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The2021 Erie County Executive election was held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent Democratic County ExecutiveKathy Dahlkemper declined to run for re-election to a third term. Tyler Titus, the President of theErie City School District, and the first openly transgender person elected to office in Pennsylvania,[1] narrowly won the Democratic primary to succeed Dahlkemper. In the general election, Titus faced the Republican nominee, Brenton Davis, the owner of a construction company and an unsuccessful candidate for County Executive in2017. Davis narrowly defeated Titus, winning 52–48 percent, becoming the first Republican elected County Executive since 2001.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tyler Titus | 8,769 | 32.17% | |
| Democratic | Carl Anderson | 8,551 | 31.37% | |
| Democratic | Dylanna Grasinger | 5,669 | 20.80% | |
| Democratic | Rita Bishop | 4,272 | 15.67% | |
| Total votes | 27,261 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brenton Davis | 10,171 | 54.87% | |
| Republican | Shawn Wroblewski | 8,367 | 45.13% | |
| Total votes | 18,538 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brenton Davis | 34,569 | 51.94% | |
| Democratic | Tyler Titus | 31,993 | 48.06% | |
| Total votes | 66,562 | 100.00% | ||
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