Election Name: | 1969 Pittsburgh mayoral election |
Flag Image: | Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1965 Pittsburgh mayoral election |
Previous Year: | 1965 |
Next Election: | 1973 Pittsburgh mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1973 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1969 |
Nominee1: | Pete Flaherty |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 118,936 |
Percentage1: | 65.5% |
Nominee2: | John Tabor |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 62,586 |
Percentage2: | 34.5% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Joseph M. Barr |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Pete Flaherty |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Mayoral election of 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1969. The incumbent mayor, Joe Barr of the Democratic Party chose not to run for his third term.
Outspoken City Councilman Pete Flaherty won the Democratic Primary, despite strong opposition from the city's aging party machine. He ran an aggressive campaign and characterized himself to the public as a reform. Court of Common Pleas Judge Harry Kramer, the endorsed candidate, launched a series of sharp personal attacks on Flaherty, which undermined his own campaign and hastened his defeat.
A total of 181,522 votes were cast. As is typical in the heavily Democratic city, Flaherty won by over 30 points. The Republican nominee was John Tabor, the state's last Secretary of Internal Affairs (under the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution, this elected position, considered to be the state's third highest office, was eliminated).