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2009 Pittsburgh mayoral election

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Field	Value
election_name	2009 Pittsburgh mayoral election
flag_image	Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2007 Pittsburgh mayoral special election
previous_year	2007 (special)
next_election	2013 Pittsburgh mayoral election
next_year	2013
election_date	November 3, 2009
image1	File:Ravenstahl AFL CIO 2009 (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
candidate1	Luke Ravenstahl
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
alliance1	Republican
popular_vote1	28,582
percentage1	55.2%
image2	File:Frank Dok Harris.jpg
candidate2	Franco Dok Harris
color2	FFD700
party2	Franco Dok Harris
popular_vote2	13,094
percentage2	25.3%
image3	3x4.svg
candidate3	Kevin Acklin
party3	Independent (United States)
popular_vote3	9,903
percentage3	19.2%
title	Mayor
before_election	Luke Ravenstahl
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Luke Ravenstahl
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Pittsburgh held a mayoral election on November 3, 2009. Incumbent mayor Luke Ravenstahl, a Democrat, defeated his two independent challengers by a wide margin. The 2009 election was the first regular-cycle election in which Ravenstahl participated; he was originally appointed as an interim mayor to succeed Bob O'Connor and subsequently won a special election in 2007.

Primary

The primary election was held on May 19, 2009. In the Democratic primary, incumbent Mayor Ravenstahl defeated challengers Patrick Dowd, a Pittsburgh city councilman, and Carmen Robinson, an attorney and former police officer.

The Republican primary had no names on the ballot for the office of mayor. Ravenstahl, a Democrat, won the Republican mayoral nomination with 607 write-in votes; no other candidate had the 250 write-in votes required to become the Republican nominee.

General

Ravenstahl, having been nominated by both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, appeared on the general-election ballot with both affiliations. Ravenstahl's relationship with lobbyist John Verbanac became a campaign issue.

Ravenstahl defeated both Harris and Acklin by a wide margin, winning over 55 percent of the vote.

Election results

Democratic primary

General election

References

2009

References

Lord, Rich. (May 20, 2009). "Ravenstahl cruises past two rivals for Democratic nomination". [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]].
Boren, Jeremy. (June 8, 2009). "Pittsburgh's Democratic mayor earns Republican nomination". [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]].
(October 6, 2009). ["City's three mayoral candidates agree to televised debate"](http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/archive/s_646689.html}}{{Dead link). [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]].
Lord, Rich. (October 23, 2009). "Orie praises Verbanac's pension help". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(2009-11-03). "SUMMARY REPORT - Allegheny County - 2009 General Election". Allegheny County Board of Elections.
(2009-06-05). "SUMMARY REPORT - Allegheny County - 2009 Primary Election". Allegheny County Board of Elections.

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