1981 Pittsburgh mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1981 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1977 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1977 1985 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1985 November 3, 1981 Richard Caliguiri Democratic Party (United States) 66,770 80.0% Fred Goehringer Republican Party (United States) 15,273 18.3% Mayor Richard Caliguiri Democratic Party (United States) Richard Caliguiri Democratic Party (United States) The Mayoral election of 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1981. The incumbent mayor, Richard Caliguiri of the Democratic Party chose to run for his second full term. Results Caliguiri won by a particularly large margin, eclipsing 80% of the vote, a figure that even surpasses the city's heavily Democratic voter registration advantage. This is in part due to the particularly polarizing nature of Republican candidate Fred Goehringer, a KDKA broadcaster. Goehringer was a Barry Goldwater admirer but campaigned against Caligiuri's Renaissance III corporate benefits, alienating some GOP power brokers.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10126/1055973-122.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20121021195457/http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-fred-goehringer-mayoral-candidate-who-fostered-many-children-245627/ dead October 21, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette James O'Toole Obituary: Fred Goehringer / Mayoral candidate who fostered many children - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 6 May 2010 A total of 83,683 votes were cast. Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1981 Democratic Party (US) Richard Caliguiri (incumbent) 66,770 80.0 Republican Party (US) Fred Goehringer 15,273 18.3 83,683 Democratic Party (US) References Republican mayoral candidates through the years http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20071111222916/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831321-181.stm dead November 11, 2007 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 7 November 2007 18 September 2009 1977 Pittsburgh mayoral election1981 1985 Category:1981 Pennsylvania elections Category:1981 United States mayoral elections 1981 Category:1980s in Pittsburgh Category:November 1981 in the United States