1945 Pittsburgh mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1945 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1941 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1941 1949 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1949 November 6, 1945 David L. Lawrence (1).jpg David Lawrence Democratic Party (United States) 115,315 53.3% 150x150px Bob Waddell Republican Party (United States) 100,976 46.7% Mayor Conn Scully Democratic Party (United States) David Lawrence Democratic Party (United States) The Mayoral election of 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1945. Incumbent Democratic Party Conn Scully chose not to seek reelection. State Democratic Party chairman and longtime Pittsburgh political player David Lawrence was elected to succeed him in what is the city's most recent competitive race. Bob Waddell, the popular football coach of Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University) ran for a second time using his colorful personality and sports fame. However, the powerful Lawrence was able to rally a large base en route to a close win. Results 1945 Pittsburgh mayoral election Democratic Party (US) David Lawrence 115,315 53.3 Republican Party (US) Bob Waddell 100,976 46.7 216,291 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 1941 Pittsburgh mayoral election1945 1949 collapsed Category:1945 Pennsylvania elections Category:1945 United States mayoral elections 1945 Category:1940s in Pittsburgh Category:November 1945 in the United States