
- ↑ Allegheny County Information Portal, "Document Portal," accessed February 3, 2016
| 2015 Pittsburgh School District Elections | |
| Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | |
| Election date: | Primary election: May 19, 2015 General election: November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Regina B. Holley (D/R) District 4: • Kirk B. Burkley (D/R) • Lynda Wrenn (D/R) |
| Important information: | • What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
