1959 Pittsburgh mayoral special election

none January 2025 September 2023 1959 Pittsburgh mayoral special election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1957 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1957 1961 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1961 November 3, 1959 Joseph M. Barr of Pittsburgh greet Mayo at the U.S. Conference of Mayor's Congressional Reception January 21 in the Mayflower Hotel, Washington (12775125494) (cropped).jpg Joseph M. Barr Democratic Party (United States) 124,501 63.6% 3x4.svg Paul Reinhold Republican Party (United States) 71,202 36.4% Mayor Thomas Gallagher Democratic Party (United States) Joseph M. Barr Democratic Party (United States) The 1959 Pittsburgh Special mayoral election was held on Tuesday November 3, 1959. The winner of the 1957 election, Democrat David Lawrence, had resigned from his position in January 1959 because he was elected Governor of Pennsylvania. City Council President Tom Gallagher moved up to the position of mayor per the city charter. At 75 years old, he chose not to seek reelection. Joe Barr, also a Democrat, won the special election and the remainder of Lawrence's term. Barr, a powerful State Senator and a longtime Lawrence associate, defeated Republican Paul Reinhold, the president of a company that distributed road repair equipment. Results Pittsburgh special mayoral election, 1959 Democratic Party (US) Joe Barr 124,501 63.6 Republican Party (US) Paul Reinhold 71,202 36.4 195,703 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 1957 Pittsburgh special mayoral election1959 1961 collapsed Category:1959 Pennsylvania elections Category:1959 United States mayoral elections 1959 Category:1950s in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 1959 Category:November 1959 in the United States Pittsburgh, 1959