Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2005

The Mayoral election of 2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2005. The incumbent mayor, Tom Murphy of the Democratic Party chose not to run for what would have been a record fourth straight term.

Democratic primary

Longtime City Councilman Bob O'Connor, who was defeated in the Democratic primary for mayor in the previous two elections, won nearly half the vote in a four-way contest. With outgoing executive Murphy deeply unpopular due to a 2003 budgetary crisis, O'Connor, a heated Murphy rival, emerged as the top candidate. His victory came against his legislative partner Bill Peduto (who would later become Mayor himself), City Controller Michael Lamb, and former Allegheny County Councilman Louis "Hop" Kenrick.

2005 Pittsburgh mayoral election, Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob O'Connor	28,344	48.3
	Democratic	Bill Peduto	14,179	24.1
	Democratic	Michael Lamb	13,104	22.3
	Democratic	Hop Kenrick	1,818	3.1
Total votes			57,442	100

General election

The general election was uncompetitive, as is the standard in heavily Democratic Pittsburgh, as O'Connor won by 40 points against Republican attorney Joe Weinroth. A total of 59,961 votes were cast.

Pittsburgh mayoral election, 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob O'Connor	40,226	67.0
	Republican	Joe Weinroth	16,321	27.2
	Green	Titus North	2,392	4
	Independent	David Tessitor	625	1
	Independent	Jay M Ressler	397	0.7
Turnout			59,961
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

Preceded by 2001

Pittsburgh mayoral election 2005

Succeeded by 2007