1969 Pittsburgh mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 1969 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1965 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1965 1973 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1973 November 4, 1969 x150px Pete Flaherty Democratic Party (United States) 118,936 65.5% x100px John K. Tabor Republican Party (United States) 62,586 34.5% Mayor Joseph M. Barr Democratic Party (United States) Pete Flaherty Democratic Party (United States) The Mayoral election of 1969 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1969. The incumbent mayor, Joe Barr of the Democratic Party chose not to run for his third term. Primary elections Outspoken City Councilman Pete Flaherty won the Democratic Primary, despite strong opposition from the city's aging party machine. He ran an aggressive campaign and characterized himself to the public as a reform. Court of Common Pleas Judge Harry Kramer, the endorsed candidate, launched a series of sharp personal attacks on Flaherty, which undermined his own campaign and hastened his defeat. General election A total of 181,522 votes were cast. As is typical in the heavily Democratic city, Flaherty won by over 30 points. The Republican nominee was John K. Tabor, the state's last Secretary of Internal Affairs (under the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution, this elected position, considered to be the state's third highest office, was eliminated). Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1969 Democratic Party (US) Pete Flaherty 118,936 65.5 Republican Party (US) John K. Tabor 62,586 34.5 181,522 Democratic Party (US) External links Peter F. Flaherty Papers Finding Aid, 1964-1995, AIS.1999.19, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh John K. Tabor Papers Finding Aid, 1969, AIS.1984.26, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh 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 1965 Pittsburgh mayoral election1969 1973 collapsed Category:1969 Pennsylvania elections 1969 Category:1969 United States mayoral elections Category:1960s in Pittsburgh Category:November 1969 in the United States