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Municipal elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2018)

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The city ofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, held a special election for the District 8 seat on the city council on March 6, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates was January 18, 2018.[1]

Erika Strassburger (I) won in the special election. Unofficial results showed her winning with 64 percent of the vote.[2]

The seat was left vacant after the resignation ofDan Gilman (D). Gilman resigned on January 3, 2018, in order to work as MayorBill Peduto's chief of staff.[1]

Elections

Special election

City council

District 8

Sonja Finn (D)
Rennick Remley (R)
Marty Healey (I)
Erika Strassburger (I)

Past elections

2017

See also:Municipal elections in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2017)

IncumbentDan Gilman (D) ran unopposed in the general election for the District 8 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[3]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 8 General Election, 2017
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngDan GilmanIncumbent (unopposed)99.27%5,560
Write-in votes0.73%41
Total Votes5,601
Source:Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed November 7, 2017

IncumbentDan Gilman ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election for the District 8 seat on the Pittsburgh City Council.[3]

Pittsburgh City Council, District 8 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDan GilmanIncumbent (unopposed)99.52%4,400
Write-in votes0.48%21
Total Votes4,421
Source:Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Official Results," accessed June 28, 2017

2013

See also:Pittsburgh city council elections, 2013

General election

Dan Gilman (D) defeatedMordecai D. Treblow (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[4]

City Council of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (District 8), 2013
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngDan Gilman89.4%4,211
    RepublicanMordecai D. Treblow10.4%488
    Nonpartisan Write-in0.2%11
Total Votes4,710
Source:Allegheny County Elections Division

Primary election

Dan Gilman (D) defeated challengers Sam Hens-Greco and Jeanne K. Clark in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013.

Pittsburgh City Council, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2013
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDan Gilman59%2,954
Sam Hens-Greco25%1,249
Jeanne K. Clark15.9%795
Write-in0.1%7
Total Votes5,005
Source:Allegheny County Elections Division


Municipal partisanship

Once mayors elected in 2018 assumed office, Democrats held mayorships in 61 of the 100 largest cities in the country. Out of the twenty-five mayoral elections that were held in 2018 in the 100 largest cities, two party changes occurred. In the election inLexington, Kentucky, RepublicanLinda Gorton won the seat, replacing former Democratic MayorJim Gray. InVirginia Beach, Virginia, RepublicanBob Dyer won the seat, replacing former independent MayorLouis Jones.Click here to learn more.

About the city

See also:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a city inAllegheny County,Pennsylvania. As of 2010, its population was 305,704.

City government

See also:Mayor-council government

The city of Pittsburgh uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[5]

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by theUnited States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PittsburghPennsylvania
Population305,70412,702,379
Land area (sq mi)5544,742
Race and ethnicity**
White66.8%80.5%
Black/African American23%11.2%
Asian5.8%3.4%
Native American0.2%0.2%
Pacific Islander0%0%
Other (single race)0.6%2.2%
Multiple3.5%2.5%
Hispanic/Latino3.2%7.3%
Education
High school graduation rate92.9%90.5%
College graduation rate44.6%31.4%
Income
Median household income$48,711$61,744
Persons below poverty level20.5%12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.


Pivot Counties

See also:Pivot Counties by state

Three of 67 Pennsylvania counties—4.5 percent—arepivot counties. These are counties that voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and forDonald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
CountyTrump margin of victory in 2016Obama margin of victory in 2012Obama margin of victory in 2008
Erie County, Pennsylvania1.56%16.03%19.88%
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania19.31%4.81%8.41%
Northampton County, Pennsylvania3.78%4.71%12.30%

In the 2016 presidential election,Donald Trump (R) won Pennsylvania with 48.2 percent of the vote.Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Pennsylvania cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Pennsylvania supported Republican candidates for president more often than Democratic candidates, 53.3 to 43.3 percent. The state, however, favored Democrats in every presidential election between 2000 and 2012, but voted Republican in 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Pennsylvania. Click[show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled byDaily Kos.[6][7]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 89 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 84 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 37.3 points. Clinton won 19 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 114 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 20 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 119 out of 203 state House districts in Pennsylvania with an average margin of victory of 28.2 points. Trump won 17 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.
2016 Presidential Results by state House District '
DistrictObamaRomney2012 MarginClintonTrump2016 MarginParty Control
174.23%24.51%D+49.762.96%33.11%D+29.8D
264.16%34.60%D+29.654.43%40.91%D+13.5D
352.42%46.30%D+6.145.74%49.76%R+4D
447.98%50.56%R+2.634.90%60.52%R+25.6R
539.20%59.23%R+2030.95%64.64%R+33.7R
641.46%56.84%R+15.433.98%61.68%R+27.7R
758.14%40.56%D+17.644.84%51.68%R+6.8D
831.90%66.60%R+34.724.28%71.25%R+47R
947.63%51.12%R+3.536.69%60.36%R+23.7D
1045.01%53.45%R+8.435.93%59.86%R+23.9R
1134.69%63.96%R+29.328.50%66.88%R+38.4R
1229.48%69.55%R+40.131.88%64.41%R+32.5R
1343.63%55.27%R+11.642.73%53.04%R+10.3R
1438.01%60.67%R+22.732.28%64.15%R+31.9R
1537.23%61.54%R+24.331.00%65.48%R+34.5R
1653.92%44.73%D+9.246.00%50.52%R+4.5D
1742.32%56.30%R+1429.47%66.56%R+37.1R
1857.88%40.91%D+1752.85%44.12%D+8.7R
1986.11%12.84%D+73.383.38%13.65%D+69.7D
2061.01%37.46%D+23.660.52%34.84%D+25.7D
2157.83%40.46%D+17.459.05%36.62%D+22.4D
2276.43%22.64%D+53.872.60%24.54%D+48.1D
2373.62%24.04%D+49.680.06%16.36%D+63.7D
2490.72%8.31%D+82.490.51%7.00%D+83.5D
2551.85%47.12%D+4.750.07%46.87%D+3.2D
2645.47%53.34%R+7.943.50%52.49%R+9R
2763.70%34.87%D+28.860.79%35.34%D+25.5D
2836.63%62.52%R+25.943.46%52.61%R+9.2R
2945.87%53.06%R+7.246.10%50.52%R+4.4R
3040.91%58.24%R+17.344.48%51.61%R+7.1R
3150.76%48.04%D+2.755.20%41.17%D+14D
3260.05%38.99%D+21.159.16%37.83%D+21.3D
3349.03%49.75%R+0.745.55%50.80%R+5.3D
3468.62%30.16%D+38.568.78%28.17%D+40.6D
3563.94%35.20%D+28.757.89%39.41%D+18.5D
3660.88%37.46%D+23.456.42%39.30%D+17.1D
3728.95%69.66%R+40.726.19%69.00%R+42.8R
3850.42%48.41%D+246.28%50.58%R+4.3D
3940.59%58.52%R+17.936.49%60.37%R+23.9R
4036.83%62.34%R+25.541.12%55.57%R+14.4R
4142.46%56.09%R+13.641.74%53.32%R+11.6R
4255.31%43.47%D+11.860.20%35.63%D+24.6D
4336.53%62.17%R+25.636.27%58.57%R+22.3R
4441.51%57.51%R+1643.16%53.29%R+10.1R
4551.33%47.58%D+3.749.81%46.66%D+3.2D
4644.33%54.63%R+10.339.68%56.72%R+17R
4740.06%58.68%R+18.634.74%60.75%R+26R
4845.49%53.23%R+7.740.70%55.39%R+14.7D
4949.95%48.61%D+1.337.74%58.75%R+21R
5046.33%52.50%R+6.233.66%63.80%R+30.1D
5141.10%57.87%R+16.830.84%66.70%R+35.9R
5240.85%57.93%R+17.130.15%67.36%R+37.2R
5348.81%49.75%R+0.948.69%46.74%D+2R
5436.11%62.89%R+26.834.91%61.80%R+26.9R
5539.89%58.83%R+18.931.43%65.24%R+33.8D
5634.08%64.90%R+30.831.32%65.45%R+34.1R
5736.37%62.35%R+2633.60%62.73%R+29.1R
5843.41%55.41%R+1234.02%63.22%R+29.2R
5931.93%66.81%R+34.926.42%70.50%R+44.1R
6030.82%67.77%R+3724.08%72.85%R+48.8R
6151.45%47.61%D+3.856.68%39.73%D+16.9R
6243.10%55.21%R+12.134.47%61.69%R+27.2R
6329.59%68.69%R+39.122.17%74.25%R+52.1R
6434.96%63.20%R+28.226.01%69.72%R+43.7R
6539.55%58.80%R+19.327.22%68.57%R+41.4R
6627.05%71.53%R+44.518.49%78.42%R+59.9R
6732.35%65.98%R+33.622.32%74.12%R+51.8R
6831.27%66.99%R+35.720.98%74.62%R+53.6R
6925.99%72.68%R+46.718.90%78.57%R+59.7R
7063.08%35.97%D+27.163.15%33.72%D+29.4D
7142.84%55.39%R+12.534.58%62.24%R+27.7D
7237.01%61.10%R+24.126.49%70.36%R+43.9D
7338.10%60.27%R+22.224.79%72.19%R+47.4R
7462.76%36.10%D+26.760.37%35.55%D+24.8R
7536.38%62.06%R+25.724.79%71.59%R+46.8R
7639.88%58.53%R+18.629.08%67.03%R+37.9D
7759.83%37.36%D+22.560.78%33.56%D+27.2D
7822.54%76.40%R+53.916.03%81.71%R+65.7R
7939.22%59.27%R+2030.70%65.55%R+34.9R
8026.47%72.45%R+4620.96%76.10%R+55.1R
8135.33%63.30%R+2830.25%66.04%R+35.8R
8226.74%72.05%R+45.319.62%77.01%R+57.4R
8338.82%59.70%R+20.932.82%62.88%R+30.1R
8426.66%72.04%R+45.418.99%77.66%R+58.7R
8535.45%62.97%R+27.531.55%64.64%R+33.1R
8633.17%65.18%R+3225.57%69.93%R+44.4R
8741.20%57.38%R+16.241.82%53.91%R+12.1R
8841.23%57.13%R+15.941.39%53.53%R+12.1R
8934.19%64.52%R+30.329.92%66.31%R+36.4R
9028.09%70.61%R+42.522.85%73.48%R+50.6R
9137.65%60.93%R+23.332.20%63.86%R+31.7R
9231.91%66.77%R+34.928.03%67.52%R+39.5R
9334.53%63.91%R+29.431.05%64.67%R+33.6R
9435.78%62.70%R+26.928.86%66.88%R+38R
9565.14%33.21%D+31.961.43%33.92%D+27.5D
9674.86%23.26%D+51.673.28%21.55%D+51.7D
9740.15%58.50%R+18.442.36%52.82%R+10.5R
9837.73%60.63%R+22.932.52%61.78%R+29.3R
9928.97%69.60%R+40.625.97%68.75%R+42.8R
10034.03%64.51%R+30.528.29%67.35%R+39.1R
10139.74%58.92%R+19.237.40%58.74%R+21.3R
10231.56%66.91%R+35.324.88%71.23%R+46.3R
10381.25%17.74%D+63.578.28%18.44%D+59.8D
10446.98%51.71%R+4.742.83%53.30%R+10.5R
10545.32%53.34%R+844.00%51.91%R+7.9R
10643.98%54.60%R+10.643.80%51.46%R+7.7R
10742.37%55.71%R+13.328.98%66.96%R+38R
10834.84%63.47%R+28.626.52%69.44%R+42.9R
10942.93%55.31%R+12.432.18%63.26%R+31.1R
11038.40%59.80%R+21.425.85%69.59%R+43.7R
11139.36%59.14%R+19.828.62%67.57%R+39R
11269.10%29.74%D+39.455.53%41.46%D+14.1D
11367.49%31.46%D+3656.83%40.31%D+16.5D
11458.64%40.26%D+18.444.66%52.39%R+7.7D
11564.27%34.56%D+29.758.15%38.28%D+19.9D
11640.79%57.87%R+17.131.33%66.07%R+34.7R
11741.83%56.50%R+14.730.66%66.00%R+35.3R
11855.83%43.08%D+12.840.74%56.46%R+15.7D
11951.23%47.10%D+4.135.40%61.77%R+26.4D
12053.79%44.76%D+942.55%54.62%R+12.1R
12161.17%37.18%D+2447.71%48.91%R+1.2D
12244.86%53.22%R+8.430.76%65.46%R+34.7R
12351.65%46.75%D+4.931.73%65.03%R+33.3D
12437.56%60.67%R+23.125.51%70.74%R+45.2R
12536.51%62.03%R+25.523.43%72.95%R+49.5R
12663.45%34.97%D+28.557.62%38.36%D+19.3D
12780.68%18.33%D+62.477.08%19.95%D+57.1D
12841.43%57.06%R+15.638.02%57.47%R+19.5R
12941.67%56.89%R+15.237.61%57.86%R+20.3R
13042.78%55.70%R+12.935.25%60.10%R+24.9R
13144.49%54.03%R+9.541.91%53.76%R+11.9R
13265.53%33.25%D+32.364.10%32.82%D+31.3D
13359.02%39.41%D+19.652.89%42.75%D+10.1D
13443.39%55.42%R+1241.92%54.04%R+12.1R
13564.54%34.06%D+30.561.91%34.09%D+27.8D
13659.36%39.16%D+20.253.35%42.48%D+10.9D
13746.66%52.14%R+5.540.33%56.02%R+15.7R
13843.63%55.31%R+11.739.52%56.92%R+17.4R
13939.33%59.34%R+2030.73%66.15%R+35.4R
14063.59%35.05%D+28.554.38%41.60%D+12.8D
14162.97%35.53%D+27.452.82%43.31%D+9.5D
14249.07%49.78%R+0.746.32%50.25%R+3.9R
14345.51%53.19%R+7.747.61%48.14%R+0.5R
14444.70%54.17%R+9.545.34%50.70%R+5.4R
14544.16%54.36%R+10.239.59%55.70%R+16.1R
14650.85%47.96%D+2.948.37%47.29%D+1.1R
14743.65%54.97%R+11.341.16%54.54%R+13.4R
14860.73%38.33%D+22.467.12%29.75%D+37.4D
14960.45%38.56%D+21.966.82%29.98%D+36.8D
15049.69%49.13%D+0.651.73%44.27%D+7.5R
15150.81%48.28%D+2.555.25%41.23%D+14R
15252.27%46.64%D+5.654.58%41.63%D+12.9R
15363.65%35.32%D+28.366.36%30.20%D+36.2D
15474.52%24.59%D+49.977.91%19.15%D+58.8D
15547.56%51.25%R+3.751.80%43.97%D+7.8R
15649.44%49.46%R+054.28%41.62%D+12.7D
15752.13%46.72%D+5.458.80%37.01%D+21.8R
15848.38%50.45%R+2.152.99%42.96%D+10R
15983.68%15.63%D+6877.53%20.25%D+57.3D
16046.71%52.30%R+5.649.20%47.16%D+2R
16155.77%43.14%D+12.653.41%43.19%D+10.2D
16257.37%41.38%D+1649.64%46.80%D+2.8R
16355.33%43.45%D+11.954.70%41.57%D+13.1R
16482.20%16.96%D+65.281.93%15.75%D+66.2D
16548.98%50.02%R+151.81%44.91%D+6.9R
16661.53%37.33%D+24.267.49%28.93%D+38.6D
16748.42%50.53%R+2.155.67%40.48%D+15.2R
16847.78%51.08%R+3.351.51%44.79%D+6.7R
16934.04%64.45%R+30.427.83%67.92%R+40.1R
17056.95%42.17%D+14.849.20%48.35%D+0.9R
17140.68%57.64%R+1739.86%55.53%R+15.7R
17259.28%39.77%D+19.555.26%41.93%D+13.3D
17364.49%34.35%D+30.156.90%40.57%D+16.3D
17461.67%37.38%D+24.357.06%40.39%D+16.7D
17579.87%18.59%D+61.381.59%15.10%D+66.5D
17650.90%47.71%D+3.241.51%54.94%R+13.4R
17765.38%33.22%D+32.256.98%39.92%D+17.1R
17842.85%56.21%R+13.446.82%50.00%R+3.2R
17992.03%7.63%D+84.489.49%8.95%D+80.5D
18091.88%7.78%D+84.190.18%8.68%D+81.5D
18194.57%4.54%D+9092.34%5.28%D+87.1D
18280.77%17.83%D+62.985.13%12.25%D+72.9D
18346.31%52.33%R+637.34%58.86%R+21.5R
18474.15%24.62%D+49.568.00%29.12%D+38.9D
18581.50%18.03%D+63.577.31%21.01%D+56.3D
18692.45%6.89%D+85.690.67%7.27%D+83.4D
18741.65%56.98%R+15.339.49%56.43%R+16.9R
18892.78%5.93%D+86.993.67%3.86%D+89.8D
18952.75%45.91%D+6.845.71%51.06%R+5.4R
19097.49%2.19%D+95.395.73%2.77%D+93D
19197.46%2.39%D+95.195.90%3.11%D+92.8D
19296.72%3.08%D+93.695.06%3.68%D+91.4D
19332.78%65.92%R+33.127.49%68.67%R+41.2R
19470.09%28.46%D+41.672.03%24.29%D+47.7D
19592.86%6.25%D+86.692.54%5.33%D+87.2D
19635.76%62.90%R+27.128.34%67.63%R+39.3R
19797.04%2.75%D+94.395.62%3.52%D+92.1D
19897.73%1.99%D+95.796.12%2.54%D+93.6D
19939.71%58.82%R+19.137.16%58.63%R+21.5R
20094.69%4.79%D+89.994.29%3.97%D+90.3D
20198.24%1.52%D+96.796.47%2.17%D+94.3D
20280.92%18.39%D+62.578.97%19.01%D+60D
20396.00%3.80%D+92.294.44%4.23%D+90.2D
Total52.08%46.68%D+5.447.85%48.58%R+0.7-
Source:Daily Kos

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