| Field | Value |
|---|
| election_name | 2001 Pittsburgh mayoral election |
| flag_image | Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1997 Pittsburgh mayoral election |
| previous_year | 1997 |
| next_election | 2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election |
| next_year | 2005 |
| election_date | November 6, 2001 |
| image1 | Tom Murphy (1).jpg |
| nominee1 | **Tom Murphy** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **39,257** |
| percentage1 | **74.30%** |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | James Carmine |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 12,175 |
| percentage2 | 23.04% |
| map_image | {{Switcher |
| map_caption | **Murphy:** |
| **Tie:** |
| title | Mayor |
| before_election | Tom Murphy |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Tom Murphy |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| [[File:2001 Pittsburgh mayoral election results by ward.svg|210px]]
| Results by ward
| [[File:2001 Pittsburgh mayoral election results by precinct.svg|210px]]
| Results by precinct
Tie:
The mayoral election of 2001 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2001. The incumbent mayor, Tom Murphy of the Democratic Party was running for a record-tying third straight term.
Primary elections
Tom Murphy had a very close and personal primary battle with City Council President and future mayor Bob O'Connor. Murphy won the primary by just a few hundred votes, and in later years this primary battle was the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice probe. It was alleged but never proven in court that Mayor Murphy had a quid pro quo agreement with the powerful Firefighters union in the city, promising to exempt them from citywide budget cuts in return for "bought" votes.
| [[File:2001 Pittsburgh mayor Democratic primary by ward.svg|210px]]
| Democratic primary results by ward
| [[File:2001 Pittsburgh mayor Democratic primary by precinct.svg|210px]]
| Democratic primary results by precinct
| [[File:2001 Pittsburgh mayor Republican primary by ward.svg|210px]]
| Republican primary results by ward
| [[File:2001 Pittsburgh mayor Republican primary by precinct.svg|210px]]
| Republican primary results by precinct
General election
A total of 52,839 votes were cast in the heavily Democratic city. As expected, Murphy won by a huge margin over James Carmine, a philosophy professor at Carlow University.