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Themayoral election of 2001 inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania was held onTuesday, November 6, 2001. The incumbent mayor,Tom Murphy of theDemocratic Party was running for a record-tying third straight term.
Tom Murphy had a very close and personal primary battle with City Council President and future mayorBob O'Connor. Murphy won the primary by just a few hundred votes, and in later years this primary battle was the subject of aU.S. Department of Justice probe. It was alleged but never proven in court that Mayor Murphy had aquid pro quo agreement with the powerful Firefighters union in the city, promising to exempt them from citywide budget cuts in return for "bought" votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Murphy (incumbent) | 32,683 | 48.31 | |
| Democratic | Bob O'Connor | 31,984 | 47.27 | |
| Democratic | Leroy L. Hodge | 1,659 | 2.45 | |
| Democratic | Joshua Pollock | 1,094 | 1.62 | |
| Democratic | Earl V. Jones, Sr. | 237 | 0.35 | |
| Total votes | 67,657 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James Carmine | 2,227 | 58.24 | |
| Republican | Mark Rauterkus | 1,597 | 41.76 | |
| Total votes | 3,824 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary results by ward
Democratic primary results by precinct
Republican primary results by ward
Republican primary results by precinctA 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 atCarlow University.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Murphy (incumbent) | 39,257 | 74.30 | ||
| Republican | James Carmine | 12,175 | 23.04 | ||
| Independent | Chaston Roston | 964 | 1.82 | ||
| Socialist | Francis V. Forrestal | 443 | 0.84 | ||
| Turnout | 52,839 | ||||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by 1997 | Pittsburgh mayoral election 2001 | Succeeded by 2005 |
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