| Election Name: | 2013 Allentown mayoral election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Allentown Pennsylvania.gif |
| Type: | presidential |
| Vote Type: | Popular |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2009 Allentown mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | 2009 |
| Next Election: | 2017 Allentown mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 2017 |
| Image1: | Ed Pawlowski Allentown Mayor.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 140px |
| Candidate1: | Ed Pawlowski |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,845 |
| Percentage1: | 61.87% |
| Image2 Size: | 140px |
| Candidate2: | William Michael Donovan |
| Party2: | Independent politician |
| Popular Vote2: | 3,602 |
| Percentage2: | 38.13% |
| Map Size: | 260px |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Ed Pawlowski |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ed Pawlowski |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2013 mayoral election in Allentown, Pennsylvania was held on November 5, 2013, and resulted in the incumbent mayor Ed Pawlowski, a member of the Democratic Party, being re-elected to a third term over Independent candidate William Michael Donovan.
Incumbent mayor Ed Pawlowski was seeking his third term as mayor, having first been elected in 2005. Simultaneously, Pawlowski would run for the Democratic nomination for governor in the 2014 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election.[1] [2]
Pawlowski won the Democratic primary unopposed while the Republicans failed to field any candidates. Some of Pawlowski's supporters launched a write in campaign and won the Republican nomination for him making him the first cross-filed candidate in Allentown since 1989.[3] Despite this, Pawlowski would be challenged in the general election by former city councilmen and independent W. Michael Donovan.[4] During the campaign Pawlowski raised $224,005 in campaign funds and vastly outspent Donovan who only raised $13,140.[5] However, most of the money Pawlowski raised for his mayoral campaign came from galas, fundraisers, and other events for his gubernatorial campaign.[6] Pawlowski would defeat Donovan in the general election with almost 62% of the vote.