1973 Pittsburgh mayoral election

The Mayoral election of 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1973. The incumbent mayor, Pete Flaherty of the Democratic Party chose to run for his second full term.

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1973

November 6, 1973

Nominee Pete Flaherty Pete Flaherty Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 52,471 15,079 Percentage 77.7% 22.3%

Mayor before election Pete Flaherty Democratic Elected Mayor Pete Flaherty Democratic

Primary Election

City Councilman Richard Caliguiri, a rising star in city politics (and future mayor) filed to run against Flaherty in the primary. Because Flaherty had long antagonized the remnants of the city's archaic Democratic machine, the aging party bosses endorsed Caliguiri, even though both Democratic candidates had similar legacies as a reformer. However, the popular mayor earned a moderate victory despite tepid support from insiders.

General Election

No Republicans filed to run in the primary; however, Flaherty won, by write-in, the Republican primary. The popular mayor received nearly 80% of his vote total on the Democratic line, which is in line with party registration in the city. A total of 67,550 votes were cast.

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1973

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Pete Flaherty	52,471	77.7
	Republican	Pete Flaherty	15,079	22.3
Turnout			67,550
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

• "Republican mayoral candidates through the years". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 7 November 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2009.

Preceded by 1969

Pittsburgh mayoral election 1973

Succeeded by 1977