1973 Pittsburgh mayoral election

none May 2020 January 2025 September 2023 1973 Pittsburgh mayoral election Flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.svg presidential no 1969 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1969 1977 Pittsburgh mayoral election 1977 November 6, 1973 x160px Pete Flaherty Democratic/Republican 800080 67,550 100.0% Mayor Pete Flaherty Democratic Party (United States) Pete Flaherty Democratic Party (United States) The Mayoral election of 1973 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1973. The incumbent mayor, Pete Flaherty of the Democratic Party chose to run for his second full term. Primary Election City Councilman Richard Caliguiri, a rising star in city politics (and future mayor) filed to run against Flaherty in the primary. Because Flaherty had long antagonized the remnants of the city's archaic Democratic machine, the aging party bosses endorsed Caliguiri, even though both Democratic candidates had similar legacies as a reformer. However, the popular mayor earned a moderate victory despite tepid support from insiders. General Election No Republicans filed to run in the primary; however, Flaherty won, by write-in, the Republican primary. The popular mayor received nearly 80% of his vote total on the Democratic line, which is in line with party registration in the city. A total of 67,550 votes were cast. Pittsburgh mayoral election, 1973 Democratic Party (US) Pete Flaherty (incumbent) 52,471 77.7 Republican Party (US) Pete Flaherty (incumbent) 15,079 22.3 Total Pete Flaherty (incumbent) 67,550 100.00 67,550 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 1969 Pittsburgh mayoral election1973 1977 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 1973 Category:1973 in Pittsburgh Category:November 1973 in the United States